Osprey Details

Blue 3H9

Darvic LegR
BTO Ring1269409
Ringing Date (if known)24-Jun-2023
GenderF
Hatch Date (or Year)2023
Male ParentBlue 11(10) (Blue 11)
Female ParentBlue 25(10) (Blue 25)
Natal NestRutland Site C
Translocated?
Breeding Bird (with public breeding records)?True
Deceased?
Comments
Weight at ringing: 1700g. Wing length: 368mm. One of a brood of 4, one chick unringed. Photographed at River Gwash hide in August 2023. Parentage given by the River Gwash FB page. Returned 2025, seen at Poole Harbour on 10-May-2025. Pairing with Blue 359 on Lagoon 4 nest at Rutland Water in 2025.

References and Sightings

Type
Date
Osprey
Reference Details
URL 11-May-2026 Blue 3H9 Facebook - Rutland Osprey Project - 11-May-2026: Manton Bay early season update plus other news
URL 05-May-2026 Blue 3H9 Facebook - Rutland Osprey Project - 5-Apr-2026: Blue 3H9 returns to Lagoon 4
Article - Print 17-Jul-2025 Blue 3H9 Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust. Rutland Water Wildlife Report 2023 (Osprey report including off-site nests and returns, pp.10-17. Note: we have been alerted to some possible typos/errors in the BTO ring data in the report. We are currently in the process of verifying the data, and will update any errors in due course.)
URL 22-Jun-2025 Blue 3H9 Instagram - tonymarshall.522 - 22-Jun-2025: Photos © TonyMarshall.522 of Blue 359 and Blue 3H9 at Lagoon 4, Rutland Water
URL 21-Jun-2025 Blue 3H9 Facebook - Rutland Osprey Project - 21-Jun-2025: News that the Lagoon 4 nest has been occupied by male Blue 359 and in recent weeks joined by female Blue 3H9
URL 03-Jun-2025 Blue 3H9 Facebook - BBC Devon - 3-Jun-2025: Devon nest platform already found by ospreys (Blue 3H9)
URL 10-May-2025 Blue 3H9 BlueSky - Birds of Poole Harbour - 10-May-2025: Blue 3H9 (2023, Rutland Site C) seen in Poole Harbour

Breeding Seasons

Year
Nest
Male Parent
Return Date
Female Parent
Return Date
2026 Rutland Lagoon 4 Blue 359 29-Mar-2026 Blue 3H9 05-Apr-2026
2026 Rutland Site W Blue 1H7 30-Mar-2026 Blue 3H9 05-Apr-2026
2025 Rutland Lagoon 4 Blue 359 20-Apr-2025 Blue 3H9 10-May-2025
Note: Bird may have had other breeding seasons not publicly reported on.

Publicly Known Offspring

Ring
Id
Leg
Gender
Hatched
Male Parent
Female Parent
Nest
Blue 9S5 Blue 9S5 R M 2026 Blue 1H7 Blue 3H9 Rutland Site W
Blue 9S6 Blue 9S6 R M 2026 Blue 1H7 Blue 3H9 Rutland Site W
Note: Bird may have had other offspring not publicly acknowledged or reported on.
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