16/11/2024
Great to see our White-tailed Eagles doing so well https://www.2thegranary.co.uk/nature-on-the-isle-of-wight/
It is now five years since we began the White-tailed Eagle Project on the Isle of Wight in partnership with Forestry England. In that time, we have released a total of 37 young eagles and the project reached a major milestone last year when a pair of translocated birds, G405 and G471, reared a chick for the first time. Two further chicks fledged from the same site this year and three other territorial pairs are now established in southern England, including on the Isle of Wight and at Poole Harbour in Dorset.
We have been extremely encouraged at how well the birds have fitted into the English landscape. Our extensive diet study has shown that fish becomes increasingly important as the eagles mature, with grey mullet and other seasonally abundant species becoming favoured prey.
Our existing licences allow us to translocate birds to the Isle of Wight for a further two years. Following the initial successes, we are exploring the possibility of additional small-scale releases in other areas to support the establishing English population. The first proposed location is Exmoor National Park, which has been visited by seven different young eagles since 2019.
You can read more here: https://www.roydennis.org/2024/11/13/white-tailed-eagles-in-the-south-west/
Photo by Peter Twamley
