Osprey Sightings 2019

El Hondo
5th January Hondo North Gate

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

  • Plenty still to come

    Gibraltar
    13th April
    6 ospreys crossed the strait
  • 10:40 15/04 Western Osprey Northamptonshire Oundle
    one flew west along River Nene
    11:23 15/04 Western Osprey Gloucestershire Coombe Hill Meadows 10:30
    one flew east

    13:01 15/04 Western Osprey Norfolk Rockland Broad 11:30
    still from hide

    15:31 15/04 Western Osprey Worcestershire Camp Lane Pools, Grimley 15:27
    flew north

    21:32 15/04 Western Osprey South Yorkshire Wharncliffe Side
    one flew north

  • 07:31 16/04 Western Osprey Somerset & Bristol Steart
    one flew east over Bridgwater Bay this morning
    08:14 16/04 Western Osprey Somerset & Bristol Sand Point
    one flew northeast this morning
    08:36 16/04 Western Osprey Somerset & Bristol Clevedon
    one flew northeast past Wain's Hill this morning

    08:56 16/04 Western Osprey Norfolk Rockland Broad 08:00
    one still from the hide this morning 
    09:01 16/04 Western Osprey Conwy Conwy RSPB 08:40
    one over this morning

    10:41 16/04 Western Osprey Northamptonshire Hollowell Reservoir
    at least one this morning

  • Gibraltar
    15th April
    3 ospreys crossed the strait
  • 08:05 17/04 Western Osprey Norfolk Rockland Broad
    still this morning
    08:34 17/04 Western Osprey North Yorkshire Long Nab, Burniston 08:26
    one flew south over the sea

    09:49 17/04 Western Osprey Lancashire Hightown
    over north of golf course

    10:32 17/04 Western Osprey Norfolk Rockland Broad 10:29
    still from hide 
    11:33 17/04 Western Osprey Gloucestershire Frampton-on-Severn
    one flew over A38 near Court Lake (from moving car)

    14:28 17/04 Western Osprey Gwent Llandegfedd Reservoir
    one flew up the valley

    15:58 17/04 Western Osprey Dorset Arne RSPB
    again over the cafe this afternoon 
    16:25 17/04 Western Osprey Gwent Llandegfedd Reservoir
    flew up valley

    16:46 17/04 Western Osprey Gloucestershire Severn Beach
    flew northeast late afternoon

    17:32 17/04 Western Osprey North Yorkshire Filey
    one flew northwest at short hedge/tip area; also Common Redstart 
    19:39 17/04 Western Osprey Isles of Scilly Bryher
    flew east over Shipman Head Down mid-evening

  • 07:35 18/04 Western Osprey Hampshire Black Point 07:00
    one
    07:57 18/04 Western Osprey Staffordshire Westport Lake
    one flew north east this morning

    08:43 18/04 Western Osprey Isles of Scilly Tresco
    one; then flew towards Carn Near

    10:09 18/04 Western Osprey Lancashire Heysham
    one flew north this morning 
    11:25 18/04 Western Osprey Isles of Scilly Bryher
    one north over Shipman Head Down late morning

    14:03 18/04 Western Osprey West Sussex Pagham Harbour LNR
    one flew north 
    14:36 18/04 Western Osprey Norfolk Norwich 13:20
    one flew north over UEA Broads

    14:51 18/04 Western Osprey Northamptonshire Scaldwell 09:30
    one in Bay this morning

    16:25 18/04 Western Osprey Isles of Scilly Tresco

    over New Grimsby 
    19:26 18/04 Western Osprey Isles of Scilly Bryher 19:15
    again

    20:44 18/04 Western Osprey Cornwall Marazion Marsh RSPB 19:30
    this evening though mobile 
    20:50 18/04 Western Osprey Cornwall Crowlas
    one though distant 
    20:51 18/04 Western Osprey Cornwall Seaton 14:55
    flew east mid-afternoon

  • 07:30 19/04 Western Osprey Lancashire Starr Gate, Blackpool
    one flew north

    11:39 19/04 Western Osprey Lancashire Pilling Moss 11:21
    one flew east

    13:54 19/04 Western Osprey Northamptonshire Pitsford Reservoir 08:45
    in tree to east of Pintail Bay 
    14:21 19/04 Western Osprey Devon Appledore
    still late morning

