200th osprey chick for pioneering Rutland Osprey Project
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Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust started the project 25 years ago because ospreys had become extinct in England and Wales. As a result of the project, ospreys have now spread across the two countries.
Ospreys are a huge fish-eating bird of prey with a wingspan of nearly 5 feet and can live for up to 20 years. The 200th chick, a female, fledged in July and was ringed with the number 360 to identify her.
Abi Mustard, Osprey Information Officer for the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife...
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