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03(97) (White 03)

Darvic Leg	L
BTO Ring
Ringing Date (if known)
Gender	M
Hatch Date (or Year)	1997
Male Parent
Female Parent
Natal Nest	Dornoch, Sutherland
Translocated?	Rutland Osprey Project
Breeding Bird (with public breeding records)?	True
Deceased?	Failed to Return: 2016
Comments Male parent of first chick hatched at Rutland in 2001. Known as "Mr Rutland", the founding male at Rutland.

References and Sightings

Type	Date	Osprey	Reference Details
URL	12-Jul-2025	03(97) (White 03)	Website - Wild Rutland - 12-Jul-2025: Information about Rutland Site B history and 2025 season information
URL	21-May-2016	03(97) (White 03)	Website - Rutland Osprey Project (via Wayback Machine) - 21-May-2016: A lasting legacy (tribute to White 03(97))
URL	25-May-2015	03(97) (White 03)	Website - Rutland Osprey Project (via Wayback Machine) - 25-May-2015: News from Site B (failure of the nest)
URL	21-Apr-2015	03(97) (White 03)	Website - Rutland Osprey Project (via Wayback Machine) - 21-Apr-2015: The battle for Site B
URL	29-Jul-2013	03(97) (White 03)	Website - Rutland Osprey Project (via Wayback Machine) - 29-Aug-2013: Migration update for several ospreys and sad news of Blue 9J
URL	24-Apr-2013	03(97) (White 03)	Website - Rutland Osprey Project (via Wayback Machine) - 24-Apr-2013: Who's who and who lives where? (Breeding birds at Rutland in early 2013)
URL	15-Sep-2004	03(97) (White 03)	Website - Rutland Osprey Project (via Wayback Machine) - Sep-2004: Main page including ospreys identified at Rutland in 2004
URL	05-Sep-2004	03(97) (White 03)	Website - Rutland Osprey Project (via Wayback Machine) - Sep-2004: Season summary at Site B in 2004
URL	30-Sep-2002	03(97) (White 03)	Website - Rutland Osprey Project (via Wayback Machine) - Capture 5-Mar-2004: Summary of 2002 breeding season at Rutland Site B
URL	30-Sep-2001	03(97) (White 03)	Website - Rutland Osprey Project (via Wayback Machine) - Capture 5-Mar-2004: Summary of 2001 breeding season at Rutland Site B
Book		03(97) (White 03)	The Osprey (Poyser monograph) (Dr Tim Mackrill) p.46, p.67 (photo)

Breeding Seasons

	Year	Nest	Male Parent	Return Date	Female Parent	Return Date
	2015	Rutland Site B	03(97) (White 03)		Unringed (Site B female 2009-2015)
	2014	Rutland Site B	03(97) (White 03)		Unringed (Site B female 2009-2015)
	2013	Rutland Site B	03(97) (White 03)		Unringed (Site B female 2009-2015)
	2012	Rutland Site B	03(97) (White 03)		Unringed (Site B female 2009-2015)
	2011	Rutland Site B	03(97) (White 03)		Unringed (Site B female 2009-2015)
	2010	Rutland Site B	03(97) (White 03)		Unringed (Site B female 2009-2015)
	2009	Rutland Site B	03(97) (White 03)		Unringed (Site B female 2009-2015)
	2008	Rutland Site B	03(97) (White 03)		05(00) / T05 (Green 05)
	2007	Rutland Site B	03(97) (White 03)		05(00) / T05 (Green 05)
	2006	Rutland Site B	03(97) (White 03)		05(00) / T05 (Green 05)

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 1F	Blue 1F	R	M	2012	03(97) (White 03)	Unringed (Site B female 2009-2015)	Rutland Site B
	Blue 2F	Blue 2F	R	F	2012	03(97) (White 03)	Unringed (Site B female 2009-2015)	Rutland Site B
	Blue 3F	Blue 3F	R	M	2012	03(97) (White 03)	Unringed (Site B female 2009-2015)	Rutland Site B
	Blue 4J	Blue 4J	R	F	2013	03(97) (White 03)	Unringed (Site B female 2009-2015)	Rutland Site B
	Blue 5J	Blue 5J	R	F	2013	03(97) (White 03)	Unringed (Site B female 2009-2015)	Rutland Site B
	Blue 6J	Blue 6J	R	M	2013	03(97) (White 03)	Unringed (Site B female 2009-2015)	Rutland Site B
	Blue 6K	Blue 6K	R	M	2014	03(97) (White 03)	Unringed (Site B female 2009-2015)	Rutland Site B
	Blue 7K	Blue 7K	R	F	2014	03(97) (White 03)	Unringed (Site B female 2009-2015)	Rutland Site B
	Blue 00	Blue 00(09)	R	F	2009	03(97) (White 03)	Unringed (Site B female 2009-2015)	Rutland Site B
	Blue 01	Blue 01(09)	R	M	2009	03(97) (White 03)	Unringed (Site B female 2009-2015)	Rutland Site B

Note: Bird may have had other offspring not publicly acknowledged or reported on.

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