Flight of the Ospreys

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Emily Knight follows Scotland's ospreys on their epic autumn flight to West Africa.

Follow Scotland's ospreys on their epic migration. Over ten weeks, Emily Knight joins a team of conservationists following these beautiful birds of prey from Loch Garten to Ghana.

Scotland's ospreys are about to set off on their epic Autumn flight to West Africa. over the course of ten weeks, Emily Knight joins a team of conservationists following these beautiful birds of prey from Loch Garten to Ghana.

The crew, headed up by biologist Sacha Dench, aims to discover much more about the journey that the ospreys make and the challenges they face along the way. Climate change is making weather patterns less predictable, crucial wetlands on their route are being poisoned by pesticides and depleted by drought and the birds have the unfortunate habit of electrocuting themselves when they land on powerlines with freshly caught fish.

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Flight of the Ospreys: The hunt for 4K

The hunt for 4K

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Emily Knight follows Scotland's ospreys as they reach Guinea-Bissau.

Scotland's ospreys are approaching Guinea-Bissau on their epic Autumn migration. Emily Knight talks to the conservation team following their progress.

Scotland's ospreys are approaching Guinea-Bissau on their epic Autumn migration.  A team of conservationists, led by biologist and adventurer Sacha Dench, is following them on their 5000km odyssey.  Sacha wants to raise awareness of the multiple threats that migrating birds face in a time of rising populations and a warming climate.

Emily Knight hears from Sacha as the ospreys and their support team approach the end of the journey, and go on the hunt for celebrity osprey 4K, who they've been trailing all the way from Leicestershire.

Produced by Alasdair Cross and Emily Knight

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