Osprey Sightings 2020

Gironde
Thursday, January 2nd, 2020
1 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Detail : 1x immature (stationary
Landes
1 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Comment :
posé au sol au fond de la réserve; se toilette
  • 03/04 10:04 North Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Harrogate

    one to WSW high towards Stainburn

    03/04 11:03 North Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Middleham

    one nearby over Cover Bridge Inn (09:50)

    03/04 11:03 Devon : Western Osprey, Buckfastleigh

    one flew WNW (07:05)

    03/04 11:04 Wiltshire : Western Osprey, Ogbourne St Andrew

    one over Ogbourne Maizey

    03/04 11:59 Suffolk : Western Osprey, Worlington

    one flew north

    03/04 11:59 Northumberland : Western Osprey, Haltwhistle

    one flew upriver at nearby Melkridge (11:05)

    03/04 13:01 Gloucestershire : Western Osprey, Rodley

    one flew NNW (12:12)

    03/04 13:14 Gloucestershire : Western Osprey, Rodley

    earlier report erroneous

    03/04 13:14 West Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Rodley NR

    one flew WNW

    03/04 14:00 Herefordshire : Western Osprey, Brockhall GPs

    one flew west (08:45)

    03/04 15:01 Glamorgan : Western Osprey, Bridgend

    one flew over

    03/04 16:02 Norfolk : Western Osprey, Norwich
    probable seen flying high north from the garden mid-afternoon (14:50) [?]

    03/04 17:01 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Liverpool

    one flew west over Anfield (15:55)

    03/04 17:02 West Sussex : Western Osprey, Littlehampton

    one flew north

    03/04 17:02 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Crosby

    one flew high to north-east (16:45)

    03/04 17:03 Lothian : Western Osprey, Longridge

    one over Longridge between 16:30 and 16:45 then flew north (16:30)

    03/04 18:00 Worcestershire : Western Osprey, Upper Bittell Reservoir
    one flew over North Fields
    03/04 19:16 Cambridgeshire : Western Osprey, Cambridge
    probable flew south-west over city [?]
    03/04 19:25 Somerset & Bristol : Western Osprey, Burnham-on-Sea
    one flew north
    03/04 19:59 Somerset & Bristol : Western Osprey, Avon Gorge, Bristol
    one
  • 04/04 09:02 Norfolk : Western Osprey, Dersingham

    one flew south (03/04 19:45)

    04/04 09:04 Greater Manchester : Western Osprey, Winter Hill

    one flew north

    04/04 09:01 North Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Long Preston

    One flew over heading north (03/04 17:00)

    04/04 09:55 Devon : Western Osprey, Topsham

    one flew over with fish; also 4 Willow Warblers (09:53)

    04/04 10:00 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Lytham St Annes

    one flew north (09:09)

    04/04 10:00 Dorset : Western Osprey, Wareham

    one flew over Mill Lane

    04/04 10:00 Norfolk : Western Osprey, Kelling Heath

    one this morning then flew north (07:00)

    04/04 10:50 South Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Rawmarsh

    one flew north-west (10:47)

    04/04 11:01 Cambridgeshire : Western Osprey, Eynesbury

    one flew north-west (10:55)

    04/04 11:27 Hampshire : Western Osprey, Titchfield Common

    one drifted north over Catisfield/ Highlands Road (11:20)

    04/04 11:53 Kent : Western Osprey, Ashford

    one flew north over Godinton (11:41)

    04/04 12:00 Kent : Western Osprey, Kingsnorth

    one flew north-east

    04/04 12:01 Dorset : Western Osprey, Canford Bottom

    one flew north over Colehill this morning (10:30)

    04/04 12:07 Gloucestershire : Western Osprey, Yate

    one flew north (11:35)

    04/04 13:00 Somerset & Bristol : Western Osprey, Combe St Nicholas

    one flew over yesterday afternoon

    04/04 13:07 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Leyland

    one flew over River Lostock this morning (07:30)

    04/04 14:01 Devon : Western Osprey, Starcross

    one flew north up Exe Estuary carrying a fish (13:21)

    04/04 14:15 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Cuerden Valley Park

    one this morning (07:30)

    04/04 14:14 Shropshire : Western Osprey, Bridgnorth

    one flew upriver

    04/04 14:30 Warwickshire : Western Osprey, Alcester

    one flew over (14:28)

    04/04 14:41 West Midlands : Western Osprey, Dudley

    one rising on thermals (14:37)

    04/04 14:54 East Sussex : Western Osprey, Ovingdean

    one flew north (14:43)

