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Osprey Sightings 2021

ALAN PETRIE
01/01/2021 20:21

Overwintering osprey at Urdaibai marshes this evening

  • 31/03/2021 09:24

    Record breaking 59 sightings reported on Birdguides yesterday
    31/03 07:30 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Gressingham
    one flew north over east side (30/03 07:16)
    31/03 07:45 Gloucestershire : Western Osprey, Turkdean
    one flew north yesterday (30/03 12:45)
    31/03 08:00 Dorset : Western Osprey, Radipole Lake RSPB
    one flew over yesterday afternoon
    31/03 08:43 East Sussex : Western Osprey, Weir Wood Reservoir
    still from dam (08:10)

    31/03 10:00 Surrey : Western Osprey, Dorking
    one flew north up Mole Gap
    31/03 10:01 Dorset : Western Osprey, Poole
    one flew over old town
    31/03 10:19 Devon : Western Osprey, Beer
    one flew over to east (10:14)
    31/03 11:15 Cheshire : Western Osprey, West Kirby
    one circled over to north-east (11:13)
    31/03 13:05 Cumbria : Western Osprey, Ullswater
    one flew north over Gowbarrow Fell this morning (11:00)
    31/03 13:17 Dorset : Western Osprey, Charmouth
    one flew east
    31/03 13:19 Pembrokeshire : Western Osprey, Skomer
    one flew over; also 2 Black Redstarts yesterday (09:45)
    31/03 13:34 Cheshire : Western Osprey, Bidston
    one flew east (13:20)
    31/03 14:17 Staffordshire : Western Osprey, Baldwin's Gate
    one flew north (12:05)
    31/03 14:27 Bedfordshire : Western Osprey, Upper Caldecote
    one flew north (14:27)
    31/03 14:57 Bedfordshire : Western Osprey, Brogborough Lake
    one flew over high to north
    31/03 15:45 Staffordshire : Western Osprey, Swallow Moss
    one flew north (11:00)
    31/03 16:05 Staffordshire : Western Osprey, Pool Hall Fisheries
    one flew over (15:55)
    31/03 16:52 Fife : Western Osprey, Freuchie
    one flew north over Coaltown of Balgonie (15:05)
    31/03 17:26 North Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Wheldrake Ings YWT
    one circled overhead then flew north; also 63 Whooper Swans (16:20)
    31/03 17:34 Shropshire : Western Osprey, Titterstone Clee Hill
    one flew high north over summit towards Brown Clee Hill (13:33)
    31/03 18:16 Greater Manchester : Western Osprey, Wigan
    one flew north over town centre (17:50)
    31/03 18:53 West Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Crigglestone
    one flew north-east (17:15)
    31/03 18:55 Dorset : Western Osprey, Abbotsbury Swannery
    one on Chesil Beach this evening
    31/03 19:13 Clyde : Western Osprey, Langbank
    one flew over River Clyde
    31/03 20:14 Shropshire : Western Osprey, Longden
    one flew over Pulverbatch
  • 31/03/2021 10:18
    Wow!! An indication of excellent weather conditions, the right winds.... or an ever increasing number of osprey coming to our shores. Brilliant! Thank you Alan.

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  • 01/04/2021 11:02

    01/04 07:17 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Broughton
    one flew north
    01/04 07:17 West Sussex : Western Osprey, Thorney Island
    one flew north-west over Thorney Deeps late yesterday afternoon (31/03 16:55)
    01/04 07:26 Argyll : Western Osprey, Loch Indaal, Islay
    one yesterday
    01/04 08:53 Borders : Western Osprey, St Mary's Loch
    one
    01/04 08:55 Dorset : Western Osprey, Middlebere
    one
    01/04 09:17 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Starr Gate, Blackpool
    one flew north
    01/04 10:33 Gwynedd : Western Osprey, Bangor
    one flew north-west (10:30)
    01/04 10:43 Northumberland : Western Osprey, Derwent Reservoir
    one flew south

