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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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23/03/2023

Poole Osprey Season 2022 Overview
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21/03/2023

New Poole Harbour Osprey Webcams Go LIVE!
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08/08/2022

Osprey chick 5H2 update
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07/08/2022

Update on Juvenile Osprey 5H2
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27/07/2022

Poole Harbour Osprey Chicks Fledge!
It's been an exciting week for followers of the Poole Harbour Osprey ...
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04/07/2022

First Poole Harbour Osprey Chicks Ringed!
It was a real privilege to have Roy Dennis present with us ...
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20/05/2022

CJ7 and 022: Incubation and Identification
The Osprey season has treated us well so far and our focus ...
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10/05/2022

Project Success: 3 Translocated Ospreys Now Breeding
We awaited the 2022 Osprey Season with a mixture of excitement and underlying ...
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07/04/2022

Osprey Diary 2022
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13/10/2021

Osprey Season 2021 Round-Up
What an exciting and promising osprey season we’ve had this year! ...
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