Osprey among the sightings at El Hondo today. Also Tonn the spotted eagle1st January Santa Agueda
Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)12 Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)Spotted Eagle (Tonn) (Aquila clanga)Short Toed Eagle (adult) (Circaetus gallicus)10+ Booted Eagles (Hieraeetus pennatus)30+ Marsh Harriers (Circus aeruginosus)2 Buzzards (Buteo buteo)2 Hoopoes (Upupa epops)Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)
Steady Clare!!
Birdies LG DU update.
It's not outside the realm of possibility for EJ.
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
French migration watchpoints
19 mar Pierre-Aiguille
6 ospreys
19 mar Etang de Canet-Saint-Nazaire
1 osprey
Osprey on LotL this morning, around 8am.
20/03 07:32 Fife : Western Osprey, Mugdrum Island
one over this morning; also a Little Egret
Unknown said: 20/03 07:32 Fife : Western Osprey, Mugdrum Island one over this morning; also a Little Egret
I love little egrets - they are absolutely beautiful birds.
No sightings on the Gibraltar site yet probably due to poor weather. Adverse weather conditions with gale force winds and continuous rain for most of the month, with 300mm so far!
20 mar Pointe de Grave
2 ospreys (both identified as male and probably heading for UK)
20 mar Pierre-Aiguille
20 marCol de l'Escrinet
09:34 21/03 Western Osprey Manchester, Greater Horwich 07:00
one flew north
21/03 11:21 Highland : Western Osprey, Aviemoreone flew east (08:50)21/03 11:26 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Rivington Reservoirsone flew over (07:00)
21/03 15:03 Hampshire : Western Osprey, Blashford Lakes HWTone on Ibsley Water
3 ospreys over Gibraltar
20 mar: Good raptor passage in the morning with plenty of finch flocks as well. Totals included 9 Cranes, 248 Black Kites, 54 Short-toed Eagles, 5 Marsh Harriers, 43 Booted Eagles, 3 Ospreys, 31 Sparrowhawks, a Common Buzzard, 21 Swallows, 4 House Martins, 6 Alpine Swifts, single Pallid Swift and Crag Martin, 8 White Wagtails, 16 Chaffinches, 35 Goldfinches, 2 Serins and 46 Greenfinches.