Reintroductions
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Choughing Eck. Brilliant! These birds were once around much of our coastal cliffs.
Some excellent reintroduction work here.0 -
There is a 5 year programme of translocation of Osprey from Norway to Ireland underway at the moment. Here is a link to the discussion on the RSPB Loch Garten web site which includes other links that explain the whole process involved in translocation.
There is another from Scotland to Spain
Twelve Scottish Osprey chicks have arrived at Marjal de Oliva-Pego in Spain, part of a translocation project run by Roy Dennis. The lady quoted in the news item, Itziar Colodro, a member of the Migres Foundation, is the same person who tried to get the Spanish utility companies to properly maintain their power lines after Loch Arkaig JH4 Lachlan's neighbour JH3 Pean was electrocuted on one in 2019.
Good luck to these twelve, hope they settle and prosper..
https://euroweeklynews.com/2023/07/15/twelve-scottish-osprey-chicks-arrive-in-pego/
One translocation that is not happening is that to Suffolk because of Avian flu.
"We hope this letter finds you well and enjoying the summer. We just wanted to get in touch to give you the latest update on the Suffolk Osprey Project.
The birds at Rutland Water (from where we plan to translocate the birds) are having another successful breeding season (you may still spot them on the live nestcams here https://www.lrwt.org.uk/rutlandospreys.However, the avian influenza (AI) situation at Rutland has still not improved. It has devastated a black-headed gull colony at one of the lagoons and has recently been confirmed in common terns as well. In May, a dead redshank and avocet were found in the same area; as ospreys from several of the local nests regularly visit this lagoon, this means there is a clear pathway for infection.
Suffolk Wildlife Trust, along with Dr Tim Mackrill from the Roy Dennis Foundation, feel it would be irresponsible to carry out the translocation of osprey chicks to Suffolk under these circumstances, and to do so would also go against the AI protocol agreed with Natural England.
We’re sorry to have to report this news, but for the sake of the health of all birds, we feel we have no other option other than to postpone the translocation once more.
This is of course incredibly disappointing, and all of us at the Trust are very grateful for our supporters’ patience and forbearance.
Despite these challenges, we continue to hope to bring the osprey home to Suffolk and will of course keep you in the loop.
With best wishes from all of us at Suffolk Wildlife Trust. "0 -
Fingers crossed nellie, for those projects mentioned and I hope that in Suffolk happens in the near future once AI has abated.
Hopefully natural spread of these birds will occur but I’m concerned that the prospect of this will require much commitment and restorative action from us humans to repair the damage we have done to natural habitats and the water conditions along the entire lengths of our rivers and watersheds. What a mess many are in. I’d love to see ospreys breeding on the Humber and Wash in my lifetime, doubtful I know but certainly in that of my grandchildren is possible if the will is there.0 -
After a recorded absence of about thirty years and a possible extinction, Cicadas are set to be reintroduced into their rightful New Forest home.
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