White Tailed Sea Eagles, IOW

Grand video, micky, thanks.

The latest update from the Roy Dennis Foundation is from January this year, and can be found here

https://www.roydennis.org/category/sea-eagle/isle-of-wight-sea-eagles/

No conflict with livestock and pets are reported in the latest data, nellie. Research also showed that surprisingly cuttlefish were a part of their diet. Plenty of mullet and bass too.

Many opponents used conflict and lack of food as major obstacles to this reintroduction and fought to stop it, thankfully they failed. I’m currently on the Incleborough site visiting the reserves. This visit reminds me of the efforts made a decade or more ago to reintroduce WTE to the North Norfolk coast. Unfortunately a misguided campaign by the few knocked that on the head. Maybe this success on the IoW will help spread the belief, counter the misinformation the knowledge and, of course the birds.

Amazing news. A pair of translocated Eagles have bred and fledged the first WTE in 240 years in England. A great success for the project!

https://www.roydennis.org/2023/07/18/first-white-tailed-eagle-in-240-years-fledges-in-england/?fbclid=IwAR3eik7pshrw3ODpHj6rDL2gCrvGvtIl0ogRkPptjsP-8FfUxk9owlNOBcQ

Excellent news also seen it on local tv to that area.

Not the IoW but this is absolutely brilliant news. Let’s hope with all the bad news currently about , what with the persecution, the AI that this young bird goes on to have chicks of its own here in England. 🤞http://links.forestrycommission.mkt4591.com/servlet/MailView?ms=Mjg1NDkzNTUS1&r=ODA1NTgzODQzNTY2S0&j=MjUyMDYwMDkzOQS2&mt=1&rt=0

Great news, micky. Hope that the chick survives and goes on to be one half of a breeding pair in years to come.

Some wonderful news here!

https://www.forestryengland.uk/blog/white-tailed-eagle-project-october-2023-update?utm_campaign=wildlife_newsletter_02.11.23&utm_medium=email&utm_source=wildlife_newsletter

And some said it couldn’t be done! Let’s hope for more of the same next year!

Thanks for the update Micky.

You’re welcome, it is only an update but what a fabulous and rather unexpected development. Some said it was impossible, they claimed our country was too highly populated and industrialised but yet these birds have flourished like those in several other similar settings around Europe and beyond where they have been given a chance, how wrong were those detractors! Go WTEs!

The latest update concerning the South coast birds :-

https://www.roydennis.org/category/latest-news/