Flight of the Ospreys

Documentary

Documentary

Scotland's ospreys are about to set off on their epic Autumn flight to West Africa. For the next ten weeks Emily Knight will be joining 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. Before the team tackle the long trek across multiple borders they need to get up to speed on desert survival and conflict avoidance. Emily Knight joins them at their Highland base camp for their crucial training and a meeting with the guru of osprey conservation and re-introduction, Roy Dennis.