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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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30/04/2020

Osprey Update: CJ7 Lays an Unfertilised Egg
Well, another day on the nest and CJ7 has managed to surprise ...
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08/04/2020

Osprey Update 08/04/20 – CJ7 on Webcam!
It's been an exciting day, with female Osprey CJ7 arriving on the ...
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02/04/2020

CJ7 Returns! 02/04/2020
CJ7 has returned to Poole Harbour once again...
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19/03/2020

New Poole Harbour Osprey Nest Webcam Goes Live
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15/03/2020

Osprey Translocation Project – Video Blog 2 – 13/03/20
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10/03/2020

New Osprey Platform Built in Town Centre Beauty Spot
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09/03/2020

Osprey Translocation Project – Video Blog 1 – 09/03/20
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02/03/2020

Osprey Update: 019 in The Gambia
One of the project's translocated juveniles, 019, has been seen and photographed for ...
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23/01/2020

Looking ahead to the 2020 Osprey Season
2020 promises to be an exciting year for the Ospreys in Poole Harbour, ...
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07/10/2019

Poole Harbour Osprey Project Fundraiser
Following the third year of the Poole Harbour Osprey reintroduction, we have ...
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