Summary
A pair of ospreys named CJ7 and 022 returned to their nest in Poole Harbour, Dorset, without the previous year's complications from a third bird. They are part of a conservation project to establish a breeding population of ospreys on England's south coast.
Key Facts
- Ospreys CJ7 and 022 returned to their Dorset nest without a third osprey causing issues this year.
- Last year, male osprey 022 briefly paired with another female, 1H1, before CJ7's arrival.
- CJ7 and 022 were the first to breed in southern England for 180 years, starting in 2022.
- They successfully hatched eight chicks over two breeding seasons in 2024 and 2025.
- A conservation project began in Poole Harbour in 2017 to help reintroduce ospreys.
- The project includes setting up nest platforms and aims to establish more breeding pairs.
- Many ospreys migrate annually to and from western Africa.
- The charity leading the project hopes more ospreys will form pairs and nest this year.
