White-Tailed Eagle Spotted

This weekend a White-Tailed Eagle was spotted locally. The UK’s largest bird of prey, the white-tailed eagle is sometimes known as the 'sea eagle', and preys on fish, mammals and small birds. It was persecuted to extinction in the UK, but reintroduced from Norway during the 1970s. The bird is most commonly spotted in the far reaches of north-western Scotland, so it’s occasional visits to us in Somerset is especially special. It is believed this eagle travelled all the way from the Isle of Wight to visit us.