The remarkable recovery of ospreys in the UK and Europe, and the individual welfare challenges they face across their annual cycle.
Osprey welfare across their annual cycle involves multiple welfare-relevant situations. Chicks in nests face weather extremes, food shortage in poor fish years, and sibling competition. Migration exposes individual birds to exhaustion, starvation, and mortality across thousands of kilometers. Winter territories must be defended against rival ospreys. Satellite tracking has enabled welfare monitoring of individual birds - named individuals whose welfare stories are followed by conservation communities. This individual visibility creates unique opportunities for welfare intervention and public engagement.