Osprey Details

Blue 3AY

Darvic LegR
BTO Ring1380143
Ringing Date (if known)
GenderM
Hatch Date (or Year)2019
Male ParentBlue 03(09) (Blue 03)
Female ParentBTO Ringed (R) (Argyll BTO)
Natal NestRutland Site O
Translocated?
Breeding Bird (with public breeding records)?True
Deceased?
Comments
Single chick in brood. Intruded at Manton Bay in April 2023. Likely intruded again on 10-Apr-2024. Parentage given in Facebook link from April 2023, Natal nest site in Rutland Wildlife Report 2022.

References and Sightings

Type
Date
Osprey
Reference Details
URL 12-Aug-2025 Blue 3AY Website - Birds of Poole Harbour - 12-Aug-2025: News that Blue 5H1 has bred with Blue 3AY in the East Midlands
Article - Print 17-May-2025 Blue 3AY 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 09-Apr-2025 Blue 3AY Facebook - Rutland Osprey Project - 9-Apr-2025: Intruder (likely Blue 3AY) at Manton Bay
URL 31-Mar-2025 Blue 3AY BlueSky - Jon Cook (@jcbirder.bsky.social) - 31-Mar-2025: Photo © Jon Cook of Blue 3AY seen 31-Mar-2025 at Hollowell Reservoir
URL 27-Jul-2024 Blue 3AY Twitter/X - Barry Silverman - 17-Jul-2024: Photos © Barry Silverman of Blue 3AY at Stanford Reservoir
URL 27-Apr-2024 Blue 3AY (no longer valid) Twitter/X - Jon Cook - 27-Apr-2024: Photos © Jon Cook of Blue T3 and Blue 3AY at Hollowell Reservoir
URL 15-Apr-2024 Blue 3AY (no longer valid) Twitter/X - Jon Cook - 15-Apr-2024: Photo © Jon Cook - Blue 3AY seen at Hollowell Reservoir
URL 11-Apr-2024 Blue 3AY Facebook - Rutland Osprey Project - 11-Apr-2024: Blue 3AY intruding at Manton Bay 10-Apr-2024 (Video)
URL 27-Apr-2023 Blue 3AY Facebook - Rutland Osprey Project - 27-Apr-2023: 3AY intrudes at Manton Bay
URL 20-Aug-2022 Blue 3AY Twitter/X - Mike Weedon (WeedonsWorld) - 20-Aug-2022: Photos © Mike Weedon of Blue 3AY at Helpston, Cambs
URL Blue 3AY Report - Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust - Rutland Water - Annual Wildlife Report 2022
URL Blue 3AY Report - Stanford Ringing Group - 2024: Ringing report including sightings and details of some ringed ospreys

Breeding Seasons

Year
Nest
Male Parent
Return Date
Female Parent
Return Date
2025 East Midlands Blue 3AY 31-Mar-2025 Blue 5H1 19-Apr-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 8R1 Blue 8R1 R ? 2025 Blue 3AY Blue 5H1 East Midlands
Blue 8R2 Blue 8R2 R ? 2025 Blue 3AY Blue 5H1 East Midlands
Blue 8R3 Blue 8R3 R ? 2025 Blue 3AY Blue 5H1 East Midlands
Note: Bird may have had other offspring not publicly acknowledged or reported on.
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