24 Osprey Chicks Fledged From 12 Rutland Nests
Rutland Osprey Project reported 24 chicks fledged from 12 nests in 2026. The season produced 14 chicks assessed…
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Moving 38 Osprey Chicks Had Little Modelled Effect on French Population Growth
A 30-year demographic study found that mainland France’s osprey population was still growing, while removing 38 chicks for…
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Rare Pioneering Pairs Drove Much of Scottish Osprey Range Recovery
Across 54 years of recolonisation in northern Scotland, rare long-distance settlers founded new osprey subpopulations. Founder nests averaged…
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Kielder Forest Reached 150 Fledged Osprey Chicks Since Breeding Returned in 2009
A male named Kielder became the 150th osprey chick to fledge from Kielder Forest since breeding returned to…
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Ospreys Raised Three Chicks in Switzerland’s First Breeding in 112 Years
A male released by the Swiss reintroduction project and an unringed female of unknown origin raised three chicks…
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Poole Harbour Ospreys Fledged Four Chicks for Third Year Running
The Carey pair fledged four chicks for the third year in a row, while four young males hatched…
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Three Osprey Chicks Hatched on Artificial Platform at English RSPB Reserve
Three osprey chicks hatched at RSPB Campfield Marsh in Cumbria in June 2026, the first successful breeding on…
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One in Four Connecticut Osprey Nests with Up-to-Date Reports Had Failed by 1 August
By 1 August, 171 of 691 Connecticut osprey nests with up-to-date 2026 reports had failed, compared with 113…
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Monitored New Jersey Osprey Pair Lost All Three Chicks After Signs of Food Stress
A closely monitored Osprey pair in Stafford Township lost all three chicks during the 2026 breeding season after…
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Southwest Florida Ospreys Fledged 187 Young
SCCF’s first season leading the regional monitoring programme recorded 187 fledglings from 151 active nests, with productivity of…
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VKM: Exporting Up to 26 Osprey Young to Ireland Would Not Harm Conservation Status in Norway
VKM concluded that exporting up to 26 wild young ospreys from two Norwegian donor areas to Ireland would…
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Ospreys Produced Far Fewer Young in Saltier Parts of Chesapeake Bay
Ten high-salinity Chesapeake Bay study areas averaged 0.51 young per osprey pair in 2024, compared with 1.36 at…
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Brown-Necked Raven Predation Remained the Main Suspected Cause of Osprey Nest Failure on Boa Vista
Boa Vista surveys recorded 25 osprey pairs and 21 active nests in 2026, but only six nests produced…
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Ospreys Resumed Incubation 15 Minutes After Nest Relocation
Three eggs and their nest were moved from an energised pole to a safer platform on Petty’s Island…
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Lead and Mercury Declined in Finnish Osprey Eggs From 1972–2005
Archived unhatched eggs from 1972–2005 reveal a steep decline in lead and smaller declines in mercury, while a…
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Large pines are key osprey nest trees in managed French forest
A French forest study found that osprey overwhelmingly nested in pines and selected especially large trees, supporting retention…
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New Photo Guide Estimates Osprey Chick Age From Plumage
Eleven stages of feather development let observers estimate chick age from photographs, with inexperienced users matching the authors…
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Cameras and AI Will Track Fish Deliveries to Connecticut Ospreys
A 2026 prey study will compare fish delivered to nests beside salt, brackish and fresh water after Connecticut…
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Population Model Estimated 47% Extinction Risk for Reintroduced Andalusian Ospreys Over 40 Years
The reintroduced Andalusian osprey population reached 19 territorial pairs in 2024, but the baseline model estimated a 47%…
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Fishing Nets Were the Most Abundant Visible Human-made Material in Six Osprey Nests in Mexico
At six osprey nests in Todos Los Santos Bay, researchers used drone images and deep learning to estimate…
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