Osprey
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Better late than never for Loch Garten ospreys
RSPB Scotland staff at the Loch Garten Osprey Centre breathed a sigh of relief and are thrilled to announce the return of the ospreys to Scotland's most famous osprey nest site.
At 4.55 pm on Wednesday 4 April, the regular female osprey - known as EJ on account of the leg ring she bears with those letters, arrived at the nest ten days later than last year.
Osprey, Speyside © Steve Round
EJ usually arrives in the last week of March, so it has been an anxious time awaiting her return', said Richard Thaxton, RSPB Scotland Site Manager at Loch Garten.
He added, 'She kept us waiting this year, it's been a tense time for the staff and volunteers guarding the site, waiting and wondering if she would return. No sooner had she arrived on site, than she was re-arranging sticks, before heading out to fish. She'll be hungry after her 300 mile migration from West Africa, where she has spent the winter.'
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