The Osprey is a migratory bird of prey that lives today in the northern regions of Europe. Wendy and Denis, passionate about ornithology, embark on an extraordinary adventure: to reintroduce the Osprey in Switzerland a century after the extinction of the species in our country.
With its splendid brown and white coat and bright yellow eyes, the Osprey is the only bird of prey in the world to feed exclusively on fish. This migratory bird has long populated the shores of lakes and large rivers throughout central Europe to breed in the summer.
However, the species has gradually retreated to areas further north in Europe, away from the persecution caused by human expansion. In Switzerland, logging and industrial development contributed to its disappearance from our country a century ago.
A sad fate that did not escape the vigilance of a couple of passionate ornithologist, Wendy and Denis. To remedy this situation, they decided to embark on an ambitious project to reintroduce the Osprey to Switzerland.
To do this, they called on Roy Dennis, a Scotsman considered the greatest European specialist of the Osprey, who taught them the technique of “translocation”, the only reliable method to reinstall a breeding population. The principle is to make the birds believe that they were born on the reintroduction site.
Team

Stephan RYTZ
Director and Producer

Loïc Oswald
Camera operator and Producer

Franck Guillemenot
Editing

Nicolas BINGGELI
Sound mixer and Sound operator

Benoît FRECH
Sound operator

Igor Marlot
Sound operator

Gabin Ferra
Music composer

Lucien KOLLY
Photographer

Naoki LEMBEZAT
Co-writer

Stéphanie Ganière
Graphic designer and Illustrator
English and French
Format
4K and Color
Type and duration
Documentary
52 min
Year of production
2023
Country of production
Switzerland
Stephan Rytz & Loïc Oswald
Production
ORCA Production
Co-production
RTS
With the support of
CinéForom
Fonds de production télévisuelle
Fondation Hélène et Victor Barbour
Banque Alternative Suisse
Stephan Rytz
Written by
Stephan Rytz & Naoki Lembezat
Camera
Loïc Oswald
Drone
Loïc Oswald
Sound
Nicolas Binggeli, Benoît Frech & Igor Marlot
Stephan Rytz
Video animation
Loïc Oswald
Credits animation
Loïc Oswald
Sound editing
Nicolas Binggeli & Stephan Rytz
Sound mixing
Nicolas Binggeli
Music
Gabin Ferra
Color editing
Loïc Oswald
Graphics
Stéphanie Ganière