This is the new thread for posting reports of osprey sightings, whether on the internet, in the press or in real life.
For the benefit of any new or less frequent viewers, it might be helpful if the first person to refer to a regular online source of information, for example Faune-Aquitaine, provided a link and a brief explanation of what the site is about.
Let the migration season commence!
30/03 10:29 DERBYSHIRE : Osprey, Carr Vale NR [S]one flew north mid-morning (10:10)
30/03 13:06 SUFFOLK : Osprey, Felixstowe [S]one flew north early afternoon (12:05)30/03 13:27 NORTH YORKSHIRE : Osprey, Grinton [S]one flew north over the River Swale this afternoon (13:00)I was just thinking that there had not been many since the weekend and 2 came in at once.
Thanks Alan but can you get a message to them both and tell them to stay put for now, expecially the one spotted in North Yorkshire.
Just looked in at the nest again and it looks as though EJ might have cleared a bit of snow off, perhaps it was warmth from her body, that's what I like to think anyway.
Margobird
Thanks Alan. I am so encouraged by the sightings.
I suppose, given the horrendous weather especially up North, it's not surprising that there is currently a bit of a lull in sightings. We know that there are many more yet to make it back to the UK, so hopefully the sightings will pick up again in a few days.
Agreed Sandy. They are probably sampling the French cuisine before crossing the channel.
30/03 19:05 JERSEY : Osprey, Grouville Bay [S]one seen with a fish on the beach; mobbed by gulls and flew off west (15:00)
Last 2 days sightings on Faune-Aquitaine:Tuesday, March 30th, 2010UG 08 Domaine de Certes - Méandre / Audenge (33)1 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) [Conseil Général Gironde Espaces Naturels ] Comment : En pêcheMonday, March 29th, 2010Port de Meyran / Gujan-Mestras (33)1 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) [Alexandre Bert ]
4 fishing together today in Anjou:mercredi 31 mars 2010la Grande Dîme / Varennes-sur-Loire (49)4 Balbuzards pêcheurs (Pandion haliaetus) [Thierry Printemps ] Remarques : 4 oiseaux en action de pêchemardi 30 mars 2010la Gaulerie / Saint-Georges-sur-Loire (49)1 Balbuzard pêcheur (Pandion haliaetus) [Jean-Philippe Richou ]
Loire-Atlantique on the 28th:Le Grand Chemin / Puceul (44)1 Balbuzard pêcheur (Pandion haliaetus) [Willy Raitière ] Remarque : passe en vol au-dessus de la 4 voies
31/03 10:16 LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND : Osprey, Husbands Bosworth [S]one at Bosworth Grange Farm fishing pool at mid-day yesterday (30/03 12:00)