Osprey Sightings 2019

El Hondo
5th January Hondo North Gate

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

  • 06:44 01/04 Western Osprey West Sussex Fernhurst 29/03
    drifting high to the northwest on Friday
    09:08 01/04 Western Osprey Dorset Arne RSPB
    on Middlebere platform early morning

    09:25 01/04 Western Osprey Ceredigion Ynyslas 08:40
    flew north 
    09:48 01/04 Western Osprey Gloucestershire Aust 09:40
    flew north over Severn estuary 
    09:50 01/04 Western Osprey Devon Exe Estuary
    flew up River Exe 
    10:19 01/04 Western Osprey Gloucestershire Northwick Warth 09:40
    flew over12:16 01/04 Western Osprey Worcestershire Upton Warren NR (Permit Only) 11:59
    flew high north over Moors Pool

    13:22 01/04 Western Osprey Northumberland Haughton Strother GP
    flew north; also Yellow Wagtail

    13:34 01/04 Western Osprey Essex Northey Island (permit only)
    flew northeast this morning 
    14:57 01/04 Western Osprey Northamptonshire Pitsford Reservoir 11:30
    flew over Maytrees Hide late morning

    15:46 01/04 Western Osprey Worcestershire Upton Warren NR (Permit Only)
    circled the Moors Pool mid-afternoon then flew off 
    17:07 01/04 Western Osprey Ceredigion Aberystwyth 08:00
    flew north past Castle Point early morning

    17:15 01/04 Western Osprey Cumbria Ennerdale Water 17:11
    one late afternoon

    17:54 01/04 Western Osprey Northumberland Kielder Water
    one fishing at dam this evening

    20:00 01/04 Western Osprey Gloucestershire Bradley Stoke 09:15
    one flew northeast over Little Stoke this morning

    22:13 01/04 Western Osprey Gloucestershire Hawling 18:00
    one flew high to north 
    22:15 01/04 Western Osprey Somerset & Bristol Taunton
    one at Roughmoor then flew northeast

  • 09:27 02/04 Western Osprey Dorset Arne RSPB 09:00
    one still at Middlebere nest platform this morning
    10:28 02/04 Western Osprey Hertfordshire Royston 08:10
    one flew northeast over the town this morning
    11:03 02/04 Western Osprey Somerset & Bristol Chew Valley Lake
    one over Sutton Wick

    11:44 02/04 Western Osprey Somerset & Bristol Bristol Airport 10:10
    flew north mid-morning 
    11:52 02/04 Western Osprey Cheshire Hoylake 11:37
    flew over to east late morning

    12:38 02/04 Western Osprey Lancashire Crosby
    over leisure centre then flew inland 
    13:33 02/04 Western Osprey Gloucestershire Frampton-on-Severn
    flew towards Severn estuary this afternoon

    14:18 02/04 Western Osprey Durham South Shields 13:50
    one flew northwest over pier and up River Tyne

    16:21 02/04 Western Osprey Oxfordshire Farmoor Reservoir 16:18
    one at F1 this afternoon

    21:10 02/04 Western Osprey Hampshire Harbridge 14:00
    one this afternoon 
    21:41 02/04 Western Osprey Devon Dawlish Warren NNR
    one flew north early evening

  • As per Mike's post above
    Birds of Poole Harbour
    18 hrs · 

    This morning our camera trap on the Middlebere nest captured footage of an Osprey settling on the nest for 40 minutes. This was exciting in its self, but when we saw the ring and could just make out the lettering CJ7, it made our pulses rise.

    CJ7 is now a 4 year old female from Rutland who first burst onto the scene in August 2017 when she arrived into the harbour and spent a week feeding with and associating with our class of 2017 Osprey chicks.

    Last year (2018) she reappeared in the harbour and spent most of the summer on nest platforms around the RSPB Arne peninsular.

    Then, today April 2019)  at 08:43 she appeared on the Middlebere nest, freshly arrived from West Africa. This is the earliest she’s been back and clearly likes these nests.

    Come on males from 2017, we just need a few of you to show up now. Exciting times and game on!!!

    Birdie's DU Summaries 2018   https://www.imagicat.com/

  • Thanks Mike and Sheila - does anyone know who CJ7's parents are?
  • I have deleted my post.

    Birdie's DU Summaries 2018   https://www.imagicat.com/

  • Sadly only those at Rutland. Details of their birds,apart from Manton Bay, are not published as a matter of policy.
  • I think the last info we got from RW was 2015, which is probably where I got the details?

    Birdie's DU Summaries 2018   https://www.imagicat.com/

  • I've emailed Rutland asking if they will provide any info in view of the potential.

    CJ 7 is listed on UK Ospreys site but no details other than Rutland female 2015. Info picked up rather than provided.