A golden eagle has been spotted in northern England for the first time since 2015, indicating the birds may soon be expanding their range south from Scotland into England, where they’re currently considered locally extinct. Conservationists and scientists working in a remote area of rural Northumberland, an English county that borders Scotland, reported seeing the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) multiple times since April 2025. The exact location has not been publicly disclosed to avoid disrupting eagles and other wildlife. “I saw to my right, about 30 meters [100 feet] away, the golden eagle sitting on the end of the crag,” Ian Glendinning, a conservationist working with red squirrels in the region, told Mongabay by email. “I immediately stopped, and it just spread its wings and lifted off into the wind and soared off behind the rocks. There was no doubt at all that it was a Golden Eagle.” The bird has been identified as an eagle named Talla by the charity Restoring Upland Nature (RUN), which works on recovering eagle populations in the U.K. RUN has translocated more than 28 eagles from northern to southern Scotland in hopes of expanding their population and range. Catherine Barlow, RUN’s chief executive, told Mongabay that along with Talla, another seven birds have been tracked using satellite tags venturing into northern England. But she added it’s too early to say if the eagles will settle in England permanently. “Young eagles explore far and wide in the first few years of life, looking for new…This article was originally published on Mongabay