Northumberland chicks spread their wings

With week on week of cold, grey and wet weather, Tony Henderson finds at least one Northumbrian is enjoying the sunshine 3,000 miles away

Osprey found in Senegal is identified as one of 114 chicks to have fledged their nests in Northumberland over the last 15 years
Kielder Forest project has played a key role in reviving the fortunes of the once persecuted bird of prey

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