Good news. All Kielder’s rare osprey chicks are now airborne.

Forestry England tree climbers joined experts to ring rare osprey chicks in Kielder Water & Forest Park, Northumberland.

For the first time since breeding ospreys returned to Northumberland in 2009 wildlife fans can now watch live video on the birds’ progress on YouTube.

Following the return of the first osprey to Kielder on Friday 24th March, the first egg of the season was laid on Sunday 16th April on Nest 4.

It’s coming up to the time of year when wildlife lovers turn their eyes skywards and get ready to tune into the region’s annual soap opera.

The one hundredth osprey chick has successfully taken to the air in Kielder Water & Forest Park!

Kielder’s dynamic osprey couple produce four more chicks

This summer could see the 100th osprey fledged in Kielder since the species’ reintroduction in 2009.

Wonderful news from the Osprey Team at Kielder.

In a bumper year that saw a record number of osprey eggs laid on seven active nests in Kielder Water & Forest Park and wet females doing nearly all the incubation in very bad weather, this…