    01/04 11:35 Greater Manchester : Western Osprey, Lightshaw Hall Flashes
    one flew east late morning
    01/04 12:08 Clyde : Western Osprey, Balmaha
    one flew north this morning; also 2 Swallows
    01/04 12:24 Surrey : Western Osprey, Thursley Common
    one flew north over Birchy Pond (12:14)
    01/04 13:23 Cheshire : Western Osprey, West Kirby
    one flew north-east this afternoon
    01/04 15:15 Moray & Nairn : Western Osprey, Findhorn Bay
    one off Minton Point
    01/04 15:23 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Birkdale
    one flew north-east over Kew Business Park (14:33)
    01/04 16:32 Essex : Western Osprey, Frinton-on-Sea
    one at beach this afternoon
    01/04 16:57 Cheshire : Western Osprey, Marbury CP
    one at Budworth Mere
    01/04 17:21 Northamptonshire : Western Osprey, Hollowell Reservoir
    one (16:53)
    01/04 18:19 Cheshire : Western Osprey, Cuddington
    one over Kennel Lane then drifted north-east (10:14)
  • 01/04/2021 18:46
    Western Osprey seen flying over Frensham Great Pond in an easterly direction sometime between 11:30 and 12:00, seen by volunteers at Sailability (sailing for the disabled), possibly the same bird as seen over Surrey's Thursley Common?

    Kind regards, Ann

  • 02/04/2021 09:12

    02/04 07:53 Surrey : Western Osprey, Newdigate
    one flew west (07:48)
    02/04 08:52 Clwyd : Western Osprey, Denbigh
    one flew east towards Llandyrnog (08:49)

    02/04 09:40 Dorset : Western Osprey, Hengistbury Head
    one flew east early morning; also Great Northern Diver offshore
    02/04 10:12 South Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Old Moor RSPB (Dearne Valley)
    one flew high north-east
    02/04 10:46 Hampshire : Western Osprey, Bickton
    at least one flew north towards Fordingbridge (09:30)
    02/04 10:59 Wiltshire : Western Osprey, Cotswold Water Park
    one flew low west over Twitchers' Gate at Pit 74
    02/04 12:28 Devon : Western Osprey, Bowling Green Marsh RSPB
    one on Clyst Estuary from viewpoint then flew towards Exminster (12:00)
    02/04 12:33 Wiltshire : Western Osprey, Shrewton
    one flew NNE (12:00)
    02/04 12:49 Staffordshire : Western Osprey, Blithfield Reservoir
    one over Tad Bay then circled high over Deep End (12:46)
    02/04 12:58 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Leighton Moss RSPB
    again showing well from causeway
    02/04 13:03 Anglesey : Western Osprey, Llansadwrn
    one flew north (13:02)
    02/04 13:09 Devon : Western Osprey, Dawlish Warren NNR
    one flew over; also Common Whitethroat this morning
    02/04 13:16 Derbyshire : Western Osprey, East Moor
    one flew north (13:13)
    02/04 13:48 Somerset & Bristol : Western Osprey, Weston-super-Mare
    one flew east over Milton (13:35)
    02/04 14:09 Staffordshire : Western Osprey, Blithfield Reservoir
    two flew over causeway towards Blithe Bay (14:08)
    02/04 14:27 Hampshire : Western Osprey, Farlington Marshes HWT
    one in dead trees on North Binness Island
    I think this is the first Cornwall sighting this year
    02/04 15:12 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Connor Downs
    one flew over (15:10)
    02/04 15:13 Devon : Western Osprey, Clyst Estuary
    one flew over
    02/04 15:23 Derbyshire : Western Osprey, Carsington Water
    one yesterday
    02/04 17:01 Conwy : Western Osprey, Conwy RSPB
    one flew over (16:45)
    02/04 17:08 Surrey : Western Osprey, Burpham
    one flew north over Burpham Court Farm (16:57)
    02/04 18:11 Northamptonshire : Western Osprey, Hollowell Reservoir
    still late afternoon; also Yellow Wagtail
    02/04 18:28 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Towednack
    one flew north (18:24)
    02/04 18:46 Warwickshire : Western Osprey, Coleshill
    one flew over quarry towards Ladywalk NR
    02/04 19:06 Dorset : Western Osprey, Radipole Lake RSPB
    one flew over
    02/04 19:25 Somerset & Bristol : Western Osprey, Paulton
    two flew north late afternoon
    02/04 20:22 Somerset & Bristol : Western Osprey, Chew Valley Lake
    one late afternoon
    02/04 20:22 Dorset : Western Osprey, West Bay, Bridport
    one flew in off the sea yesterday evening
    02/04 20:23 Devon : Western Osprey, Soar
    one flew north-east over Middle Soar (17:30)
    02/04 20:28 West Sussex : Western Osprey, Thorney Island
    one flew east over Thorney Deeps (15:30)
    02/04 20:51 Dorset : Western Osprey, White Horse Hill
    one flew over Sutton Poyntz
  • 03/04/2021 09:04

