{"id":765806,"date":"2026-09-10T05:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T05:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/765806\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T05:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T05:04:11","slug":"rare-eagle-chicks-spotted-fledging-from-highland-loch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/765806\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare eagle chicks spotted fledging from Highland loch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  A pair of white-tailed eagles settled at the nest near Loch Sunart in the Highlands earlier this year.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) temporarily closed the car park and the trails to \u00c0rd-\u00c0irigh to minimise any disturbance and give the birds the best chance of raising their young successfully.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  FLS said that the chicks successfully fledged at the end of July and are now gaining confidence.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\" alt=\"The birds are said to be gaining confidence\"\/>The birds are said to be gaining confidence (Image: Forestry and Land Scotland \/ PA)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenational.scot\/topics\/environment\/?ref=au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Environment<\/a> ranger Pete Madden said: \u201cAlthough the young birds are now flying, they remain close to the nest site while they build strength and confidence.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cThe nest continues to serve as a feeding platform, with the adult birds regularly returning with food for the fledglings.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenational.scot\/news\/26534629.william-wallace-letter-return-scotland-shared-approach-agreed\/?ref=ed_recent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">William Wallace letter to return to Scotland as &#8216;shared approach&#8217; agreed<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cTo avoid disturbance during this critical stage, the car park and the trails to \u00c0rd-\u00c0irigh (signposted as Ardery) are currently closed until the juvenile birds begin ranging further from the nest area.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cWe will continue to monitor their behaviour closely and advise when it is appropriate to reopen the nearby visitor facilities.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  FLS said that staff engaged with the local community and visitors to explain the reasons for the temporary restrictions and the importance of protecting the nesting birds.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  FLS said that anyone interested in viewing the nest site without disturbing the birds can do so from the Garbh Eilean hide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A pair of white-tailed eagles settled at the nest near Loch Sunart in the Highlands earlier this year.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":765807,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[90,56,54,55,4407],"class_list":["post-765806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-science","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/765806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=765806"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/765806\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/765807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=765806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=765806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=765806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}