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Page last updated at 14:03 GMT, Wednesday, 2 June 2010 15:03 UK

First Rutland osprey chick of 2010 hatches

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After a five and a half week incubation period, two osprey eggs have hatched at Rutland Water Nature Reserve.

At around 04:00 BST on Monday 31 May 2010, a hidden camera picked up the first chick breaking out of its shell.

Soon afterwards it was fed its first taste of fish by its mother, before the appearance of its sibling 24 hours later.

The new arrivals mark the latest milestone in an osprey reintroduction project stretching back to 1996.

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