The first bird has arrived back at Northumberland’s osprey breeding colony after a long and perilous migration flight.
Veteran male YA landed today, on the same date he returned to Kielder Water and Forest Park last year. He has bred at Kielder since 2012 and for the last nine years his partner has been Mrs YA, who has also been one of the early arrivals.
The pair set up home at one of Kielder’s seven nest and YA lost no time in catching a fish and holding it on the nest. Osprey observer Joanna Dailly said “his behaviour is designed to show the female that the male is going to be a good provider and when she arrives he will offer her a ready meal.”
