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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.

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10/08/2019

We Have Lift Off – Osprey Project 2019
Wow, what an incredible last few weeks.
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20/06/2019

Poole Harbour Osprey Project – 2019 Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Wow, what a 2019 it’s been so far for Osprey in Poole ...
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13/06/2019

First Poole Harbour Osprey Arrives Back From Africa
A male Osprey from the Poole Harbour reintroduction program has returned to ...
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18/02/2019

Eyes on the Sky for Osprey this Spring
This year is an incredibly exciting and potentially pivotal time in our ...
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17/10/2018

Poole Harbour Osprey Translocation 2018 End of Season Update
As the nights begin to draw in, and temperatures fall, remembering the ...
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20/08/2018

Osprey Translocation Project Update
In July this year we began the second phase of the Poole ...
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12/07/2018

A Sad and Challenging Six Days – Osprey Project Update
In July this year we began the second phase of our Poole ...
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04/04/2018

A Sorry ‘Tail’ of yet Another Poole Harbour Osprey Chick Sighting in West Africa
We were excited to receive the first bit of information about LS7 ...
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09/02/2018

Another Poole Harbour Osprey Chick Seen in West Africa
Today (09/02/18) we received some incredible news.
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25/01/2018

Osprey Chick LS7 Seen in Western Senegal
On Jan 23rd we received some exciting news from our project partners ...
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