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CHARTER III. 
THE OSPREY (Pandion haliaétus). 
Common about Straits of Gibraltar—Nests on the Rock—Mentioned by White 
of Selborne in 1776—Same site occupied in 1876—And now—The 
Osprey’s foot—Methods of fishing—Transparency of water seen from above 
—An Osprey’s breeding-station—A flower-strewn islet—A difficult situa- 
tion — Use of a fugleman —A difference of opinion — The “ Senior 
Service ’’—A terraced cliff—Prickly pears—Repeated failures—And final 
success—A big nest—Unpleasant results of climb. 
HIS is yet another of the 
larger birds which were at 
one time fairly abundant 
throughout =the — northern 
portions of our Island. 
Owing to their world-wide 
geographical — distribution, 
they are to be met with in 
all suitable localities, and it 
is very certain that if only 
people could be induced to 
refrain from shooting them 
in the United Kingdom 
they would soon re-establish 
themselves in many of their old haunts. It is gratifying to know 
that, thanks to the greater interest taken in wild birds of late years, 
several large landowners in the north now jealously guard the 
