Osprey Colonisation of the Scottish Borders

Tony Lightley’s interest in ospreys was aroused when he looked to the skies in March and April each year and wondered why were all these birds were passing through the area to breed much further North. The Scottish Borders provide the perfect habitat for them: plentiful fishing opportunities in productive clean rivers, lochs and game fisheries, numerous forested areas for nesting sites, and very little recreational and agricultural disturbance at that time.

In this talk, Tony will explain how ospreys were attracted to the area, the effects of the birds being here, and where we are now with the osprey population