Bearded Vulture chick BG1323 \u00a9 VCF<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A slow start for its parents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n The story behind BG1323 starts well before it hatched. Its parents, BG551 A\u00efnat and BG580 Perea, bred together for the first time in 2025, already late in the season. But, at the end of that season, A\u00efnat developed a claw infection and had to be separated from Perea for treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When the pair was reunited, things didn’t pick back up where they left off. Perea no longer accepted the male, and the two had to rebuild their bond from scratch. For months, she wouldn’t let him near the nest. It wasn’t until late January that they began allopreening (mutual grooming) again, by which point chicks elsewhere in the network had already started hatching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Courtship resumed in February, and the pair laid their first egg around 12 March. Perea immediately buried it under nesting material, and it went unnoticed for a week. Once found, it was moved to an incubator, but development stopped after three weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A second egg followed on 19 March. This one was taken for artificial incubation straight away and developed normally. When BG1323 hatched on 10 May, it was long after most centres had wrapped up the hatching period. The hatchling weighed 121 grams but was strong from the start and adapted well to hand-rearing in its first days.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWeighing Bearded Vulture chick BG1323 \u00a9 VCF<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A father learning on the job<\/h2>\n\n\n\n BG1323 matters a lot to the breeding programme. Its father, A\u00efnat, is a founder bird from the Pyrenees, with only one more descendant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Normally, a chick with genetics this valuable would go to experienced foster parents so that it can be naturally raised. But by May, almost every other pair in the network had finished breeding for the year. The only adults still incubating eggs were BG1323’s own parents. So the team decided to take a chance and give the chick back to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\nA\u00efnat approaching the chick during the adoption \u00a9 VCF<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The male, A\u00efnat, finally approached the chick and started brooding it after hesitating for 45 minutes. Perea, the female, showed no interest and had to be removed from the aviary, leaving A\u00efnat to raise a chick alone for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The timing made things harder than usual. Bearded Vultures normally raise chicks in winter, when it’s cooler. A\u00efnat instead found himself caring for a young chick well into spring, with summer heat on the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At first, he focused on brooding the chick and keeping it safe while figuring out how to feed it. Over the following days, both father and chick adapted well. BG1323 started feeding itself unusually early, which took some of the pressure off its inexperienced dad. Our keepers still had to step in with extra food when needed, but A\u00efnat has handled it better than expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nAi\u0308nat feeding the chick \u00a9 VCF<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe chick feeding on its own \u00a9 VCF<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What happens to BG1323 next<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Unlike most of this year’s chicks, BG1323 won’t be released. It will stay in the captive-breeding network. As only the second surviving offspring of a founder bird, its genetics are too valuable to lose. It’s also developing late, meaning it won’t fledge until after this year’s release window has closed across Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So instead, BG1323 will remain in the programme and, eventually, may go on to help produce future generations of vultures destined for release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The season in numbers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n During the 2025\/26 breeding season, 44 breeding pairs laid 69 eggs. Out of those, 48 were fertile, with 32 chicks hatching and 28 surviving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This year, captive-bred Bearded Vultures are being released in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nAndalusia (Spain) \u2013 6 chicks, including one from FCQ Arag\u00f3n<\/li>\n\n\n\n Grand Causses (Massif Central, France) \u2013 4 chicks<\/li>\n\n\n\n Baronnies (Pre-Alps, France) \u2013 2 chicks<\/li>\n\n\n\n Maestrazgo (Spain) \u2013 2 chicks<\/li>\n\n\n\n Bulgaria \u2013 3 chicks<\/li>\n\n\n\n Swiss Alps \u2013 2 chicks<\/li>\n\n\n\n Berchtesgaden (Bavarian Alps) \u2013 2 chicks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nTogether, these releases should help strengthen existing populations and bring the species back to parts of its former range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BG1323 might not be part of this year’s release group, but its story is a good reminder that conservation work takes patience. Between a delayed breeding season, a buried egg, and a first-time father raising a chick solo, this one’s already overcome plenty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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