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Latin name: Pandion haliaetus
Size: Length approximately 60cm. Wingspan up to 168cm
Distribution: Can be seen in many parts of the UK on migration. The main
breeding sites are in the Scottish Highlands at Loch Garten, Speyside, and Loch
of the Lowes. In England they have nested at Bassenthwaite, Cumbria and Rutland
Water. In Wales at the Glaslyn Valley.
Months seen: March to September. UK birds spend the winter in Africa.
Habitat: At lochs, lakes, reservoirs and estuaries. Nesting sites are
generally next to water with conifer forests.
Food: Fish.
Special features: The osprey has mottled white underparts and dark brown
plumage on its upperparts. The head is white with a dark brown band running from
each eye down the side of the head and neck.
 In
flight the wings have a distinct angle at the 'wrist' which has black plumage contrasting
sharply with the white plumage.
Most of the UK Ospreys migrate to West Africa in late summer. The females go first,
leaving the males to teach the young how to find and catch fish. After the males
have left, the juveniles follow some weeks later. They instinctively find their way to Africa without
their parents to guide them.
UK Safari Birds of Prey Section
UK Safari Birds Section
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