All about Ospreys

Facts at a glance
Size, breeding, plumage, field characteristics.

Life cycle
Fledging, fishing, migrating, breeding.

World distribution
The four sub-species

Population Decline
Habitat loss, shooting and pesticides

Ospreys in Scotland
A success story.

In compiling the above pages we have summarised material from two books:

Ospreys: a natural and unnatural history,
by Alan F. Poole,
Cambridge University Press,1989.

Ospreys, by Roy Dennis,
Colin Baxter Photography Ltd, 1991

Bits and pieces
A miscellany of interesting snippets, some provided by visitors to this site.

Etymology and literature
The name and literary references

Descriptive writing
Correspondents' stories and significant moments

Some photos and captions
Unusual Osprey photos and some witty(?) captions