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Osprey pair's second chick of the year hatches

Birds of Poole Harbour Nest made up of dried grasses and leaves with speckled eggs and two chicks in the centre.Birds of Poole Harbour
The only breeding pair of ospreys on England's south coast laid a clutch of four eggs in April

The nest of the only breeding pair of ospreys on England's south coast has a second new arrival.

The chick emerged from its egg shortly before 19:00 BST on Thursday. The first hatched earlier the same day shortly before 06:00.

The ospreys, female CJ7 and male 022, laid a clutch of four eggs in their nest near Poole Harbour in Dorset for the second year in a row in April.

Birds of Poole Harbour, a charity leading the area's osprey breeding project, said the second chick's arrival was "great news".

Birds of Poole Harbour Nest made up of dried grasses and leaves with four speckled eggs and a chick just hatched from one.Birds of Poole Harbour
The second chick could be seen starting to hatch on Thursday morning

A webcam set up by the charity monitors the nest in a walled garden near Wareham.

Ahead of settling down again together the pair of Ospreys were embroiled in a love triangle when another female also arrived at the nest.

The unwelcome visitor, who normally calls Rutland home in the spring and summer months, left after a few days.

The birds, part of a reintroduction scheme, became the first nesting pair on the south coast in 180 years in 2022 and are protected under UK law.

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