RETURN: First osprey returns to Lakes from West Africa
The first Lake District osprey has returned from its West African wintering grounds.
This bird touched down in the Lakes at 4.40pm last Tuesday which is four days earlier than last year.
The appearance of the first osprey officially kicks off the breeding season.
Mike Thornley, BASC north regional officer and osprey monitor, said:
“The first osprey returning is always a highlight of my year.
"After two weeks repairing and improving their nesting sites it is with excitement that the breeding season returns."
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