Rutland Ospreys 2010 (1 Viewer)

[Birdbrain]

But anybody else can look too

Osprey 5R from Rutland

Cracking pictures Ian :t:

 

[AndyByron]

More ospreys arrived back at Rutland. The breeding female from Site B has returned (Sunday) and the young female that spent last summer with 32(05) is back - only she's with 5R at Manton Bay at the moment.

Website still dead - but they're updating on Twitter.

 

[IanC_UK]

Website back up and running, volunteered for the osprey watch so should see a lot more of them

 

[IanC_UK]

Taken yesterday, Osprey 5R

 

[Tiger_mz]

Taken yesterday, Osprey 5R

Really nice picture Ian.

 

[AndyByron]

Cracking shots Ian - (note to self - I'm gonna need a bigger lens!)

I've been over there the last two Saturdays, but haven't got pictures as good as that. Although, Mrs 5R did come and take a good look at me when I was stood at the bridge on Saturday.

The previous weekend 5R caught a pike down at the bridge end of the bay - unfortunately I was in the hide a few hundred yards away so all I got were some rather distant shots as he took it back to the nest. The pike were spawning in the shallows just in front of Shallow Water hide, so I was hoping he might come and catch one right in front of us - but it wasn't to be.

On a less happy note - have you heard any more about the missing ospreys?

 

[Tiger_mz]

05 (08) back in Manton bay. That was a quick return.

News on Twitter.

 

[Cosworthlady]

there has been reports of a pair of rutland ospreys being shot. Can anyone confirm? I hope not. :-(

 

[kawwauser]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/leicester/hi/people_and_places/nature/newsid_8618000/8618289.stm

 

[captaincarot]

there has been reports of a pair of rutland ospreys being shot. Can anyone confirm? I hope not. :-(

2 males mysteriously disappeared within a few days of each other in the first half of april and have not been seen since.

investigations are underway into what has happened to them.

though it's probably not too big a leap of imagination to suspect moron with gun they have such a good record where raptor conservation is concerned

 

[Tiger_mz]

there has been reports of a pair of rutland ospreys being shot. Can anyone confirm? I hope not. :-(

Here is another report! See
http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/news/ospreys-feared-dead/article-2027116-detail/article.html

 

[IanC_UK]

Sorry, been in Bulgaria for a week lol

No more has been seen or heard of the 2 missing males, especially suspicious as one had a mate and nest ! Highly likely they have been shot, or killed in some other way. Not good news, there will always be imbeciles out there i guess

 

[IanC_UK]

Took these during my last watch on Wednesday morning

 

[Tiger_mz]

Now there is a streaming webcam at Rutland. See http://www.ospreys.org.uk/ospreycamera.html