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BBC News
08-07-2025
- BBC News
'No foul play' in chick's death, Rutland Osprey Project says
There was "no foul play" involved in the death of an osprey chick at Rutland Water, conservationists have Osprey Project confirmed on Monday that one of the chicks in Manton Bay, known as 3R6, was found dead on the shoreline with a wound on its left side, just below the then, the group said it had received support from Oakham Veterinary Hospital, which x-rayed the chick's body and confirmed there had been no foul hospital has now arranged a full post-mortem to be undertaken by the University of Nottingham's veterinary pathology service. "We hope this will provide further clarity on the cause of death and will provide a further update when we have it," a spokesperson Maya, 3R6's mother, has nested at Manton Bay since 2015 with a male osprey and the pair have raised 20 chicks during that time.
BBC News
07-07-2025
- General
- BBC News
Osprey chick found dead at Rutland Water with wound on its side
An osprey project at Rutland Water has confirmed the death of one of its Osprey Project said in a social media post on Monday the bird was found dead on the shoreline with a wound on its left side, below the conservationist group said it was trying to organise a post-mortem for the chick, known as 3R6, to establish exactly what Maya, 3R6's mother, has nested at Manton Bay since 2015 with a male osprey and the pair have raised 20 chicks in that time, according to Rutland Osprey Project. A social media post from the group shared a timeline of stated 3R6 took off from the nest at about 21:31 BST on Sunday and there was a splash "shortly afterwards"."At 21:41, with both 3R5 and 3R8 on the nest, we then see Maya take off from the perch and do a fly around the nest," the post added."At this point we see 3R6 in the water, making his way towards the shore."The decision was made to not intervene last night due to the challenging conditions and not wanting to disturb the other Osprey, particularly 3R8 who has yet to fledge."The post added evidence will be reviewed to "see if any light can be shed on this sad situation".
BBC News
04-04-2025
- General
- BBC News
Group celebrates first osprey egg of the year in Rutland
Conservationists in Rutland have celebrated the arrival of the first osprey egg of the resident Maya laid her egg in a nest at Manton Bay, part of Rutland Water, at about 18:00 BST on comes weeks after the birds of prey began returning to the Osprey Project described the delivery as "egg-citing news". "We are absolutely thrilled to see an egg on the Manton Bay nest and all of us here are so pleased for our osprey," the group said in a Rutland Osprey Project, run by Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust, said it would see if Maya laid any more eggs, which it said "usually happens at three-day intervals".It is then roughly 35 to 42 days between an egg being laid and it often spend the winter in West African countries such as Senegal and The Gambia before returning to the UK in has nested at Manton Bay since 2015 with a male osprey, with the pair raising 20 chicks since.
BBC News
13-03-2025
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- BBC News
First Osprey of 2025 lands in Rutland
Ospreys returned to Rutland Water on Thursday after a winter in warmer Osprey Project was celebrating after the first spring sighting of the birds of prey was made at its Manton Bay ospreys typically spend the colder months in West African countries such as Senegal and The Gambia before returning to the UK in webcam watchers were quick to notice that the visitor was not the nest's regular resident - osprey Maya - but another female. A spokesperson for the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust, which runs the Rutland Osprey Project, said: "This is not the first time she has landed on this nest before any others."In 2023 she arrived before Maya, only to be kicked off the nest when Maya returned - we will have to wait and see what happens this year."Maya has nested at the Manton Bay location since 2015 with a male pair had raised 20 chicks in that time, said the will now begin monitoring the birds, which can be seen in person by visitors to Rutland Water, for the 2025 breeding season.
