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Osprey Sightings 2019

ALAN PETRIE
05/01/2019 19:22

El Hondo
5th January Hondo North Gate

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

  • 12/08/2019 11:52

    12/08 08:49 Derbyshire : Western Osprey, Carr Vale NR
    again between 07:45 and 08:20 then flew west (08:20)
    12/08 10:15 Gwynedd : Western Osprey, Bardsey Island
    one flew south (07:35)

    12/08 10:45 Derbyshire : Western Osprey, Ogston Reservoir
    again between 09:40 and 10:20 then flew south-west
    12/08 13:07 West Sussex : Western Osprey, Pagham Harbour LNR
    one on shingle near harbour mouth (12:52)
    12/08 13:39 South Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Rawmarsh
    one flew south over Stubbin Incline
  • 13/08/2019 07:47

    13/08 07:42 Derbyshire : Western Osprey, Carr Vale NR
    again this morning (07:25)

    13/08 10:44 Devon : Western Osprey, Landcross
    one yesterday afternoon
    13/08 12:10 Derbyshire : Western Osprey, Carsington Water
    one from Sheepwash Hide before drifting north; also Common Scoter still (12:05)
    13/08 12:19 Wiltshire : Western Osprey, Quidhampton
    one flew over the River Nadder
    13/08 12:34 Hampshire : Western Osprey, Fishlake Meadows HIWWT
    one still in tree from roadside viewpoint (11:23)
    13/08 12:38 Durham : Western Osprey, Darlington
    one over River Tees before flying south
    13/08 12:56 Derbyshire : Western Osprey, Ogston Reservoir
    one again (09:00)
    13/08 13:12 West Sussex : Western Osprey, Church Norton
    again in harbour entrance; also juvenile Common Redstart in Glebe Meadow behind hide (50.755, -0.764) (13:12)
    13/08 14:40 Cleveland : Western Osprey, Lockwood Beck Reservoir
    one flew north (14:25)
    13/08 15:46 Nottinghamshire : Western Osprey, Welbeck watchpoint
    one (13:15)
    13/08 17:56 North Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Nosterfield LNR
    one circled over Flask Lake then landed in tree (09:45)

    13/08 18:23 Northamptonshire : Western Osprey, Hollowell Reservoir

    one then hounded by gulls and flew north (18:23)

    13/08 18:51 North Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Swinsty Reservoir
    one soaring at height at dam end (18:46)
    13/08 19:07 Somerset & Bristol : Western Osprey, Chew Valley Lake
    one; also 5 Great Egrets still
    13/08 19:58 Cumbria : Western Osprey, South Walney NR
    again late morning (10:30)
    13/08 22:22 Nottinghamshire : Western Osprey, Hoveringham GPs
    one flew south-west through Sailing Lake (12:05)
  • 14/08/2019 10:41

    14/08 09:10 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Brockholes LWT
    one along River Ribble (09:00)
    14/08 09:54 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Brockholes LWT
    still on platform (09:45)

    14/08 12:57 Angus & Dundee : Western Osprey, Montrose Basin
    one viewed from railway bridge (12:42)
    14/08 12:57 West Sussex : Western Osprey, Church Norton
    again in harbour (12:44)
    14/08 15:16 Northumberland : Western Osprey, Newcastle upon Tyne
    one flew south over the Hancock Museum
    14/08 19:15 Derbyshire : Western Osprey, Ogston Reservoir
    two reported this morning
  • 15/08/2019 08:43

    15/08 07:15 Derbyshire : Western Osprey, Ogston Reservoir
    one still over north-east side as viewed from car park (07:05)
    15/08 07:41 Dorset : Western Osprey, Middlebere
    two circled channel before flying off towards Wareham
    15/08 08:10 Northumberland : Western Osprey, Derwent Reservoir
    three from the hide (08:00)
    15/08 08:26 Shropshire : Western Osprey, Venus Pool NR
    one flew south

    15/08 10:47 Derbyshire : Western Osprey, Ogston Reservoir
    two again mid-morning but one flew south-west with a fish at 09:45
    15/08 11:02 East Sussex : Western Osprey, Weir Wood Reservoir
    juvenile flew south at 10:20; also an adult Little Gull from dam late morning
    15/08 12:17 Hampshire : Western Osprey, Farlington Marshes HWT
    one on island off east wall  (11:05)
    15/08 12:54 West Sussex : Western Osprey, Pagham Harbour LNR
    one flew over near North Wall then landed on saltmarsh (10:30)
    15/08 13:15 Powys : Western Osprey, Elan Valley
    one at Dol-y-mynach mid-morning then flew south (09:30)
    15/08 16:34 Derbyshire : Western Osprey, Carr Vale NR
    over again late afternoon  (16:27)
    15/08 17:21 Devon : Western Osprey, Holbeton
    one in dead tree at Erme Water Meadow this afternoon
    15/08 17:46 Suffolk : Western Osprey, Minsmere RSPB
    one at Island Mere (TM463668) (17:15)
    15/08 20:17 Derbyshire : Western Osprey, Chesterfield
    one flew low west over Holmebrook Valley Park, mobbed by Lesser Black-backed Gull (19:34)
    15/08 20:52 Louth : Western Osprey, Lurgan Green
    one again; also Yellow-legged Gull and 18 Arctic Skuas
  • 15/08/2019 19:20
    15/08 17:15 Suffolk; Osprey, RSPB Minsmere - one hovered over the Island Mere before heading south with an escort of gulls.

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  • 16/08/2019 08:43

    16/08 07:40 Norfolk : Western Osprey, Titchwell RSPB
    one flew over Thornham Point (07:13)
    16/08 08:02 East Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Spurn YWT
    one flew south over The Humber

    16/08 08:49 Derbyshire : Western Osprey, Bakewell
    two flew west over B6001 between Bakewell and Hassop (08:20)
    16/08 12:05 Hampshire : Western Osprey, Farlington Marshes HWT
    still off east wall on North Binness Island (10:15)
    16/08 14:27 Cork : Western Osprey, Glounthaune
    still around Harper's Island (14:20)
    16/08 16:15 Kent : Western Osprey, Shellness/Swale NNR, Sheppey
    one aon The Swale at Shellness
    16/08 17:00 Hampshire : Western Osprey, Fishlake Meadows HIWWT
    one still in tree from roadside viewpoint (11:00)
    16/08 17:14 Ayrshire : Western Osprey, Hunterston Sands
    one hunting over Southannan Sands late afternoon (17:00)
    16/08 19:24 East Sussex : Western Osprey, Cuckmere Haven
    one yesterday; also a Great Egret
  • 16/08/2019 08:58 in reply to ALAN PETRIE
    Big list on 15th ... start of mass exodus??

     

     2013 photos & vids here

    eff37 on Flickr

  • 16/08/2019 13:11

    Wendy, we had 16 on Tuesday and 14 on Thursday including one juvenile. Also sightings increasing in SW France recently with a couple over the migration watchpoints

  • 16/08/2019 13:14

    I watched this bird at RSPB Arne, Dorset, for around two hours this morning, and it didn't do very much except preen, and was still there when I left.

    © Alison Copland