Rutland Osprey Team off to Africa next week
Just for the record, here is Mrs 05 on the Manton Bay nest today with her fish... and then, later in the day, without. If anyone tells me they're two different birds, fine ;-)
(No fade transitions, that takes too long with no timeline to go by.)
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Rachel R said: Lynda: there is (not that difficult, either, if you're used to drawing up family trees). Unfortunately I promised Tim I wouldn't publish it until he had put it up on the Rutland site, and he somehow 'hasn't had time' all winter... Rather regretting that promise now, as quite a lot of people would obviously find it really useful. Hopefully if enough people ask him direct, he might get around to it. Contact details on the Rutland site somewhere.
Lynda: there is (not that difficult, either, if you're used to drawing up family trees). Unfortunately I promised Tim I wouldn't publish it until he had put it up on the Rutland site, and he somehow 'hasn't had time' all winter... Rather regretting that promise now, as quite a lot of people would obviously find it really useful.
Hopefully if enough people ask him direct, he might get around to it. Contact details on the Rutland site somewhere.
Try timmackrill@rutlandwater.org.uk from the website.
Birdies LG DU update.
jsb said: Osprey family tree? Would you build it backwards, from today's chick to the oldest 'relation', the ancestor route? Or would you start with say an original bird, a migrant or a trans-located one used to start a colony, the descendent route? The latter might be easier, what do you think?
Osprey family tree? Would you build it backwards, from today's chick to the oldest 'relation', the ancestor route? Or would you start with say an original bird, a migrant or a trans-located one used to start a colony, the descendent route? The latter might be easier, what do you think?
Given the dominance of 03(97)'s genes, and the primary aim of making it easy to see how all the Rutland-connected birds are related, you start with 03(97) - no contest!
Plus a few subsidiary trees to show, for example, known relationships between some of the other translocated birds.
This is the view from the Manton Bay Camera this morning!
Oh dear, not good Mike - I hope they don't turnaround and go home!
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They are home!!! least they were born here, but as you say, oh dear, not good at all.
I saw that MIKE and thought there was something wrong with the camera
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Its really cold here too, with a good amount of snowfall overnight (Shropshire)! I hope the Ospreys can manage ok in these conditions, I suppose they must have experienced this before in the UK in "Spring" :(
Definitely start with an original bird or trans located, then work down, yes easier jsb.