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The osprey tolerates a wide variety of habitats, nesting in any location near a body of water providing an adequate food supply. It is found on all continents except Antarctica, although in South America it occurs only as a non-breeding migrant. As its other common names suggest, the osprey's diet consists almost exclusively of fish.
Visits to inland regions from the north during the wet season may occur in years of heavier rainfall. [9] On this continent it is mainly sedentary, non-migratory, in contrast to the other subspecific populations of Pandion haliaetus. They occur patchily around the coastline, although it is a non-breeding visitor to eastern Victoria and Tasmania ...
Webcam footage of the ospreys' nest is compiled into five showcase videos.
For the first time ever, both the female osprey NC0 and her mate LM12 have arrived back at the Loch of the Lowes Wildlife Reserve. Breeding ospreys reunite at Scottish wildlife park Skip to main ...
In 2022 the female osprey at Glaslyn returned for a 19th breeding season at the site, from which she has raised 41 young. [18] The Glaslyn female did not return from migration in 2023, but a new female joined the established male at the nest and successful breeding continued at the site. [19]
After a slow start, there has been a steady increase in breeding success in the UK, from two pairs in 1967, 150 pairs in 2000, and around double that today. Show comments Advertisement
Once again the female osprey from Rutland Blue 24(10) arrived at the Dyfi nest before the breeding pair, on 25 March 2016, before disappearing for a few days, returning on 29 March. On Wednesday 30 March, a second female Blue 5F(12), also a Rutland bred bird, appeared on the Dyfi, challenging 24 for the nest on that day and the next, when a red ...
The Rutland Osprey Project ‘translocated’ chicks from Scotland to the East Midlands in 1996. Breeding programme celebrates 200th chick since returning ospreys to England Skip to main content