Ospreys are Back in Galloway
Ospreys are back in Galloway! |
| On the top floor of the County Buildings in Wigtown, there is a room dedicated to watching wildlife, here with the live CCTV coverage of the first Ospreys to have nested in Galloway for over 100 years for the last 4 years everyone has had an unparalleled view of Ospreys sitting on their eggs and bringing up their young, the male coming back with fish to share with the female and taking over nesting duties while she eats. We are all extremely privileged to have this intimate view into their family life. |  |
 | The return of Ospreys to Galloway is a story 50 years in the making, rooted in the pine trees of Abernethy Forest in the Highlands. Barbed wire, CCTV monitors, SAS commandos and a vast network of volunteers have protected this species as it recolonised Scotland. The osprey story at Boat of Garten is primarily associated with RSPB, but the work to conserve and protect the birds relies on partnerships involving with many organisations. In Dumfries and Galloway the nest is conserved and protected by a partnership of landowners, DGC, RSPB, SNH and the Police. Today, over 200 breeding pairs in Scotland is testament to half a century of protection and encouragement. The Galloway success story is the most southerly pair in Scotland, some 200 miles from their starting point at Abernethy. |
For further information, please email: ospreys@dumgal.gov.uk or phone 01988 402673 |
