A programme to encourage endangered birds of prey to breed in Northumberland after almost two centuries away has seen its 100th chick take to the air.
The Kielder Osprey Project saw the first birds return to nest in Kielder Forest in 2009 when a single nest produced three chicks and since then they have come back to nest every year. And now a huge milestone has been reached, with the 100th chick taking to the air.
On Wednesday morning, a chick named Fourlaws was captured on camera taking her first flight before returning 35 minutes later, watched by her sister. Experts had been anticipating reaching the historic fledging century mark for weeks after seeing Fourlaws beating her wings and leaping into the air, indicating that she was preparing for her first foray away from the nest.
