Osprey Sightings 2019

El Hondo
5th January Hondo North Gate

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

  • 07:59 19/05 Western Osprey Devon Taw Estuary
    one flew over early morning
    08:43 19/05 Western Osprey Cumbria Campfield Marsh RSPB 15:05 18/05
    one on saltmarsh northeast of Biglands layby mid-afternoon yesterday

    09:44 19/05 Western Osprey North Yorkshire Scorton
    one flew north over Scorton Quarry mid-morning

    These elitist Bird Club members get all the perks Laughing
    11:49 19/05 Western Osprey Staffordshire Blithfield Reservoir
    still in dead tree opposite Stansley Wood Hide. West Midland Bird Club members only, non-members can view from causeway or Watery Lane

    13:09 19/05 Western Osprey East Yorkshire Hornsea Mere
    one flew northeast over Wassand Hide this afternoon 
    13:17 19/05 Western Osprey East Yorkshire Tophill Low NR 12:00
    still by D Reservoir at midday
  • 11:48 20/05 Western Osprey Cleveland Saltholme RSPB 11:38
    one from the cafe heading towards Cowpen

    12:08 20/05 Western Osprey Cleveland Greatham Creek 12:00
    one flew over flying towards South Gare 
    13:18 20/05 Western Osprey Surrey Bookham Common
    flew north early afternoon

    13:37 20/05 Western Osprey Shropshire Bridgnorth 19/05
    two reported yesterday 
    13:53 20/05 Western Osprey Norfolk Holme Dunes NWT 12:25
    one flew northeast over the pines

    15:09 20/05 Western Osprey Northumberland Whittle Dene Reservoirs 15:00
    one this afternoon 
    17:01 20/05 Western Osprey Devon Fremington Quay 08:30
    again at Home Farm Marsh this morning 
    18:17 20/05 Western Osprey Anglesey Inland Sea
    one

    22:04 20/05 Western Osprey Devon Isley Marsh RSPB 18:35
    still by saltmarsh this evening then flew west 
    22:06 20/05 Western Osprey Cambridgeshire Nene Washes RSPB
    one

  • In off the sea
    06:59 21/05 Western Osprey Kent Seabrook 06:54
    one in off the sea

    07:55 21/05 Western Osprey Kent St. Margaret's at Cliffe 07:45
    flew north over Bockhill Farm 
    08:32 21/05 Western Osprey West Sussex Funtington
    one flew north

    12:21 21/05 Western Osprey West Sussex Black Down NT 20/05
    flew north early afternoon yesterday

    16:02 21/05 Western Osprey North Yorkshire Farnham GPs
    one flew south

    18:58 21/05 Western Osprey Staffordshire Belvide Reservoir (PERMIT ONLY) 09:30
    one flew north mid-morning

    21:32 21/05 Western Osprey Northamptonshire Hollowell Reservoir
    one again this evening 
    22:35 21/05 Western Osprey Kent Sandwich Bay
    one flew north

    22:40 21/05 Western Osprey Buckinghamshire Latimer
    one flew over the River Chess this afternoon 
    22:57 21/05 Western Osprey Outer Hebrides Liurbost, Lewis
    one flew over this morning

  • 10:10 22/05 Western Osprey Isles of Scilly St. Mary's
    one high over Hugh Town
    10:25 22/05 Western Osprey Isles of Scilly St. Martin's
    one over Daymark
    10:27 22/05 Western Osprey East Yorkshire Kilnsea
    one flew north mid-morning

    13:11 22/05 Western Osprey Dublin Swords Estuary
    one flew north at Malahide end 
    13:33 22/05 Western Osprey Norfolk Horsey
    flew over Horsey Mere

    15:50 22/05 Western Osprey East Yorkshire Spurn YWT
    flew south mid-afternoon 
    17:20 22/05 Western Osprey Derbyshire Staunton Harold Reservoir 17:10
    one fishing late afternoon

    Immature?
    18:06 22/05 Western Osprey Somerset & Bristol Ham Wall RSPB 18:04
    immature this evening

    20:02 22/05 Western Osprey Northumberland Whittle Dene Reservoirs 19:50
    one drifted high northwest while being mobbed by crows
    20:50 22/05 Western Osprey Norfolk Martham Broad
    one flew over

