White Tailed Sea Eagles, IOW

They do seem more inclined to wander than, say, Golden Eagles. 

We were talking a local conservationist on the island of Usedom in North East Germany a few years ago as we watched 7 of these magnificent birds roosting in the same tree at the mouth of the estuary leading into the Baltic. We asked him if it was usual for so many to be seen accommodating each other and he told us that they are quite happy providing food supply is good and also supplied the information that he sees many Sea Eagles from far and wide. From further east and from Finland and also birds turned up from Denmark. So as Brue said they do it because they can. It doesn't take them long to wander a great distance.

We've actually seen them more than 100 miles south of Berlin on the River Spree and over fishing lakes. So they do breed inland there as well.

Personally, until they are well established in the Scottish Islands I would prefer for them not be introduced to places like the IOW. The south of England is too populated for them in my view.

" Come in, Barrington Dalby "

Defo a morning for Brian's memories !!

Here’s an interesting article, some light may be shed on the motive! Sad if correct and it possibly is by all accounts!

https://www.endsreport.com/article/1740920/mp-dismissed-investigation-eagle-deaths-received-funding-shooting-estate-say-reports

Another specimen  though not endangered but duplicious as most politicians are. 

On a similar subject.Report in Scotland says Capercaille will be extinct in 20 years. Reason,unable to raise chicks because of depradation mainly by foxes. The RSPB on the Abernethy estate were told that uncontroled foxes would do this 30 years ago, but no the desk,bound know alls ignored the warnings from gamekeepers and stalkers with a lifetime knowledge. Inaction now coming home to roost.

The real reason for the demise of the Capercaillie is attributed to almost total deliberate destruction of habitat, climate change and the eradication of the higher order predators in the environments in which they once lived! More to the point who caused these imbalances? Now how can we put that right I wonder?

Im afrao=id we cant.Like King Canute you cant stop the tide coming in.My biggest worry is we may make thing worse with the ill thought out race tp plant more trees, both of the wrong kind and in the wrong place. But hey Im not chasing grants and a wierd agenda.