El Hondo5th January Hondo North Gate
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
I think I am right in saying that there are generally no ospreys in Ireland except for one or two passing through on their way south or north As on the mainland, the birds were persecuted to extinction I know in N Ireland nesting platforms have be erected to try and encourage passing birds to stay
26/10 10:29 Orkney : Western Osprey, Sanday one this morning
Pictures of the Sligo sighting on Facebook
I'm really surprised at a sighting in Orkney this late in the year. Ian
27/10 10:50 Suffolk : Western Osprey, Haverhill one mobbed by pair of Common Buzzards drifting south (10:30)