Osprey Sightings 2019

El Hondo
5th January Hondo North Gate

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

  • 07:45 12/05 Western Osprey Norfolk Thornham 07:40
    one sat on post on the beach; viewable from the harbour car park

    11:56 12/05 Western Osprey Devon Fremington 08:30
    one at Home Farm Marsh

    This made me smile Grinning
    13:29 12/05 Western Osprey Derbyshire Chesterfield 12:41
    one mobbed by Mallards fishing

    15:36 12/05 Western Osprey Derbyshire Linacre Reservoirs
    one over this afternoon

    17:09 12/05 Western Osprey Derbyshire Willington GPs 16:40
    one over for 5 minutes late afternoon, then flew east

    20:01 12/05 Western Osprey Devon Kingsbridge Estuary
    one flew over heading east

    21:01 12/05 Western Osprey Kent Gillingham 17:55
    one flew west over Rainham early evening 
    21:03 12/05 Western Osprey Derbyshire Chatsworth Estate 10:15
    one flew north over Queen Mary's Bower 
    21:53 12/05 Western Osprey Gloucestershire Chalford
    one over Strawberry Banks NR this afternoon SO910033

  • 07:08 13/05 Western Osprey East Sussex Lewes 09:00 12/05
    two possibles reported flying over yesterday morning

    11:15 13/05 Western Osprey Northamptonshire Hollowell Reservoir 10:30
    again mid-morning

    12:06 13/05 Western Osprey Lincolnshire River Witham Mouth 12:03
    in flight early afternoon 
    12:31 13/05 Western Osprey Kent Conyer 05:10
    flew east along Swale early morning 
    12:38 13/05 Western Osprey Northumberland Riding Mill
    flew west up River Tyne early afternoon

    13:18 13/05 Western Osprey Norfolk Burnham Overy 13:05
    flew west over Gun Hill 
    13:47 13/05 Western Osprey Leicestershire and Rutland Cropston Reservoir 13:30
    circled then flew north

  • 07:45 14/05 Western Osprey Kent Chilham
    one flew over main road towards bridge
    07:48 14/05 Western Osprey Hampshire Weston 07:10
    one flew over Weston Shore towards Fawley
    09:02 14/05 Western Osprey Pembrokeshire Tenby 08:59
    one flew over mid-morning

    10:40 14/05 Western Osprey Northamptonshire Hollowell Reservoir
    again showing well mid-morning 
    10:43 14/05 Western Osprey West Yorkshire Fairburn Ings RSPB 10:25
    one flew east over Coal Tips Trail

    11:20 14/05 Western Osprey Lancashire Eccleston 13/05
    one flew over yesterday

    11:44 14/05 Western Osprey Anglesey Brynteg 11:35
    one flew over towards Cors Erddreiniog

    11:58 14/05 Western Osprey Norfolk Ranworth Broad
    one flew between NWT Ranworth and Cockshoot Broads

    15:30 14/05 Western Osprey Shetland Sumburgh, Mainland
    one over Sumburgh Head 
    15:43 14/05 Western Osprey Essex Abberton Reservoir 15:36
    one flew over heading north

    21:57 14/05 Western Osprey Wiltshire Great Cumberwell
    one this evening

  • 09:11 15/05 Western Osprey Nottinghamshire Attenborough NR 09:10
    one over Coneries Pond
  • 10:01 16/05 Western Osprey Lincolnshire Far Ings NR 09:38
    flew over Bridge Pit mid-morning
  • 10:01 16/05 Western Osprey Lincolnshire Far Ings NR 09:38
    flew over Bridge Pit mid-morning

    11:44 16/05 Western Osprey Suffolk Hazlewood Marshes SWT 11:35
    one

    12:52 16/05 Western Osprey East Yorkshire North Cave Wetlands YWT 12:36
    flew south over Village Lake

    14:08 16/05 Western Osprey Norfolk Earsham GP 13:00
    one

    16:29 16/05 Western Osprey Suffolk Minsmere RSPB 16:14
    flew over South Scrape towards North Levels
    17:48 16/05 Western Osprey Outer Hebrides Loch Eubhal, N Uist 16:30
    one late afternoon
    17:49 16/05 Western Osprey Outer Hebrides Barra
    one flew west over Bolnabadoch today

    20:06 16/05 Western Osprey Durham Bishop Middleham
    flew over Castle Lake towards Hurworth Burn

  • 07:51 17/05 Western Osprey South Yorkshire Potteric Carr YWT 16/05
    one yesterday

    08:37 17/05 Western Osprey Lancashire Brockholes LWT 08:15
    flew south-southeast over River Ribble

    10:14 17/05 Western Osprey Cheshire Leasowe
    flew west past lighthouse mid-morning

    12:10 17/05 Western Osprey Cheshire Woolston Eyes NR (PERMIT ONLY)
    circled over No.3 bed then departed south
    12:49 17/05 Western Osprey Lincolnshire Gibraltar Point NNR
    flew north early morning 
    12:55 17/05 Western Osprey Isles of Scilly St. Martin's 12:29
    flew over

    13:46 17/05 Western Osprey Suffolk Minsmere RSPB
    flew over late morning 
    14:01 17/05 Western Osprey Berkshire Theale GPs 13:59
    circled over main pit then headed north

    15:31 17/05 Western Osprey Isles of Scilly St. Martin's
    one still on north side 
    15:40 17/05 Western Osprey Isles of Scilly St. Mary's
    one fishing near Middle Town viewable from Bar Point

  • Great to see sightings in the Outer Hebrides and Shetland.
  • 11:10 18/05 Western Osprey Cambridgeshire Kingfishers Bridge NR 11:08
    one heading north along River Cam
    16:38 18/05 Western Osprey Staffordshire Blithfield Reservoir
    again off Beech Tree Point late afternoon
    18:22 18/05 Western Osprey Lancashire Haydock
    one flew over this morning