VISITORS to RSPB Loch Leven
have spotted a white-tailed sea eagle flying over the water.
This is the first sighting of
these raptors at the location for a year but experts believe it will not be the
last.
"Sea eagles are highly
nomadic in their first five years of life and move around depending on the
distribution of prey available to them," said Rhian Evans, sea eagle
officer for the East of Scotland.
"We've been told by those
who saw the sea eagle at Loch Leven that it had a turquoise coloured tag on it
- this is really useful data for us to collect at the RSPB as it helps us track
where these birds go and how well they're doing.
"I'm sure there will be
plenty of other opportunities to see these birds at Loch Leven over the next
few months."
Colin Shaw, information officer
at Loch Leven, described the sighting as "thrilling" and his
colleague explained it started the winter season.
"The arrival of sea eagles
signals to us the start of the cold winter months," said Debbie Hardie,
from RSPB Loch Leven.
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