00:00Northumberland osprey chicks are nearing a milestone after conservationists returned the
00:06birds to Kielder Forest in 2009. Three chicks have fledged this year, with eggs laid across
00:13all eight nests in a record season for the site. The latest progress means the forest is approaching
00:19150 fledged ospreys since their return. The birds were once extinct as breeding birds in England
00:26and Wales. Kielder says the colony has developed naturally without introducing chicks from
00:32elsewhere. Weather conditions can affect fledging success, but more young ospreys are expected to
00:38take flight in the coming days across the Northumberland forest landscape.
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