Description
In Osprey, celebrated writer and naturalist Sir John Lister-Kaye invites you into a remarkable story of conservation triumph. Witness how a bird driven to extinction across Britain is slowly reclaiming its place in our wild landscapes.
For millennia, ospreys nested throughout Britain, migrating each spring from West Africa. Yet by the nineteenth century, egg collectors and persecution on shooting estates had erased them entirely.
Now, after decades of patient restoration, they're returning, and Lister-Kaye captures this extraordinary moment.
In 2019, at the Aigas Field Centre near Beauly, Lister-Kaye and his team of young naturalist-rangers erected a single telegraph pole, crowned with a woven nest of sticks, and waited. This book chronicles that hopeful vigil—the quiet anticipation, the occasional frustration, and the profound joy when the birds finally arrived to nest.
Written in Lister-Kaye's eightieth year, Osprey weaves together a lifetime of nature observation and storytelling. It's a captivating, deeply moving account of landscape healing and the enduring power of hope, a testament to what becomes possible when we commit to bringing the wild back home.
Hardback 224 pages.
Approx: 13.8 x 18.7 cm.