Scottish osprey chicks moved to Spain

The birds of prey were once native to the area it but has not had a breeding pair for more than a century. Working with Forest Enterprise Scotland, the Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation has been collecting chicks under licence in north east Scotland. The birds are being released at the Urdaibai Estuary near Bilbao. Ospreys visit the estuary during their migrations to west Africa from breeding sites in Scotland. Alan Campbell, environment ranger with Forest Enterprise Scotland's Aberdeenshire team, said: "This has been a great project to be involved in. "It feels really good to know that we have helped reintroduce these magnificent birds to another part of the world where they have been struggling to hold on.