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: Coming in to Land

Coming in to Land

BBC Radio 4 - Flight of the Ospreys, Coming in to Land

Emily Knight and Sacha Dench look back on the 5,000km migration of Britain's ospreys.

Scotland's ospreys have reached the warmth of their West African hunting grounds, ending their epic autumn migration. And the team reach the end of their journey, too.

Scotland's ospreys have reached the end of their epic Autumn migration. A team of conservationists, led by biologist and adventurer Sacha Dench, has been following them on their 5000km odyssey. The mission has been to follow the birds, encounter the threats they face along the flyway, and meet the people on the ground fighting to give them a better chance. 

Emily Knight checks in with Sacha about how the adventure played out, and meets people who've been inspired by the mission to get involved with some home-grown conservation work too.

Produced by Alasdair Cross and Emily Knight

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