Ospreys have bred successfully at RSPB Campfield Marsh in Cumbria for the first time, with a pair hatching three chicks at the wetland reserve on the Solway Firth. The RSPB has hailed it as a conservation success, as the birds of prey were driven to extinction as a UK breeding species in the early 20th century before recolonising Scotland in the 1950s and gradually spreading to other parts of the country.

Both adult ospreys are believed to be first-time parents, drawn to the site by a specially built nesting platform; the female is unringed, while the male was ringed in Dumfries in 2021. The eggs were laid between 30 April and 6 May, with the chicks hatching in June and subsequently ringed to allow their future movements to be tracked. A local primary school helped name them Ash, Bowness Bobbi and Beau, and they are expected to fledge in August before migrating to west Africa from September.