White tailed Eagle G466, Poole Harbour Oct 2025
The white‑tailed eagle was once native to much of England but had been absent from the southern coastline for many decades. A reintroduction scheme on the Isle of Wight (led by the Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation and Forestry England) has been releasing young eagles in recent years. Poole Harbour has emerged as an important area for these returning eagles: rich in fish and water‑birds, the harbour’s estuarine system gives the eagles good foraging and roosting opportunity. G466 is a female white‑tailed eagle, translocated to the Isle of Wight in 2020 from a nest near Uig on the Isle of Skye. After spending time in Scotland and then returning south, she became a regular at Poole Harbour from 20 November 2021. She has paired with male G463 in the Wareham Channel area of Poole Harbour. Their territory covers roughly 125 km ² , centred on the Wareham Channel and stretching to the Purbeck Coast and Wareham Forest This year, the pair became the first WTEs to breed in southern England, pr...