    04/04 15:36 Durham : Western Osprey, Cleadon

    one flew north (15:23)

    04/04 15:49 Shropshire : Western Osprey, Shrewsbury

    one flew over Coton Hill (15:44)

    04/04 14:30 Warwickshire : Western Osprey, Alcester

    one flew over (14:28)

    04/04 16:01 Shropshire : Western Osprey, Atcham

    one flew over Emstrey (15:05)

    04/04 16:49 Dorset : Western Osprey, Bockhampton

    one flew west over River Frome (16:35)

    04/04 17:01 Warwickshire : Western Osprey, Kenilworth
    one flew over late afternoon
    04/04 17:01 West Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Bingley Moor
    one flew over East Morton (15:10)
    04/04 17:02 Norfolk : Western Osprey, Cley next the Sea
    one flew west this morning (10:15)
    04/04 17:03 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Wrightington Bar
    one circling high over Harrock Hill (16:22)
    04/04 17:21 Devon : Western Osprey, Seaton
    one over Axe Estuary (16:30)
    04/04 18:38 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Oakenclough
    one flew north-west (18:28)
    04/04 18:39 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Newton Fells
    one drifted north-west before circling Dunsop Bridge (17:00)
    04/04 19:03 North Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Ripon
    one flew north over River Ure (16:30)
    04/04 19:03 Leicestershire and Rutland : Western Osprey, Loughborough
    one flew over Charnwood Water mid-afternoon
    04/04 20:01 Greater Manchester : Western Osprey, Bredbury
    one flew east over River Goyt (19:13)
  • Change in wind direction and migration is blessed. Thanks Alan
  • 36 sightings yesterday, one of the highest daily totals I have seen.

    05/04 09:03 Gwent : Western Osprey, Usk

    one flew over yesterday afternoon

    05/04 09:03 Dorset : Western Osprey, Christchurch Harbour

    one flew over Wick Fields yesterday afternoon

    05/04 09:03 Derbyshire : Western Osprey, Pilsley
    one flew over Pilsley Green yesterday



    05/04 09:04 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Falmouth

    one flew north-east yesterday (04/04 17:10)

    05/04 09:04 Surrey : Western Osprey, Capel

    one flew ENE

    05/04 09:04 Derbyshire : Western Osprey, Pleasley Pit CP

    one flew north (08:51)

    05/04 09:19 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Longton Marsh

    one flew north (07:20)

    05/04 09:20 Devon : Western Osprey, Topsham

    one flew over

    05/04 09:26 Derbyshire : Western Osprey, Pleasley Vale

    one flew north

    05/04 09:27 Isles of Scilly : Western Osprey, St Mary's

    one flew over watermill towards Holy Vale

    05/04 09:39 Conwy : Western Osprey, Llandudno

    one flew north-west (09:33)

    05/04 10:14 Shropshire : Western Osprey, Berrington Pool

    one flew NNE (09:55)

    05/04 10:14 Worcestershire : Western Osprey, Stanford-on-Teme

    one flew north (09:43)

    05/04 10:18 Herefordshire : Western Osprey, Sutton St Nicholas

    one flew over between here and Withington this morning

    05/04 10:44 Shropshire : Western Osprey, Shrewsbury

    one flew over (10:35)

    05/04 10:53 Shropshire : Western Osprey, Atcham

    one circling over River Severn (10:40)

    05/04 11:00 Devon : Western Osprey, Taw Estuary

    one flew east yesterday (04/04 17:30)

    05/04 11:00 Northamptonshire : Western Osprey, Wollaston

    one flew north-west yesterday

    05/04 11:00 West Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Ringstone Edge Reservoir

    one flew over yesterday

    05/04 11:00 Northamptonshire : Western Osprey, Brixworth

    one flew over yesterday (04/04 14:00)

    05/04 11:03 Lothian : Western Osprey, Edinburgh

    two flew over by 09:45; one north and one north-east (09:45)

    05/04 11:06 Buckinghamshire : Western Osprey, Little Marlow GPs

    one flew west; also Whimbrel

    05/04 12:01 Devon : Western Osprey, Exminster Marshes RSPB

    one flew over late morning

    05/04 12:02 Gwynedd : Western Osprey, Porthmadog

    one flew over this morning

    05/04 12:04 North Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Knaresborough

    one flew along River Nidd (11:43)

    05/04 12:19 South Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Wentworth

    one flew high north-west along the Wentworth Valley (12:13)

    05/04 12:23 Staffordshire : Western Osprey, Huntington

    one flew west (12:17)

