We were delighted to see our star-breeding pair of ospreys 33(11) and Maya (unringed) arrive back at the Manton Bay nest... Though it didn't go as smoothly as last year! 

Around Midday on the 17th of March, we saw the male 33(11) arrive back to the Manton Bay nest after his long winter migration. He didn't wait long to get to work, within just 24 hours he had the nest looking like new! 

The next day, another Rutland-born, breeding female 25(10) arrived at the Manton bay nest, this caused a little drama on the nest as 33(11) was not happy. The pair eventually copulated leaving our Nextcam viewers questioning what the dynamic of the Manton Bay Nest would be this year, would Maya be kicked out of the nest? 

However, just before 7am on Sunday the 19th of March we were greeted on the Manton Bay nest by a familiar face. Maya was back and 25(10) didn't linger for too long. 

Thirteen years ago this unringed female successfully bred with male 5R(04) and has been the site's resident female ever since. Welcome back!

We welcomed Natural England to our Volunteer Training Centre in Oakham, Rutland on Tuesday 21st of March

The team enjoyed hearing all about The Rutland Osprey and the incredible wildlife, woodlands, grasslands, and wetlands here at Rutland Water Nature Reserve.

The photo below is of the local area team alongside Tim Sexton, our Species and Recording Officer.

On the 14th of March, we welcomed over 20 students from Nottingham Trent University for a study day in taxonomy and identification delivered by Tim Sexton, our Species and Recording Officer at Rutland Water.

This was a great opportunity for the students to learn firsthand about the subject of aquatic invertebrates concerning water quality.