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Rutland Ospreys 2011

Sue C
15/01/2011 23:55

This is a new thread for Rutland Ospreys, to cover: 

  • Reports on the Rutland Osprey Project team's current trip to Senegal and Gambia
  • News/pics from Manton Bay, once the nest is (hopefully) reoccupied
  • Any other news about the Rutland Water ospreys.

Some links to check

Rutland Ospreys Website

Blog    (will be used to report on West Africa trip)

Twitter

  • 29/08/2011 23:50 in reply to lyndab

    Thanks Lyndab and yes he should know better. Nora left Dyfi a while ago and what a wonderful story there. Monty has looked after them kids so well after she left. Odin waited until Bynack left and as you say not typical and exciting times ahead.  I was totally against tracking and for different reasons RW have tagged two adult birds and totally justified.

    I am about 85% with tracking now and it will be a rollercoaster ride for the juveniles in Scotland and Dyfi but so much to learn and exciting times ahead.

    Godspeed your Opreys and the return rate is brilliant.

  • 30/08/2011 01:14 in reply to bright&breezy

    Thank you for your reply and it is very much appreciated. The return rate this year is fantastic and it is very interesting to know where some of the 2009 ospreys have been spending their time.When the news comes out it will illustrate just how important the Rutland Osprey Project has been - Glaslyn has a translocated RW bird, Nora has bred in the Dyfi this year and I am sure that there are other RW birds out there, breeding, that we don't know about.  

    Exciting times indeed - how wonderful it will be if we see one of our own in The Gambia or Senegal in January -  Emyr's partner and colleague, Janine, is coming out with the first group in January so the Dyfi three juveniles will be on our 'radar' too.  We will obviously keep you posted.

  • 30/08/2011 05:07 in reply to Lynette

    Lynette D said:

    Sandy fabulous photo's and thank you for posting and a pleasure to see. That house, is it a house, hotel, or a prison, the views out of the windows there must be wonderful

      Its Burghley House, and it is quite a distance away set on the hillside, it just looks closer.

    [/quote]I think I got that wrong its: "Old Hall" according to the leaflet of Rutland Water.

    http://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/things-to-do/wildlife-webcams/loch-of-lowes/

    RSPB Giving Nature a Home

     

     

  • 30/08/2011 05:11 in reply to lyndab

    Thanks for the clarification Lyndab.  Have just posted it as the Old Hall according to the leaflet but I take it that is wrong too.

    http://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/things-to-do/wildlife-webcams/loch-of-lowes/

    RSPB Giving Nature a Home

     

     

  • 30/08/2011 15:31 in reply to Lynette

    Burley on the Hill is the imposing house that you see in both Alan's and Sandy's photos.  It is on the far side of the Stamford Road which runs along the north shore of Rutland Water.  The Old Hall referred to in the RW leaflet is actually on the shore of the Hambleton peninsula.  iIdon't know whether you can remember looking to the right when you were in Waderscrape Hide - you would have seen a hill, Lax Hill, and then further right is the peninsula (not apparent as you look at it) and you would have seen a new, very imposing and massive house on the shore, quite pale stone, and slightly further to the right is the Old Hall. Above the Old Hall, on the hill and in the village of Hambleton is the famous Hambleton Hall Hotel.  

    Phew, I hope that makes it clear for you :))

  • 30/08/2011 15:41 in reply to lyndab

    AW is well on his way - I just hope the rest of the family are coping - I suppose this behaviour happens sometimes:

    www.ospreys.org.uk/.../osprey-team-blog

  • 30/08/2011 16:56 in reply to lyndab

    Satellite tracking has now replaced webcam, which was kaput anyway.

  • 30/08/2011 20:30 in reply to lyndab

    Thanks Lynda.

    Spent a couple of hours in Shallow water hide this morning. Not a lot of action but there were 2 adults and 2 juveniles around. 5R and a juvenile  were perched near the electric poles, one juve was constantly food begging on the nest and Mrs 5R was on the other perch. I later noticed that the other juvenile had part of a fish. Light was not good for taking pics and as I left it started to rain.

    Juvenile on nest food begging:

    5R and other juve with part of a fish:

  • 30/08/2011 23:10 in reply to ALAN PETRIE

    Thanks Alan. Don't know about food begging, that juve on the nest looks like it needs to go on a diet before it attempts to migrate!

    For those who might not have seen SueC's latest post on the satellite tracking thread the Rutland Osprey website has been updated. There is now a link to the kml file required to follow the progress of the two adult males on Google Earth. Click on Google Earth Help under Osprey Info for a step by step guide to setting it up.