    05/04 12:38 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Blundellsands

    one flew north (12:35)

    05/04 12:46 Lothian : Western Osprey, Penicuik

    one flew north (12:35)

    05/04 13:00 Isles of Scilly : Western Osprey, St Mary's

    one flew south over Hugh Town

    05/04 14:04 Worcestershire : Western Osprey, Harvington, nr Kidderminster

    one drifted NNE over Mustow Green (13:53)

    05/04 14:12 Dorset : Western Osprey, Wareham

    two

    05/04 14:15 Fife : Western Osprey, Dunfermline

    one flew north (14:05)

    05/04 14:55 Somerset & Bristol : Western Osprey, Axbridge

    one flew east (14:48)

    05/04 15:18 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Aigburth

    one flew north over Riversdale Road (14:45)

    05/04 16:04 Ceredigion : Western Osprey, Eglwys Fach
    one at Furnace this afternoon
    05/04 16:08 Dorset : Western Osprey, Trent
    one flew north-west along River Yeo (15:24)

    05/04 16:32 North Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Beal Carrs

    one flew north-west (16:27)

    05/04 16:39 Shropshire : Western Osprey, Shawbury

    one flew towards airfield

    05/04 16:42 South Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Rawmarsh

    one flew north between 07:30 and 15:00

    05/04 17:12 Wiltshire : Western Osprey, Durrington
    one flew north (17:00)
    05/04 17:39 Hampshire : Western Osprey, Swanmore
    one flew high north (16:40)
    05/04 19:04 South Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Harthill Reservoir
    one flew north-east over Harthill mid-evening
  • Wow! That IS a lot! Thanks Alan. And also thanks for ten years of great postings about observations.
  • 44 sightings reported yesterday

    06/04 08:00 East Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Hessle

    one flew west yesterday morning (05/04 09:45)

    06/04 08:01 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Ainsdale

    at least one (possibly two) yesterday at 08:00 and 13:10

    06/04 08:11 West Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Swillington Ings

    one flew south over marina yesterday (05/04 16:00)

    06/04 08:15 Cheshire : Western Osprey, Hoylake

    one flew over (07:25)

    06/04 09:06 Hampshire : Western Osprey, Totton

    one

    06/04 10:00 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Carleton

    one flew low to north (09:25)

    06/04 10:58 Somerset & Bristol : Western Osprey, Frome

    one in flight to south-west mid-morning

    06/04 12:00 Ceredigion : Western Osprey, Aberystwyth

    one over Pen Dinas; also Grasshopper Warbler (11:11)

    06/04 12:01 Devon : Western Osprey, Powderham

    one fishing mid-river off Powderham Park; viewed distantly from house in Starcross (11:40)

    06/04 12:02 West Midlands : Western Osprey, Halesowen

    possible flew north-east [?]

    06/04 13:04 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Liverpool

    one flew north-east over Mossley Hill

    06/04 13:05 West Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Soil Hill

    one flew north

    06/04 13:05 Dorset : Western Osprey, Christchurch Harbour

    one flew north (10:15)

    06/04 13:59 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Preston

    one flew north east over Deepdale stadium being mobbed by 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (11:40)

    06/04 13:59 Forth : Western Osprey, Dunblane

    one flew over (13:20)

    06/04 13:59 Northumberland : Western Osprey, Haltwhistle

    one flew east to west along River South Tyne at nearby Melkridge

    06/04 13:59 Nottinghamshire : Western Osprey, Newark on Trent

    one flew over (13:10)

    06/04 13:59 Nottinghamshire : Western Osprey, Nottingham

    one flew north-east (12:45)

    06/04 14:00 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Devoran

    one this morning (09:10)

    06/04 14:07 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Rainford

    one flew north over Derby Drive (14:02)

    06/04 15:00 Nottinghamshire : Western Osprey, Retford

    one drifted north high over Aldi

    06/04 15:01 Nottinghamshire : Western Osprey, Burton Joyce

    one flew north

    06/04 15:03 Worcestershire : Western Osprey, Redditch

    one flew north (14:30)

