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| Birds released in secret location | Birds released in secret location |
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| A batch of white tailed sea eagles are being released from a secret location in Fife in a bid to reintroduce the species to the east of Scotland. | |
| The 15 birds of prey were collected as chicks from nests in Norway and raised in special aviaries. | The 15 birds of prey were collected as chicks from nests in Norway and raised in special aviaries. |
| The birds will be radio tagged so their progress can be tracked. | The birds will be radio tagged so their progress can be tracked. |
| It is the second year the East Scotland Sea Eagles (ESSE) project team have released the so-called "flying barn doors" into the wild. | It is the second year the East Scotland Sea Eagles (ESSE) project team have released the so-called "flying barn doors" into the wild. |
| ESSE is a five-year partnership project between RSPB Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage and the Forestry Commission. | ESSE is a five-year partnership project between RSPB Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage and the Forestry Commission. |
| The birds are being released three or four at a time over the course of the week. | |
| Clair Smith, sea eagle project officer for RSPB Scotland, said she was keen to see how this year's birds integrate. | Clair Smith, sea eagle project officer for RSPB Scotland, said she was keen to see how this year's birds integrate. |
| She said: "From the time these chicks were collected in Norway and brought over to Scotland in June I've watch them grow up and now they're raring to go. | She said: "From the time these chicks were collected in Norway and brought over to Scotland in June I've watch them grow up and now they're raring to go. |
| "I'm really excited to see where they go and if they'll meet up with last year's birds." | "I'm really excited to see where they go and if they'll meet up with last year's birds." |
| Scottish population | Scottish population |
| The introduction of chicks from Norway to the east coast is part of the final phase of a programme to firmly establish a population of sea eagles right across Scotland. | The introduction of chicks from Norway to the east coast is part of the final phase of a programme to firmly establish a population of sea eagles right across Scotland. |
| Up to 20 young birds from Norway will be released each year for the next three years. | Up to 20 young birds from Norway will be released each year for the next three years. |
| The reintroduction programme began on the island of Rum from 1975 to 1983 and then on Wester Ross from 1993 to 1998. | The reintroduction programme began on the island of Rum from 1975 to 1983 and then on Wester Ross from 1993 to 1998. |
| Breeding pairs have been established on territories as far south as the Argyll islands and west on the mainland in the Highland district of Lochaber. | Breeding pairs have been established on territories as far south as the Argyll islands and west on the mainland in the Highland district of Lochaber. |
| In March, one of the east coast chicks released last year was found on Mull. | In March, one of the east coast chicks released last year was found on Mull. |