Frampton Lakes.

Feeding almost entirely on fish, this large brown and white bird of prey is a summer visitor to Britain, breeding at sites across Scotland and the north of England.

The first birds can arrive back as early as late February but the BirdTrack reporting rate graphs show the main arrival occurs in early April. In the early 1900s, the Osprey became extinct as a breeding bird in Britain but in 1955 a single pair set up home in Scotland and the Osprey was back. Thanks to a successful reintroduction programme Ospreys now also breed in both England and Wales.

Tracking studies have revealed the routes used by migrating Ospreys as they travel to and from their wintering grounds in West Africa.

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Frampton Lakes.

Another photo of the Osprey. This young bird was one of two that were passing through. This one hadn't really got the nack of fishing yet! I watched it dive into the water half a dozen times and come up with nothing. Unfortunately no shots of that as it was just too dark over the water.

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