Rare birds of prey hatch at Cumbrian nature reserve for first time in England

Three chicks hatched in June at RSPB Campfield Marsh in Cumbria. This is the first recorded breeding at an RSPB reserve in England. An Osprey chick (Image: Mhariri Maclauchlan/RSPB/PA Wire)Mhairi Maclauchlan, site manager at RSPB Campfield Marsh, said: "We are incredibly excited to be the first RSPB reserve in England to host a pair of breeding ospreys. Ospreys are migratory birds that travel from West Africa to Europe each spring to breed. They rely on large bodies of water such as lakes and estuaries for hunting fish, which makes Campfield Marsh an ideal habitat.