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Tony Henderson

New Kielder osprey spotted taking overnight break in Barcelona

The first of Northumberland’s batch of ospreys to hatch this season has left on his challenging migration journey – and has been spotted taking an overnight break in Barcelona.

Frankham is one of four youngsters from nest 1A at Kielder and was named after a fell near Hexham. He was photographed by Spanish birdwatcher Ferran Lopez on the Llobregat river delta at Barcelona. The Llobregat is the second longest river in Catalonia.

He was the first juvenile to leave Kielder this season and to reach Barcelona has averaged almost 90km a day. Most UK ospreys head for Senegal or The Gambia in West Africa, although some over-winter in Spain and Portugal.

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