Have to agree on Alan's dedication to providing sightings throughout the season.
This jogged my Memory that a Certificate was done for Alan a while back, so 5 years on and he is still as dedicated as ever, so have resurrected it again, just change OWG to read RSPB Forum
I think we all agree these sightings posts are appreciated
EDIT: Tardy of me for not doing a Updated one :-) Resolved now
EJ's Memorial Balgavies Loch Ospreys 2023
Did a bit of digging, and it seems Alan has passed his 10 Year Anniversary of reporting sightings.
HERE IS A LINK TO HIS FIRST REPORT ON 2ND OF MARCH 2010
01/04 09:01 Oxfordshire : Western Osprey, Banbury one flew north 01/04 11:00 Warwickshire : Western Osprey, Draycote Water one this morning then flew south 01/04 11:00 West Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Fairburn Ings RSPB one flew north (07:29) 01/04 11:08 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Aldcliffe Marshes one flew along River Lune
01/04 13:00 Devon : Western Osprey, Northam
one flew down River Torridge
01/04 13:00 Warwickshire : Western Osprey, Whitacre Heath NR
one flew north over Lea Marston (12:15)
01/04 13:00 South Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Wentworth
one flew north-west along the Wentworth Valley
02/04 09:01 Dorset : Western Osprey, Charmouth two flew in off 02/04 09:01 Hertfordshire : Western Osprey, Watford one flew over (07:15) 02/04 09:05 Devon : Western Osprey, Teignmouth one yesterday 02/04 09:10 Cleveland : Western Osprey, Coatham Marsh TVWT one flew north-west; also Jack Snipe (07:50)
02/04 10:00 Herefordshire : Western Osprey, Sellack
one flew north over Sellack Ridge towards Harewood End (09:26)
02/04 10:01 Devon : Western Osprey, Seaton
one flew north over west side (09:00)
02/04 12:01 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Devoran
one flew over
02/04 12:01 Perth & Kinross : Western Osprey, Dunkeld
one flew over Birnam
02/04 12:01 South Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Stainforth
one flew over Dunscroft (10:05)
Lots arriving today
02/04 13:07 Dorset : Western Osprey, Lytchett Bay
one flew north past kitchen window early afternoon
02/04 13:07 Oxfordshire : Western Osprey, Kingston Bagpuize
02/04 13:07 Norfolk : Western Osprey, Norwich
one flew north over Thorpe Hamlet (12:30)
one drifted north over Fyfield Wick (12:23)
02/04 13:07 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Higher Penwortham
one flew north mobbed by gulls (12:10)
02/04 14:03 Oxfordshire : Western Osprey, Stanton St John
one flew west this morning (10:45)
02/04 14:12 Glamorgan : Western Osprey, Pontypridd
one flew north along Taff Valley from garden towards Upper Boat
I wonder who this is?
02/04 16:50 Gwent : Western Osprey, Tredegar
one flew north over A465 at Bryn Bach Park late afternoon
02/04 17:12 Derbyshire : Western Osprey, Belper
one flew over Belper Mill (17:08)
02/04 17:58 Derbyshire : Western Osprey, Ambergate
flew north up the Derwent Valley (17:45)
02/04 18:07 Hampshire : Western Osprey, Woodgreen
one flew north along River Avon towards Downton (18:04)
River Gwash Ospreys reported on Facebook that Glesni's brother, Rutland Blue 11(10), was fishing there on 1 April. Three photos on their Facebook page.
Kind regards, Ann
Valerie
2013 photos & vids here
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