    '3rd wave' of migrating ospreys across the country reported on BirdGuides with 31 sightings in total yesterday
    03/04 07:00 Buckinghamshire : Western Osprey, Little Marlow GPs
    one flew over yesterday afternoon (02/04 16:00)
    03/04 08:13 Cheshire : Western Osprey, Sandbach Flashes
    one flew over Elton Hall Flash towards Watch Lane Flash
    03/04 08:59 Somerset & Bristol : Western Osprey, Chew Valley Lake
    one flew over Herriott's Bridge towards main reedbed

    03/04 09:45 Greater Manchester : Western Osprey, Horwich
    one flew north over Scout Road at Horwich Moors
    03/04 11:02 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Heysham
    one flew north at Knowlys Road (10:15)
    03/04 11:30 Hampshire : Western Osprey, Pennington Marshes
    one flew north (10:35)
    03/04 11:41 Dorset : Western Osprey, Wareham Forest
    one perched on a post
    03/04 11:43 Cheshire : Western Osprey, Meols
    one flew east (11:42)
    03/04 11:44 Cheshire : Western Osprey, Hoylake
    one flew over (11:40)
    03/04 12:19 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Crosby
    one flew north over beach (12:19)
    03/04 13:15 Somerset & Bristol : Western Osprey, Chew Valley Lake
    one still (13:00)
    03/04 14:18 Somerset & Bristol : Western Osprey, Bridgwater
    one flew north (14:00)
    03/04 14:34 West Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Wakefield
    one flew north over Heath Common (14:00)
    03/04 15:39 Northamptonshire : Western Osprey, Thorpe Maisor Reservoir
    one this afternoon
    03/04 16:15 Derbyshire : Western Osprey, Egginton
    one flew low downstream towards Willington
    03/04 16:53 Devon : Western Osprey, Braunton Marsh
    one flew over
    03/04 17:08 Worcestershire : Western Osprey, Lower Bittell Reservoir
    one flew towards Upper Bittell
    03/04 18:44 Conwy : Western Osprey, Llanddulas
    one flew east early evening
    03/04 19:55 Northamptonshire : Western Osprey, Stanford Reservoir (PERMIT ONLY)
    one flew high to east (14:30)
    03/04 22:05 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Brockholes LWT
    one this evening
  • 04/04/2021 08:59

    04/04 07:30 South Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Wath upon Dearne
    one flew WNW yesterday (03/04 13:07)

