Some of the rarest birds of prey in England are expected to return to Northumberland in the coming days, with wildlife lovers encouraged to keep their eyes on the skies above Kielder Forest.
Ospreys have been soaring over Northumberland since they first returned and recolonised England's largest forest in 2009. In that time, several chicks have hatched with all ringed chicks in 2022 named using the initial F.
Last year, two of the ringed birds were seen on migration in the UK with one spending several weeks in Devon honing her fishing skills, while a third bird was seen on a river in Barcelona. One bird, dubbed Yellow 37, is the longest standing breeder in Kielder Forest whose first chicks were born in 2011.
