Osprey Flying Over West Coast Of Scotland

Tour Scotland short travel video clip of an Osprey flying over land on visit to the Scottish West coast. The osprey or more specifically the western osprey, Pandion haliaetus, also called sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish eating bird of prey. The osprey tolerates a wide variety of habitats, nesting in any location near a body of water providing an adequate food supply. As its other common names suggest, the osprey's diet consists almost exclusively of fish.The subspecies Pandion haliaetus haliaetus is native to Eurasia and is found in the British Isles, where it is a scarce breeder primarily in Scotland with smaller numbers in England and Wales. It became extinct in the British Isles in 1916, but recolonised in 1954. Scandinavian birds migrate through Britain on the way to their breeding sites. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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