Poole Harbour ospreys: Chicks hatch to south's only breeding pair

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Poole Harbour ospreys: Chicks hatch to south's only breeding pair
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It is the second year the pair have hatched chicks following a reintroduction programme in Poole.

on Monday at 22:17 BST. By Tuesday lunchtime, two chicks had appeared.

Brittany Maxted, who manages the charity's osprey project, said: "This is the first time we have had cameras that can look into the nest so people can see them hatch.In 2022, the pair laid three eggs but one did not hatch."Those chicks were quite important to the population so for one to be predated was quite a blow but it meant the other chick received all the attention of the parents.

Ms Maxted added: "When she comes back next spring, we will be keeping an eye out. It's nerve-wracking, waiting for them to come back.The fish-eating birds of prey historically bred across the British Isles but populations drastically declined in the Middle Ages.

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