BIRD lovers are in a flap after an osprey chick which fledged near Aberystwyth was re-sighted as an adult.

The chick called Clarach which hatched at the Dyfi Osprey Project site off the A487 Machynlleth road in 2013 was spotted back at the centre on Tuesday.

A Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust spokesperson said: “Today, 3 May 2016, we’ve witnessed another milestone in the developing story of Welsh osprey recolonisation.

“At 11.41am, an offspring from the Dyfi osprey nest was sighted back in the UK as an adult - the first one ever to be re-sighted.

“Clarach, Glesni’s first-born chick, ring number Blue 2R, landed on the Glaslyn nest, 28 miles north, for 19 seconds. Ospreys don’t return to the UK for two to three years, so we have no idea whether this is Clarach’s first time back or whether she was actually in Wales last year, but went un-recorded.

“An osprey “with an R” in the ring was reported at Dai Dot’s old nest at ON5 in 2015, but the ring number could not be read in full. Either way, it doesn’t matter! She’s alive and has made it through the first few difficult years of her life.

“We always thought we would see Clarach and/or Cerist again one day - both sisters were strong birds when they left the Dyfi on 18th and 20th September 2013. We were so confident we’d see Clarach again, we said so in the video!"