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The Poole Harbour Osprey Project

Restoring a breeding population of Ospreys to the South Coast through an exciting translocation project

Birds of Poole Harbour are partnered with the Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation to deliver the Poole Harbour Osprey Translocation Project, aiming to restore a breeding population of these charismatic birds of prey to the South Coast. The project, which started in 2017, involves the translocation of 60 juvenile Ospreys from Scottish nests into the Poole Harbour area. This process aims to create a bond between the young Ospreys and their new local area, before they leave on their first treacherous migration, usually to West Africa. This bond draws the Ospreys back to Poole Harbour on their return to the UK, after at least 2 years maturing in their wintering grounds, when they will identifying suitable nesting sites. The translocation therefore lays the foundations for their return as a breeding bird to the South Coast, 180 years on from their local extinction.

Follow the story through our Osprey news below, on Twitter @harbourbirds and on Facebook @BirdsofPooleHarbour and through our livestream webcams!

History of Ospreys in the UK

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The Poole Osprey translocation project

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Carey Osprey Webcams

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23/04/2025

Four Osprey Eggs for 2025
Osprey CJ7 has laid four eggs again this season on the nest ...
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14/04/2025

CJ7 lays her first Egg!
Last night (13th April) at 19:49, CJ7 laid her first egg of the 2025 ...
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03/04/2025

Carey Osprey Tours Back for 2025!
We’re excited to announce the return of our Carey Osprey Tours ...
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26/03/2025

Return of Dorset’s Osprey Pair CJ7 and 022
Dorset’s Osprey pair have returned for another season at their nest ...
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24/03/2025

2025: 022 Returns and Osprey Webcams Go Live!
We're pleased to announce that the Poole Harbour Osprey Season 2025 has begun, ...
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20/03/2025

Osprey Webcam 2025 Update
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23/07/2024

2024 Osprey Chicks Fledge!
As of Monday afternoon the fourth Osprey chick, 5H6, took his first ...
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02/07/2024

2024 Osprey Season: The Chicks are Ringed!
The calm weather meant that the Birds of Poole Harbour team could ...
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16/05/2024

First wild-fledged Osprey in 180 years returns to Dorset!
The first Osprey born in Poole Harbour since the species was lost ...
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29/04/2024

Osprey Pair Produce Four Eggs in Dorset for First Time
Delight in Dorset as the county’s only pair of Ospreys have ...
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