WATCH: Osprey chicks hatch in Poole Harbour for first time in 200 years
A reintroduction project began in 2017
Last updated 8th Jun 2022
Two Osprey chicks have hatched in Poole Harbour - the first in southern Britain for 200 years.
The successful hatching is a result of a reintroduction program by the charity Birds of Poole Harbour and conservation organisation Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation.
The large, fish-eating bird of prey was once widespread in Western Europe but the birds were hunted to near extinction in the 1800s.
Paul Morton from Birds of Poole Harbour, said: "Words don’t even began to describe what this means to us, and of course Osprey conservation in Western Europe.
"We started our licence application in 2015, and the actual reintroduction in 2017, and the prospect of actually having wild hatched chicks in a nest always felt so far away."
Live webcam of Poole Harbour Osprey nest platform.