    04/04 09:31 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Birkdale
    one flew north-east over dunes (09:30)
    04/04 09:36 Norfolk : Western Osprey, Roydon
    one flew north over Congham (09:12)
    04/04 09:39 Northamptonshire : Western Osprey, Hollowell Reservoir
    one flew north; also Jack Snipe
    04/04 11:15 South Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Broomhill Flash (Dearne Valley)
    one
    04/04 11:30 Borders : Western Osprey, St Abbs (village)
    one flew south-west (11:28)
    04/04 11:46 Greater Manchester : Western Osprey, Tyldesley
    one flew north (11:25)
    04/04 12:26 Staffordshire : Western Osprey, Blithfield Reservoir
    one again over causeway (12:14)
    04/04 12:27 Gloucestershire : Western Osprey, Northwick Warth
    one flew north over Pilning Wetland yesterday
    04/04 12:45 West Sussex : Western Osprey, Oving
    one flew west (12:40)
    04/04 13:10 Derbyshire : Western Osprey, Clowne
    probable flew north [?]
    04/04 13:11 Derbyshire : Western Osprey, Willington GPs
    one flew over (also seen yesterday)
    04/04 13:21 Highland : Western Osprey, Cromarty
    one flew west over Cromarty Firth
    04/04 14:09 Somerset & Bristol : Western Osprey, Chew Valley Lake
    one still from Herriott's Bridge this morning
    04/04 14:17 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Newquay
    one flew over this morning
    04/04 14:27 Greater Manchester : Western Osprey, Castleshaw Reservoirs
    one over then flew north (13:30)
    04/04 14:55 Hampshire : Western Osprey, Leadenhall, New Forest
    one flew north yesterday morning (03/04 10:00)
    04/04 14:56 Leicestershire and Rutland : Western Osprey, Swithland Reservoir
    one circled late morning (11:50)
    04/04 14:58 Dorset : Western Osprey, Gillingham
    one flew north over Shreen Way (14:30)
    04/04 15:09 Somerset & Bristol : Western Osprey, Combwich
    one flew north-west (15:02)
    04/04 15:21 Dorset : Western Osprey, Poole Harbour
    three
    04/04 15:21 Greater Manchester : Western Osprey, Hollingworth Lake CP
    one high over winepress then flew NNW (14:04)
    04/04 15:28 London : Western Osprey, Chessington
    one flew high east over Hook
    04/04 15:35 Hampshire : Western Osprey, Locks Heath
    one flew NNE (14:45)
    04/04 15:45 Northamptonshire : Western Osprey, Daventry
    one flew east over Kentle Wood
    04/04 15:47 West Sussex : Western Osprey, Worthing
    one flew north over Boundary Road (15:21)
    04/04 16:36 North Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Filey
    one flew north over Filey Fields Farm (15:15)
    04/04 16:46 Hampshire : Western Osprey, Portchester
    one flew over Red Barn Allotments (10:30)
    04/04 16:50 Hampshire : Western Osprey, Manor Farm CP
    one flew over this afternoon
    04/04 16:50 Hampshire : Western Osprey, Manor Farm CP
    one flew over this afternoon
    04/04 16:56 Surrey : Western Osprey, Hedgecourt Lake
    one flew slowly east late afternoon (16:53)
    04/04 17:27 Northumberland : Western Osprey, Derwent Reservoir
    one (16:57)
    04/04 17:32 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Swinden Reservoirs
    one mid-afternoon
    04/04 17:32 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Swinden Reservoirs
    one mid-afternoon
    04/04 17:35 Clwyd : Western Osprey, Denbigh
    one flew north towards Prestatyn (17:31)
    04/04 18:35 Devon : Western Osprey, Penhill Marsh
    one this morning
    04/04 18:35 Hampshire : Western Osprey, Basingstoke
    one flew NNE (18:04)
    04/04 19:20 Cheshire : Western Osprey, Sandbach Flashes
    one flew over Elton Hall Flash towards Pumphouse Flash (18:00)
    04/04 20:08 Derbyshire : Western Osprey, Baslow
    one
    04/04 21:01 Oxfordshire : Western Osprey, Oxford
    one flew north along River Thames at Aston's Eyot (19:00)
    04/04 21:32 Wiltshire : Western Osprey, Bromham
    one
    04/04 21:42 London : Western Osprey, Dagenham Chase LNR
    one flew north late afternoon
    04/04 22:37 Dorset : Western Osprey, West Compton
    one flew over
    04/04 22:44 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Porth Reservoir
    one flew north mid-morning
  • 04/04/2021 16:02

    That's an interesting one Alan, looks like its in Scotland, I wonder which area.   Doesn't look like any of the ones that were on pylons in the past.  Although that photo looks more like a Bridge. 

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  • 04/04/2021 17:15

    Thanks Alan, it looks quite a structure especially the basket thing for the nest.   

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  • 04/04/2021 17:28
    Mary, could it be on top of a massive electricity pylon? The type used for the National Grid?

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