Previous Editions
September 2009
Time To Say Goodbye - Lynda's Summer Diary- Goodbye to Site N, and to another Osprey season
July 2009
It Just Gets Better (And Busier!) - Lynda's Summer Diary- A morning of intruders and first flights at Site N
Rush Hour At Site N- Lynda's Summer Diary- Volunteer Lynda Berry has a busy shift at Site N
June 2009
Better Than Springwatch- Ken's Summer Diary- The next installment of Ken Davis' regular diary about volunteering with the Rutland Ospreys.
Breaking The Rules At Site B- a monitoring shift at Site B proves that things don't always go by the book...
May 2009
Incubation Facts... So Far-Looking at the results from our monitoring of the incubating ospreys
Volunteer Diary -Volunteer Ken Davies continues his regular diary about life as an Osprey volunteer!
Family Fun Day- Rutland Radio's special audio report from the latest Osprey Family Fun Day
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Latest Edition- 10th February 2010October
February 2010
A MID-WINTER GATHERING OF OSPREY VOLUNTEERS
At the end of January 70 volunteers gathered for the annual winter get-together. Ken Davies kept a record of the day... read more...
October 2009-
FOLLOWING MIGRATION - A DRIVE THROUGH FRANCE AND SPAIN
In early September Project Officer, Tim Mackrill along with John Wright and Paul Waterhouse drove from Rutland to Tarifa on the south coast of Spain. Their aim, to follow the migration route used by hundreds of Ospreys each autumn. Here Tim describes the 1700 mile journey... read more...
September 2009-
TIME TO SAY GOODBYE - LYNDA'S DIARY
Last week as I ended my shift chatting with Peter and Di, we watched 5N disappear SSW and we all wondered whether we would see her again this year. A call from Liz to confirm my shift for this week also confirmed that 5N had started her migration on Saturday.
And so it was that today I approached the hide feeling slightly melancholic that she'd left and that this would probably be my last journey to Site N this year. read more...
July 2009-
IT JUST GETS BETTER (AND BUSIER!) - LYNDA'S DIARY
After the excitement of two weeks ago, I was back at Site N once again but this time on my own. I approached the hide to find Tim watching over them. He'd been there for an hour and was marginally concerned that he couldn't see Blue 03 who had fledged almost a week ago read more...
July 2009-
RUSH HOUR AT SITE N - LYNDA'S DIARY
I love being a volunteer for the Project and consider myself very lucky to be allowed to watch over these magnificent birds that never cease to fascinate. Another added bonus is that the other volunteers are a great bunch of people from all different walks of life. read more...
June 2009-
BETTER THAN SPRINGWATCH- KEN'S SUMMER DIARY
It promises to be a warm and sunny morning, so I make a bold move and for the first time this season dispense with the over-trousers which have saved me from a soaking on more than one occasion. I hope I don't regret it. read more...
June 2009-
BREAKING THE RULES AT SITE B
It wasn't much of a fish. After 03 had taken his usual share, about 6 inches of it were left as he delivered it to the nest. His mate stood up and looked only vaguely interested. I looked down to write my notes and when I returned to the 'scope I could see that the young were now being fed. Two of the three small heads were clearly visible and the adult was tearing tiny pieces of fish and delicately offering them to the chicks. But hang on... read more...