    16:55 19/04 Western Osprey Pembrokeshire Milford Haven 14:30
    one flew towards river mid-afternoon

    18:01 19/04 Western Osprey Argyll Loch a' Phuill, Tiree 17:00
    one flew north 
    18:43 19/04 Western Osprey Buckinghamshire Jubilee River NR 17:15
    one flew high over lake at Taplow end of Jubilee River and continued northeast

    Great view of St Michael's Mount from this location
    22:05 19/04 Western Osprey Cornwall Marazion
    one on beach

  • 09:36 20/04 Western Osprey Cornwall Marazion
    still

    10:26 20/04 Western Osprey Dorset Lytchett Bay 10:23
    one flying north towards Upton Heath

    11:22 20/04 Western Osprey Somerset & Bristol Clevedon 10:10
    flew north over sea wall at Dowlais 
    11:59 20/04 Western Osprey Gloucestershire Slimbridge WWT 11:15
    flew north over Rushy Pen 
    12:54 20/04 Western Osprey Suffolk Beccles
    one flew over Goose Green Nursery

    13:35 20/04 Western Osprey Cheshire Hilbre Island
    one over today 
    13:47 20/04 Western Osprey Northamptonshire Deenethorpe
    one at Deene Lakes this morning

    14:11 20/04 Western Osprey Cheshire Leasowe
    two over lighthouse this afternoon

    15:17 20/04 Western Osprey Lancashire Leighton Moss RSPB 15:13
    one from Grizedale Hide; also 3 Garganey, 2 Little Gulls and the female Greater Scaup

    15:45 20/04 Western Osprey Glamorgan Bridgend
    one over Australian Terrace mid-afternoon

    17:49 20/04 Western Osprey Somerset & Bristol Ham Wall RSPB 17:18
    still in tree viewable from 1st bridge

    Heading for Rutland Water 
    20:55 20/04 Western Osprey Cambridgeshire Hemingford Grey
    one flew northwest late afternoon

  • 07:24 21/04 Western Osprey Somerset & Bristol Ham Wall RSPB
    still
    08:49 21/04 Western Osprey Suffolk Corton
    one flew north over Stirrups Lane towards Hopton

    09:34 21/04 Western Osprey West Sussex Pulborough Brooks RSPB
    one briefly over North Brooks then flew northwest

    11:12 21/04 Western Osprey Cheshire Ness 10:20
    one flew north

    12:16 21/04 Western Osprey Norfolk Ormesby Little Broad
    one late morning then flew northwest 
    12:56 21/04 Western Osprey Nottinghamshire Ranskill 08:00
    one flew over lakes
    14:28 21/04 Western Osprey Cornwall Hayle
    flew over car boot 
    15:19 21/04 Western Osprey Gwent Llandegfedd Reservoir
    two this afternoon
  • 07:36 22/04 Western Osprey Northamptonshire Stanford Reservoir
    one over the inlet early morning

    09:10 22/04 Western Osprey Devon Burrator Reservoir 08:50
    flew north over Cadover Bridge 
    09:14 22/04 Western Osprey Northamptonshire Stanwick GPs 09:06
    one flew over to west 
    09:34 22/04 Western Osprey South Yorkshire Underbank Reservoir 08:20
    one flew northwest10:33 22/04 Western Osprey Greater Manchester Bickershaw
    over Diggle Flash 
    11:01 22/04 Western Osprey Northamptonshire Ravensthorpe Reservoir
    one again late morning

    12:23 22/04 Western Osprey Worcestershire Upper Bittell Reservoir 11:30
    one flew over late morning

    13:56 22/04 Western Osprey Cornwall Hayle Estuary
    one this morning

    16:53 22/04 Western Osprey Wiltshire Swindon
    one flew over this afternoon 
    16:55 22/04 Western Osprey Dorset Lytchett Matravers
    one over this afternoon

    18:06 22/04 Western Osprey Cornwall Hayle Estuary
    one still late afternoon 
    19:00 22/04 Western Osprey Warwickshire Draycote Water 18:48
    one early evening 
    19:08 22/04 Western Osprey Hertfordshire Tyttenhanger GPs 17:42
    one flew NNW over Main Pit late afternoon

    21:29 22/04 Western Osprey Northamptonshire Pitsford Reservoir 10:30
    one over Scaldwell Bay again this morning