• Introduction to the species – see BTO,   RSPB and SRSG websites
• Breeding distribution – see Bird Atlas
• Protection designations – Birds Directive 1979 (Annex 1), Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Schedule 1)
• Monitoring method – see Raptors: A Field Guide for Surveys and Monitoring

Annual monitoring data

Please click on the links below to access summary data. These summaries are based on SRMS regions.  Descriptions of some of the main headings reported against are provided here.

2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

National and regional trends

Our latest analysis of SRMS Osprey data for the period 2009-2018 produced national trends for breeding success, clutch size, brood size and number of fledglings. Trends in breeding numbers and productivity were produced for six of the eight SRMS regions  and for six of the 18 NHZ regions for which the SRMS holds records for Osprey .

Please see below for a more detailed account for this species. To find out more about the trends analysis and the various products we have been able to produce please visit the Trends pages.

Osprey trends 2009-2018

Local Osprey studies & projects

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