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!
05/04 17:35 STAFFORDSHIRE : Osprey, Blithfield Reservoir [S]one over Tad Bay late morning (11:30)
05/04 17:40 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE : Osprey, Budby [S]still along the River Meden over Gleadthorpe/Budby pumping station
05/04 19:53 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE : Osprey, Lamport [S]one over
05/04 21:07 WEST SUSSEX : Osprey, Chichester Harbour [S]at Mill Rythe; also 160 Mediterranean Gulls on the putting green05/04 21:10 HAMPSHIRE : Osprey, Fareham [S]one west over; also Ospreys over the M27 at Testwood, over Eastleigh and at Twyford water meadows
05/04 20:51 HEREFORDSHIRE : Osprey, Lugg Meadows [S]north over
05/04 22:00 ESSEX : Osprey, Hanningfield Reservoir [S]one yesterday (04/04)
06/04 08:03 SUFFOLK : Osprey, Higham [S]one yesterday over R. Brett at Higham being mobbed and then perched on top of a tree (05/04 17:30)
One by Didier Domec on Faune Aquitaine yesterday:Monday, April 5th, 2010Abbadia / Hendaye (64)1 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) [Didier Domec ] Comment : début d aprem,fait tout envoler
Yesterday on Faune- Anjou:lundi 5 avril 2010la Boire Guyard / Saint-Germain-des-Prés (49)1 Balbuzard pêcheur (Pandion haliaetus) [Samuel Angebault ] Lac de Maine Centre / Angers (49)1 Balbuzard pêcheur (Pandion haliaetus) [Édouard Beslot ] Remarques : repéré en vol au dessus de la réserve à 18:15, s'éloigne... retrouvé qq. minutes plus tard en vol en compagnie d'un Milan noir au-dessus de la Maine à hauteur de l'île Robinson.
06/04 11:34 STAFFORDSHIRE : Osprey, Blithfield Reservoir [S]again over Tad Bay; 1+ adult Little Gull north of causeway (permit only)