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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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History of Ospreys in the UK

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The Poole Osprey translocation project

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13/08/2021

Osprey Translocation Project – 2021
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21/05/2021

Osprey Diary 2021
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20/05/2021

022 Returns to Poole Harbour!
A young male Osprey from the Poole Harbour Osprey Reintroduction Project has ...
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27/04/2021

Translocated Osprey Summary
A table to show the rings and sexes of translocated birds released ...
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23/04/2021

Exciting Osprey Project Update – Female 014 Settles on Nest in Wales
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23/03/2021

World Osprey Week Content
Get involved with World Osprey Week between 22nd-26th March with videos ...
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23/02/2021

World Osprey Week 2021: 22nd – 26th March
It's that time of year again, and this time we're celebrating World ...
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05/02/2021

Rutland & Poole: Two of a Kind
As the 25th anniversary of the Rutland Osprey Project approaches, Rutland team ...
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20/08/2020

August Osprey Update
We are entering the peak period for Osprey activity in Poole Harbour ...
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17/07/2020

Poole Harbour Osprey Project 2020 Postponed
After an optimistic run-up to this season and a lot of hard ...
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