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2007 was a very significant year for the Rutland Osprey Project being the first year when a pair of Ospreys bred in a position where it was possible for the public to view the nest. Thousands of people came to the birdwatching hides alongside Manton Bay and watched as the middle-aged male 08(97) and his young mate 5N( ) raised two healthy chicks. Please click here to read the full story of breeding in Manton Bay. |
Meanwhile the established breeding pair returned to their nest at Site B and once again raised three young. The pair have now produced 14 offspring over five years. Of these eight are now old enough to have returned and four of these have already been recorded in Rutland - a remarkable return rate.
Both photos: John Wright |
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The cast of 19 Ospreys identified in Rutland in 2007
Breeding adults
- 03(97) the breeding male - has now fathered 15 chicks since 2001.
- 05(00) the breeding female - has been successful since 2003.
- 08(97) the 10-year-old male - breeding for the first time.
- 5N(04) a 3-year-old female and mother of two in Manton Bay.
Non-breeding adults
- 09(98) a non-breeding male, arrived this year on 3 April.
- 06(00) another non-breeding male with a nest but no mate.
- 08(01) a six-year-old male who returned for the first time in 2006.
- 5R(04) a 3-year-old male and the first Rutland-bred youngster to return.
- 30(05) a young female bred in Rutland, was identified close to the Manton Bay nest on 9th May, and then seen infrequently at various locations around the reservoir.
- 32(05) , a male and also from the 2005 Rutland brood, arrived in early July. John Wright was able to take some remarkable photos. Please click here.
- DE a female from Scotland with a green ring, present from July to September.
- Three other unringed females were present for short periods of time.
Juveniles
- At site B there were three chicks. YH(07) YL(07) and YS(07) were all though to be males.
- At the Manton Bay nest YK(07) was thought to be a female and YP(07) a male.
January to March 2007
Project news from the early part of the year was published here.
A summary of Ospreys in Morocco is here.