Osprey photography in the UK at fish farms (1 Viewer)

Just hoping that this is the most appropriate place for this thread / query.

As there are very strict rules with regard to how close we can get to their few nest sites, photographing ospreys when fishing at fish farms should be a better option. Has anyone tried the fish farms relatively close to Rutland Water? And were your visits worth while?

No personal experience but does this help?
http://www.ospreys.org.uk/photographing-fishing-ospreys/
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Malcolm Stewart said:

Just hoping that this is the most appropriate place for this thread / query.

As there are very strict rules with regard to how close we can get to their few nest sites, photographing ospreys when fishing at fish farms should be a better option. Has anyone tried the fish farms relatively close to Rutland Water? And were your visits worth while?

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Geoff Harries shots were taken at one and have been featured on BBC Springwatch. They look pretty good to me!

http://www.stuartpics.co.uk/three-ospreys.html

They charge about £60 for a session in the hide or £210 for exclusive use.

http://www.ospreys.org.uk/osprey-photography-hide-update/

We have a big fishery near us (Lochter). The owner has erected a nest post for Ospreys and we have had a pair there for several years. There's a CCTV link into the site restaurant but it's not streamed on the net unfortunately. He reckons he loses about £3,000 worth of fish each year to them (and other ospreys which feed there) but he doesn't mind.

http://www.lochter.co.uk/fishery.php

They don't mind photos taken from a distance during the breeding phase but it's an upwards angle obviously and there are no hides/viewing platforms.

Many thanks for your replies, and links. Some very useful information.