Osprey Details

Blue 28(10) (Blue 28)

Darvic LegR
BTO Ring
Ringing Date (if known)
GenderM
Hatch Date (or Year)2010
Male Parent03(97) (White 03)
Female ParentUnringed (Site B female 2009-2015)
Natal NestRutland Site B
Translocated?
Breeding Bird (with public breeding records)?True
Deceased?Failed to Return: 2020
Comments
Returned 2012. Bred in Rutland area to 2019. Known as "Wonky Wing" as one of his wings showed signs of an injury and was not straight. Failed to return 2020 (noted on River Gwash FB page)

References and Sightings

Type
Date
Osprey
Reference Details
URL 19-Apr-2020 Blue 28(10) (Blue 28) Facebook - Gary Jones Wildlife Photography - 19-Apr-2020: Photos © Gary Jones of Blue 28(10) at River Gwash and tribute
URL 17-Apr-2020 Blue 28(10) (Blue 28) Facebook - River Gwash Ospreys - 17-Apr-2020: 28(10) fails to return
URL 27-Aug-2016 Blue 28(10) (Blue 28) Website - Rutland Osprey Project (via Wayback Machine) - 27-Aug-2016: Manton Bay late season update and news of 28(10) raising two chicks in 2016.
URL 15-May-2016 Blue 28(10) (Blue 28) Facebook - River Gwash Ospreys - 16-May-2016: The Magnificent Seven (males fishing at River Gwash in 2016)
URL 04-May-2015 Blue 28(10) (Blue 28) Website - Rutland Osprey Project (via Wayback Machine) - 4-May-2015: Comfort in Sound (news of Blue 28(10) pairing with Blue 2F and Yellow 30(05) pairing with Blue 32(11))
URL 06-Apr-2015 Blue 28(10) (Blue 28) Website - Rutland Osprey Project (via Wayback Machine) - 6-Apr-2015: Reunited in the Bay (33(110, Maya, 25(10), 28(10), 30(10))
URL 31-Mar-2015 Blue 28(10) (Blue 28) Website - Rutland Osprey Project (via Wayback Machine) - 31-Mar-2015: Blowing in the Wind (news of 28(10), 25(10) on the Manton Bay nest and news that 06(09) bred for the first time in 2014.
URL 24-Apr-2013 Blue 28(10) (Blue 28) Website - Rutland Osprey Project (via Wayback Machine) - 24-Apr-2013: Who's who and who lives where? (Breeding birds at Rutland in early 2013)
Book Blue 28(10) (Blue 28) The Osprey (Poyser monograph) (Dr Tim Mackrill) p.46, p.62, p.98

Breeding Seasons

Year
Nest
Male Parent
Return Date
Female Parent
Return Date
2016 Rutland area Blue 28(10) (Blue 28) 23-Mar-2016 Blue 2F
2015 Rutland area Blue 28(10) (Blue 28) 29-Mar-2015 Blue 2F
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 2AA Blue 2AA R M 2016 Blue 28(10) (Blue 28) Blue 2F Rutland area
Blue 059 Blue 059 R M 2019 Blue 28(10) (Blue 28) Rutland Site R
Note: Bird may have had other offspring not publicly acknowledged or reported on.
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