'No foul play' in chick's death, osprey group says

There was "no foul play" involved in the death of an osprey chick at Rutland Water, conservationists have confirmed.

Rutland Osprey Project confirmed on Monday that one of the chicks in Manton Bay, known as 3R6, was found dead on the shoreline with a wound on its left side, just below the neck.

Since then, the group said it had received support from Oakham Veterinary Hospital, which x-rayed the chick's body and confirmed there had been no foul play.

The hospital has now arranged a full post-mortem to be undertaken by the University of Nottingham's veterinary pathology service.

"We hope this will provide further clarity on the cause of death and will provide a further update when we have it," a spokesperson said.

Osprey Maya, 3R6's mother, has nested at Manton Bay since 2015 with a male osprey and the pair have raised 20 chicks during that time.

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