A male osprey that hatched at Bassenthwaite in 2013 has returned home after a 12,000-mile journey crossing 30 countries.

White number 14 delighted members of the Lake District Osprey Project with his return.

The project has tracked the bird's movements over the past two years using a satellite tracker.

His journeys have included crossing the Sahara Desert twice and completing three circular tours of Europe.

Number 14 fledged in August 2013 and migrated south crossing countries including France, Algeria, Morocco and Guinea.

He remained around Abengourou for most of October, before heading to Equatorial Guinea, where he stayed fishing and roosting until April this year.

His return journey to the UK crossed countries including Nigeria, Tunisia, Italy, Croatia, Austria, Germany, Denmark and included three circuits of Europe.

Number 15, which fledged at the same time, was not so lucky. It died in the desert in 2013.

The birds' parents, KL and an unidentified male, have also returned to Bassenthwaite this year to breed.

The current chicks are expected to leave at the end of next month.

Viewpoints are manned at Dodd Wood daily from 10am to 5pm until then, with live images screened at Whinlatter Visitor Centre during the same times.

For more details, visit www.ospreywatch.co.uk