    21:40 22/05 Western Osprey Leicestershire and Rutland Wanlip Meadows LRWT
    one over late afternoon 
    22:31 22/05 Western Osprey Northumberland Gosforth Park NR (permit only)
    one today before flying off

  • 07:48 23/05 Western Osprey Norfolk Titchwell (village) 07:48
    flew south

    09:05 23/05 Western Osprey Anglesey Alaw Estuary 08:25
    flew over

    17:39 23/05 Western Osprey Derbyshire Ogston Reservoir
    one 
    17:52 23/05 Western Osprey Northamptonshire Naseby Reservoir
    one 
    18:55 23/05 Western Osprey Cumbria Tindale Tarn
    one briefly today

    21:37 23/05 Western Osprey South Yorkshire Blacka Moor
    one over to north at midday

  • 07:47 24/05 Western Osprey Northumberland Black Lough 07:46
    flew over

    11:51 24/05 Western Osprey Wexford South Slob
    perched on railway line marker 
    13:12 24/05 Western Osprey Devon Isley Marsh RSPB 18:30 23/05
    in field at Home Marsh Farm yesterday evening 
    13:14 24/05 Western Osprey Hampshire Lepe CP 12:45
    flew up channel and inland early afternoon

    13:25 24/05 Western Osprey Cambridgeshire Eldernell
    one early afternoon

    17:31 24/05 Western Osprey East Yorkshire Blacktoft Sands RSPB 17:25
    one flew north over Ousefleet Hide
    19:42 24/05 Western Osprey Hampshire Whiteley 19:12
    one flew over to west this evening

  • 07:18 25/05 Western Osprey Hampshire Fareham 06:40
    over Fareham Creek then flew towards M275 Bridge

    15:26 25/05 Western Osprey Northamptonshire Hollowell Reservoir 15:00
    one again this afternoon 
    15:55 25/05 Western Osprey Shetland Yell Sound
    one flew southwest

  • 07:28 26/05 Western Osprey Norfolk Hickling Broad 05:30
    one

    08:29 26/05 Western Osprey Norfolk Hickling Broad 08:09
    flew north

    10:44 26/05 Western Osprey Staffordshire Belvide Reservoir (PERMIT ONLY) 10:40
    one 10:28-10:40 then drifted northeast

    14:50 26/05 Western Osprey Orkney The Loons RSPB, Mainland 21:30 25/05
    one yesterday evening 
    15:43 26/05 Western Osprey East Yorkshire Flamborough Head 15:24
    one flew southwest over Danes' Dyke

  • 08:20 27/05 Western Osprey Norfolk Hickling Broad 08:18
    one flew north with catch

    12:21 27/05 Western Osprey Suffolk Bawdsey
    one flew over marshes mid-morning

    15:25 27/05 Western Osprey Derbyshire Barlow Common 15:00
    flew southwest over Commonside Road

    17:39 27/05 Western Osprey East Sussex Horse Eye Level
    fishing on Hurst Haven east of Lookers Cottage then flew east
    19:27 27/05 Western Osprey South Yorkshire Midhope Reservoir
    flew high overhead this afternoon

  • 11:02 28/05 Western Osprey Gwynedd Dinas Dinlle
    one flew north late morning
    11:12 28/05 Western Osprey Durham Brandon
    one flew high north
    11:43 28/05 Western Osprey East Yorkshire Southfield Reservoir 08:00
    one this morning

    14:50 28/05 Western Osprey Down Dundrum Bay
    one flew south over Dundrum Inner Bay

    17:24 28/05 Western Osprey Kent Stodmarsh NNR
    one flew over this morning

    18:16 28/05 Western Osprey Norfolk Snettisham RSPB 18:02
    one flew along sea wall 
    20:12 28/05 Western Osprey Northumberland Whittle Dene Reservoirs 20:09
    one again this evening

    22:35 28/05 Western Osprey Norfolk Rockland Broad
    one this evening 
    22:36 28/05 Western Osprey Isle of Wight Newport 20:00
    one being mobbed over Newport Quay, last seen heading east