    06/04 16:01 Cheshire : Western Osprey, Leasowe

    one over lighthouse this afternoon

    06/04 17:01 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Crosby
    one flew north then inland to north-east
    06/04 17:01 Fife : Western Osprey, Newburgh
    one flew north
    06/04 17:59 South Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Bessacarr
    one distantly flying north over Potteric Carr/Doncaster Lakeside  (17:03)
    06/04 17:59 Northumberland : Western Osprey, Gosforth Park NR (permit only)
    one flew over to north; reserve closed
    06/04 17:59 Greater Manchester : Western Osprey, Pilsworth fisheries
    two flew east towards Hopwood
    06/04 17:59 Northumberland : Western Osprey, Melkridge
    one flew west early evening (17:29)
    06/04 18:16 Northumberland : Western Osprey, Black Midden Rocks
    one flew north-west (18:10)
    06/04 18:17 Northumberland : Western Osprey, Gosforth Park NR (permit only)
    one still to north over Sandy Lane (18:15)
    06/04 19:05 Northumberland : Western Osprey, Marden Quarry
    one flew over
    06/04 19:06 Devon : Western Osprey, Seaton
    one flew up Axe Estuary (10:40)
    06/04 19:07 Northumberland : Western Osprey, Ashington
    one flew north over west end mobbed by corvids
    06/04 19:09 Northamptonshire : Western Osprey, Cottesbrooke
    one flew over Cottesbrooke heading toward Hollowell Reservoir  (19:03)
    06/04 19:56 Kent : Western Osprey, Strood nr Rochester
    one flew north

    06/04 21:04 Kent : Western Osprey, Cliffe

    one flew west (19:20)

    06/04 21:05 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Ormskirk

    one flew over nearby Westhead (16:25)

    06/04 21:51 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Ribchester

    one flew north

    06/04 21:51 Dorset : Western Osprey, Stanpit Marsh

    one then flew off north (18:00)

  • Unknown said:
    44 sightings reported yesterday

    What a treat!

     

     2013 photos & vids here

    eff37 on Flickr

  • 41 sightings reported yesterday

    07/04 07:58 Ceredigion : Western Osprey, Teifi Estuary

    one flew over yesterday morning (06/04 08:15)

    07/04 09:13 Isles of Scilly : Western Osprey, St Martin's

    one yesterday; also 3+ Black Redstarts

    07/04 09:37 Dorset : Western Osprey, Hamworthy

    one flew over Rockley Park (09:07)

    07/04 10:03 Cheshire : Western Osprey, Hoylake

    one flew east along beach

    07/04 11:06 Suffolk : Western Osprey, Walberswick

    one flew north (10:35)

    07/04 11:07 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Walton

    one flew north (11:05)

    07/04 11:14 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Everton

    one flew north over Anfield

    07/04 11:26 Hampshire : Western Osprey, Harbridge
    one flew north (09:30)

    07/04 12:01 Wiltshire : Western Osprey, Bradford on Avon

    one flew north late morning

    07/04 12:01 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Everton

    second individual flew north over Anfield late morning

    07/04 12:01 Surrey : Western Osprey, Milford

    one flew over towards Enton (11:15)

    07/04 13:00 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Restronguet Creek

    two

    07/04 13:02 Cleveland : Western Osprey, Coatham Marsh TVWT

    two flew west by 11:30 (11:30)

    07/04 13:02 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Hightown

    one flew north this morning

    07/04 13:10 Cheshire : Western Osprey, Hoylake

    two flew over yesterday, one flew north and one flew north-east

    07/04 13:17 Fife : Western Osprey, Kirkcaldy

    two flew north (10:35)

    07/04 13:18 Fife : Western Osprey, Burntisland

    one flew north (11:35)

    07/04 14:02 Northumberland : Western Osprey, Benton

    one flew north over Four Lane Ends (13:50)

    07/04 14:20 Cleveland : Western Osprey, Cowpen Bewley

    one flew towards Greatham this afternoon

    07/04 16:03 Cheshire : Western Osprey, Hale

    one flew over Hale Bank

    07/04 16:04 Greater Manchester : Western Osprey, Pennington Flash CP

    one flew over (15:00)

    07/04 16:08 Surrey : Western Osprey, Farncombe

    one flew high south-east (15:35)

    07/04 17:59 South Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Mexborough
    one flew north (17:52)
    07/04 18:01 Cheshire : Western Osprey, Mollington
    one flew over (16:20)
    07/04 19:01 Clwyd : Western Osprey, Caergwrle
    one flew north (18:24)
    07/04 19:03 South Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Rawmarsh
    one flew north-east (17:23)

    07/04 20:06 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Aigburth

    two flew west (19:00)

    07/04 21:08 Powys : Western Osprey, Rhayader

    one flew east

    07/04 21:10 Cambridgeshire : Western Osprey, St Neots

    two flew over yesterday

    07/04 21:47 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Mabe Burnthouse

    one

    07/04 21:53 Hampshire : Western Osprey, Gosport

    one flew north over Hardway