MANTON BAY - RUTLAND, ENGLAND ~ 2013-2014

obxbarb · **Posted:** Mon Dec 31, 2012 1:02 pm

PLEASE BEGIN YOUR 2013 POSTS HERE! :corkpop:

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Approximate Egg lay dates based on FB posts:

1st: 4/10
2nd: 4/13
3rd: 4/16

kittenface · **Posted:** Sat Jan 05, 2013 1:57 am

African trip to help ospreys

Osprey conservationists are heading to west Africa to teach youngsters there how to help protect them.
The Rutland Osprey project team is travelling to the birds' winter home to carry out an education programme in local schools.
The team will fly out on Tuesday to teach youngsters at schools in Gambia and Senegal about the birds' 3,000-mile annual migration to Rutland.

Their aim is to educate youngsters about the need to protect the birds as part of the area's tourist attractions.

Project team leader Tim Mackrill said: "In some parts of west Africa, migrating birds will be killed, possibly for food or because people don't know better.

"It's easy to forget it's a very poor country, but the aim is to make people aware of the economic value to their country by protecting the wildlife.

"We are hoping that by raising awareness of the journey the ospreys undertake, people will be more willing to protect them.

"Over the past year we have been piloting a project in three Gambian schools, whereby local bird guide, Junkung Jadama, has been taking the students out on field trips and teaching them about ospreys and bird migration.

"The next stage will involve providing the Gambian schools with computers to enable the students to follow satellite-tagged ospreys on their migrations back to the UK.

"This, we hope, will encourage the young people to take more of an interest in nature conservation and provide opportunities that, otherwise, they simply wouldn't have.

"I think this is a really important aspect of the Rutland Osprey Project as a whole."

Junkung said: "The osprey project helps us teach these kids about the importance of their locality. All the kids were surprised we have such an important environment.

"We have to protect this area and to do that we have to educate from the grass roots level."

Fatoumatta Jarju, head teacher of one of the schools, said: "They will grow up to know they should be kind to birds and the birds are something that people should preserve. They will also go home and educate their parents."

The team's last remaining satellite-tracked bird, 09, was found dead in Morocco in September.

Thanks to fund-raisers, the team has bought two more of the £2,500 devices to be fitted to adult birds returning in the spring. The device worn by 09 will be fitted to another bird.

Mr Mackrill said: "Following the loss of 09, we don't have any ospreys from Rutland Water with satellite transmitters, but we will be sure to check every osprey we see for colour rings. Maybe we'll find one of our own."

kittenface · **Posted:** Tue Mar 19, 2013 4:31 pm

First osprey to arrive in UK flies in from Africa - straight into a blizzard
The first osprey to arrive in the UK this year has flown in from Africa earlier than ever - straight into a blizzard - sparking hope that 'false nests' to encourage more of the rare birds to breed in England may prove successful at last.

Jazzel26 · **Joined:** Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:09 pm **Posts:** 2586

kittenface wrote:

First osprey to arrive in UK flies in from Africa - straight into a blizzard
The first osprey to arrive in the UK this year has flown in from Africa earlier than ever - straight into a blizzard - sparking hope that 'false nests' to encourage more of the rare birds to breed in England may prove successful at last.

Kitten, thanks :smile:

3 to 5 days early wouldn't get much attention on the North American East Coast, not uncommon. We do love to see early :superstar:

arrivals

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 61956

Manton bay

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 61956

3 eggs here

Approximate dates:

1st~4/10
2nd~4/13
3rd~4/16
(I'll put this info on the first post)

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 61956

There are 3 hatches here with the 3rd hatch occuring yesterday (5/22)

See info and vids here:

Ferenz · **Posted:** Sat Jun 08, 2013 10:42 am

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Ferenz · **Posted:** Wed Jun 26, 2013 1:16 pm

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The Manton Bay chicks have been ringed! Say hello to 1J, 2J and 3J!

from fb

...and the swans squadroon is cruising around :ohyes:

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