Osprey makes migration record
An osprey raised in the Scottish Highlands has made what the RSPB believe to be the fastest migration of any satellite tagged osprey.
The bird of prey, named Alba, took only two weeks to complete its first ever migration - a journey which takes most birds months.
The RSPB's Loch Garten reserve in Scotland, where Alba was tagged, is some 3,000 miles from her destination of West Africa. Staff at the reserve have described the fortnight-long journey as "astonishing".
"Other tagged birds have taken months to do this," said Richard Thaxton, Loch Garten site manager. "It is all the more remarkable when you think that this is her first migration, with sea crossing to contend with and all sorts of weather.
"It's good to know she has arrived there safely."
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