chris mason reporting there. you can watch the by election results from midnight on thursday night on bbc one, and bbc news. this is a white tailed eagle, the biggest bird of prey in the uk. they were hunted to extinction in the early 1900s but four years ago, a project began on the isle of wight to bring this lost species back to england. these photos have been taken by local photographer ainsley bennett and show some of the 25 eagles released on the island since 2019 chicks taken from nests in western scotland where they re now thriving again. some were being released on the island just a few years ago. and look at this, the first white tailed eagle chick to be born in england for more than 240 years. since 1780.
this is a white tailed eagle, with its eight foot wing span. it s the biggest bird of prey in the uk. but it was hunted to extinction in the early 1900s. and then four years ago a project began on the isle of wight to bring this lost species back to england. a local photographer ainsley bennett took these photos showing some of the 25 eagles released on the island since 2019. and this was revealed today the first white tailed eagle chick to be born in england for more than 240 years since 1780. its exact location is not being revealed to protect the birds. but with two more established pairs on the south coast, including two birds on the isle of wight the teams behind the project, forestry england and the roy dennis foundation, are hoping for even more chicks next year.