Osprey Sightings 2021

Just reported today on BirdGuides but seen Saturday 06 March
Tue 09 Mar 2021 12:41 Whittington Shropshire one reportedly flew north over Park Hall on Saturday

09/03 14:14 Northumberland : Western Osprey, Whittle Dene Reservoirs
one reportedly flew WSW towards Corbridge this afternoon [R]

10/03 07:22 East Sussex : Western Osprey, Weir Wood Reservoir
one reported yesterday morning [R]

Pyrenees-Atlantiques : Actively on migration
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Great photo!

Pyrenees-Atlantiques
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The osprey at Urdaibai has not left on migration yet. He went to roost at 19:25 local time

French migration watchpoint
13 mar
Puech Debon : 1 Osprey

Raptor passage picking up at Gibraltar last couple of days
13 Mar: Clear skies with a moderate north-westerly wind. Passage was slower than the previous day as birds flew into a head wind. Nevertheless 879 Black Kites, 53 Short-toed Eagles, two Buzzards, 11 Sparrowhawks and an Osprey were seen.
12 Mar: Clear skies with some cloud over the hills across the Bay and over Moroccan hills. Winds northerly in the Bay but south-westerly in the Strait, getting stronger by midday. Finally a good raptor day, with birds crossing in numbers as clouds lifted over the Moroccan hills. By 11am the Strait was filled with migrating raptors, arriving low at Europa Point. At one stage the northerly winds increased, displacing thermals over the sea and giving raptors a substantial lift, thus arriving high overhead. Raptors continued throughout the afternoon, but passage slowed down by mid afternoon by which time we had recorded 1658 Black Kites, 6 Egyptian Vultures, 680 Short-toed Eagles, a Marsh Harrier, 15 Sparrowhawks, 5 Booted Eagles, and a Lesser Kestrel. Also seen at Europa Point were 100 Black Storks, three Hoopoes and a Swallow.