<p>This is the adorable moment a newly hatched rare eagle chick was fed for the first time - after wildlife specialists successfully bred the only mating pair in Britain.</p><p>The feisty little Steller’s Sea Eagle hatched at 8:50 yesterday morning at the National Centre for Birds of Prey, in Helmsley, North Yorks., delighting conservationists.</p><p>The species, which is native to Kamchatka Peninsula, in Far East Russia, is considered “globally threatened and vulnerable”, with only around 5000 left in the wild.</p><p>Charlie Heap, director of the bird sanctuary, said his team was “living the dream” after their adult female, Inowashi, 13, produced two eggs this spring.</p><p>He said: “It’s the best thing ever. We’ve had a couple of false starts along the way, and I was forced to wait quite a long time. </p><p>“But it’s a real living the dream moment, and we're achieving ambitions to be doing things like this. It’s amazing – just perfect!”</p><p>The sea eagle is one of the largest birds of prey – weighing as much as 20lb (9kg) when fully grown and boasting a wingspan of up to 8ft (245cm).</p><p>But Charlie explained that the magnificent looking birds are in decline as their native habitat is shrinking due to oil drilling off the coast of Siberia, Russia.</p><p>Filmed 16th March 2022.</p>
