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July 2010

30(10) Makes His First Flight- Our regular contributor Lynda was in Waderscrape Hide when the first of the Manton Bay chicks took to the air

July 2010

Guided Walks and Water Rails - Trainee warden Michelle Househam spends a week with the Osprey Project

July 2010

A Boat, Rutland Water, a Warm Summer Evening and Two Fishing Ospreys- Lynda Berry on a spectacular first Osprey Cruise of the year

May 2010

Mr Nosey Drops In- An Afternoon In Waderscrape- Val & Alan Brown write about an enthralling afternoon in Manton Bay

May 2010

05(08) Returns Home- The earlist ever return for a Rutland two year old, photographed by Brian and Liz Nicholls

April 2010

First Shift Of The Year- Ken Davies sees the return of the 5R show in Manton Bay

February 2010

A Mid-Winter Gathering- Walks, works and welsh ospreys at the Osprey Mid-Winter gathering

October 2009

Time To Say Goodbye - Lynda's Summer Diary- Goodbye to Site N, and to another Osprey season


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RUTLAND OSPREYS


July 2010

Guided Walks and Water Rails - Trainee warden Michelle Househam spends a week with the Osprey Project

A Boat, Rutland Water, a Warm Summer Evening and Two Fishing Ospreys- Lynda Berry on a spectacular first Osprey Cruise of the year

May 2010

Mr Nosey Drops In- An Afternoon In Waderscrape- Val & Alan Brown write about an enthralling afternoon in Manton Bay

05(08) Returns Home- The earlist ever return for a Rutland two year old, photographed by Brian and Liz Nicholls

April 2010

First Shift Of The Year- Ken Davies sees the return of the 5R show in Manton Bay

February 2010

A Mid-Winter Gathering- Walks, works and welsh ospreys at the Osprey Mid-Winter gathering

October 2009

Time To Say Goodbye - Lynda's Summer Diary- Goodbye to Site N, and to another Osprey season

September 2009

Time To Say Goodbye - Lynda's Summer Diary- Goodbye to Site N, and good bye 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 Berry gives her account of a busy morning at Site N

June 2009

Better Than Spring Watch- the next installment of Ken Davies' regular diary of life as an osprey volunteer

Breaking The Rules At Site B- Barrie Galpin tells how ospreys can surprise event he most experienced volunteers

May 2009

Incubation Facts... So Far-Looking at the results from our monitoring of the incubating ospreys

Volunteer Diary- the next installment of Ken Davies' regular diary of life as an osprey volunteer

Family Fun- Rutland Radio's special audio report from the Osprey Family Fun Day

March 2009

Volunteer Diary- Ken's Summer Diary- the ups and downs of a season volunteering with the ospreys

December 2008

What Fish And Why?- why we're seeing a change in our osprey's diets

October 2008

A New Nest- Moving the nest in Manton Bay

September 2008

Paul's Migration- interview with our Osprey Information Officer Paul Waterhouse

July 2008

Volunteer Diary- Ringing the chicks at Site B

June 2008

The Trouble With Geese- How Rutland is not alone in suffering from the plague of Canada Geese...

Volunteer Diary- More Stories from Manton Bay

May 2008

Volunteer Diary- Stories from the Manton Bay monitoring site

Is This England Biggest Nest?- Things just keep on growing larger in Manton Bay...

Ospreys in France- An update from the Orleans Forest Osprey Project in Central France

April 2008

American Ospreys- some photos sent in by readers of osprey nests in the USA

Osprey Books and Literature- Some of the best Osprey references and book recommendations

March 2008

Osprey Migration on the BBC - Roy Dennis and the story of Logie