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Osprey. The osprey (/ ˈɒspri, - preɪ /; [2] Pandion haliaetus), historically known as sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. It is a large raptor, reaching more than 60 cm (24 in) in length and 180 cm (71 in) across the wings. It is brown on the upperparts and predominantly ...
An osprey on nest at Loch of the Lowes, Scotland. The osprey (Pandion haliaetus) is a medium-large raptor which is a specialist fish-eater with a worldwide distribution. The subspecies Pandion haliaetus haliaetus is native to Eurasia and is found in the British Isles, where it is a scarce breeder primarily in Scotland, with smaller numbers in England and Wales.
3 May 2016 - Blue 2R (13), named Clarach, was the first sighting of a Dyfi bred chick returning to Wales. She landed on the osprey nest at Glaslyn Osprey Project, near Porthmadog, and was seen there again for several hours on 13–14 May. On 17 May, Clarach was sighted at the Manton Bay nest at Rutland Osprey Project.
The Bird Migration Explorer, launched on September 2022, is an online tool that allows visitors to track the journeys of more than 450 migratory birds that regularly occur in the United States and ...
Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge (HNWR), a haven for migratory birds and other wildlife, lies in northwestern Grayson County, Texas, on the Big Mineral Arm of Lake Texoma, on the Red River between Oklahoma and Texas. [1] This National Wildlife Refuge is made up of water, marsh, and upland habitat. Visitors can hike, observe wildlife, hunt, and ...
An interactive map by the National Audubon Society, known as the Bird Migration Explorer, lets birdwatchers track the journeys that birds make each year. It not only lets people know where the ...
Similar to the hummingbird map, avian enthusiasts can track migrations and sightings and in real-time, while also contributing their own data using Journey North - a site that tracks the ...
The Glaslyn Osprey Project is located in the Glaslyn Valley at Pont Croesor near Porthmadog in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. The project has supported ospreys since 2004 when they came to the Snowdonia National Park to breed after being absent from Wales for decades. [1] The ospreys spend every winter in West Africa and travel thousands of miles ...