Osprey Sightings 2021

Overwintering osprey at Urdaibai marshes this evening

  • Sightings for March/April
    2018: 473
    2019: 485
    2020: 553
    2021: 786
  • Spring migration at Pointe de Grave
    2018: 20
    2019: 23
    2020: 33
    2021: 59
  • 02/05 07:30 South Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Stainton
    one flew south-east yesterday

    02/05 09:10 Greater Manchester : Western Osprey, Ludworth Moor
    one this morning then flew north-east
    02/05 09:49 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Crosby
    one flew north (09:40)
    02/05 11:11 Dorset : Western Osprey, Abbotsbury Swannery
    one flew north-west (11:05)
    02/05 12:25 Hampshire : Western Osprey, Fishlake Meadows HIWWT
    adult late morning (12:23)
    02/05 14:43 East Sussex : Western Osprey, Weir Wood Reservoir
    one from car park (14:15)
    02/05 15:30 Somerset & Bristol : Western Osprey, Weston-super-Mare SW
    one flew north (15:20)
    02/05 16:43 Hampshire : Western Osprey, Fishlake Meadows HIWWT
    flew off high east (14:00) [-ve]
    02/05 18:57 Cleveland : Western Osprey, Redcar
    one flew south over Mo Mowlam Academy (17:50)
  • 07:30 03/05 Western Osprey Northumberland Tynemouth 07:28
    one flew over River Tyne and continued to north-west
    03/05 07:39 Northumberland : Western Osprey, Whitley Bay
    one flew over towards Earsdon (07:35)
    12:05 03/05 Western Osprey Greater Manchester Chadderton 11:30
    one flew south over Boarshaw Lane Flashes
    12:35 03/05 Western Osprey Devon Exminster Marshes RSPB
    one again late morning
    14:19 03/05 Western Osprey Kent Oare Marshes NR
    one
    17:03 03/05 Western Osprey Cambridgeshire Dernford Farm Reservoir 16:40
    one flew north
    17:06 03/05 Western Osprey North Yorkshire Long Nab, Burniston 10:50
    one flew high north; also female Ring Ouzel flew WNW at 05:50
    17:08 03/05 Western Osprey Gloucestershire Slimbridge WWT
    one on River Severn off Middle Point mid-morning then flew off
    17:11 03/05 Western Osprey Norfolk Cley next the Sea 16:48
    one flew west
    20:15 03/05 Western Osprey Derbyshire Monsal Dale
    one flew over Monsal Head this afternoon
  • 07:53 04/05 Western Osprey Staffordshire Blithfield Reservoir 03/05
    one yesterday
    09:22 04/05 Western Osprey Nottinghamshire Kilvington 08:55
    one flew through

    New arrival
    14:50 04/05 Western Osprey Kent Dungeness NNR 14:35
    one flew in off the sea
    15:05 04/05 Western Osprey Norfolk Holkham Park 11:35
    one flew over Holkham Park Lake
    17:05 04/05 Western Osprey Norfolk Earlham 16:40
    one flew south-east over Earlham Marsh
    04/05 21:56 Cambridgeshire : Western Osprey, Cambridge
    one flew over Coldhams Lane (17:00)
  • 05/05 09:11 Norfolk : Western Osprey, Titchwell RSPB
    one flew west offshore (09:11)
    05/05 09:22 Norfolk : Western Osprey, Holme NOA
    one flew west (09:20)
    05/05 09:36 Staffordshire : Western Osprey, Blithfield Reservoir
    one yesterday

    05/05 10:10 Shropshire : Western Osprey, Venus Pool NR
    one on post by entrance
    12:05 05/05 Western Osprey Staffordshire Middleton Lakes RSPB 11:30
    one flew over North Pit
    12:20 05/05 Western Osprey Lancashire Silverdale Moss
    one flew over towards Leighton Moss RSPB late morning
    12:39 05/05 Western Osprey Lancashire Foulridge Reservoirs 10:45
    one at Upper Foulridge Reservoir then flew east
    14:36 05/05 Western Osprey Cambridgeshire Isleham 14:23
    one flew over Isleham Washes towards Wicken Fen
    14:37 05/05 Western Osprey North Yorkshire Wykeham Lakes 14:00
    one flew over
    15:50 05/05 Western Osprey Warwickshire Brandon Marsh NR
    one flew west over East Marsh
    17:08 05/05 Western Osprey Derbyshire Carr Vale NR 11:00
    one flew north; also Whimbrel still
    17:11 05/05 Western Osprey Northumberland Big Waters NR 14:00
    one fishing this afternoon
    17:13 05/05 Western Osprey Shropshire Venus Pool NR17:13
    again in flight
    18:01 05/05 Western Osprey Nottinghamshire Netherfield Lagoons 17:35
    one flew over
    05/05 19:15 Derbyshire : Western Osprey, Breaston
    one flew over towards Derby (18:28)
    05/05 20:22 Northumberland : Western Osprey, Big Waters NR
    again late evening then flew west (20:05)
  • Male 2007, ringing location unknown (White with black letters AA)

    Cracking photos!

    Thanks to UK Ospreys website

  • Photographed at Lossiemouth which seems to be pretty far north in Scotland. If it is a male and has followed the textbooks, it is nesting near to where it hatched, possibly, but then they do not all read the textbooks... else why would there be a Scottish-hatched bird wanting to nest now at Llyn Brenig in Wales, for example? I wonder if Roy Dennis can release where Osprey AA hatched.

    Kind regards, Ann

  • 06/05 08:53 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Heysham
    one flew distantly past North Harbour wall (07:34)

    06/05 09:40 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Morecambe
    one flew north over Aldi (09:12)
    06/05 10:56 Northumberland : Western Osprey, Big Waters NR
    one again this morning
    06/05 11:49 Shropshire : Western Osprey, Venus Pool NR
    again this morning
    06/05 12:15 Anglesey : Western Osprey, Cemlyn Bay
    one flew WSW
    06/05 13:01 Borders : Western Osprey, St Abbs Head NNR
    one flew low to north (12:50)
    06/05 13:23 Borders : Western Osprey, Dowlaw
    one flew west at Fast Castle
    16:00 06/05 Western Osprey Cornwall Foxhole 15:58
    one flew east
    16:37 06/05 Western Osprey Worcestershire Clifton 16:25
    one flew north
    06/05 17:31 London : Western Osprey, Wanstead
    one flew WNW over Aldersbrook Road (16:50)
    06/05 17:44 North Yorkshire : Western Osprey, York
    one flew over Heworth this afternoon
    06/05 17:55 Kent : Western Osprey, Grove Ferry NNR
    one flew north-east over mound; also Wood Sandpiper still (17:43)
    06/05 19:36 Staffordshire : Western Osprey, Belvide Reservoir (PERMIT ONLY)
    one flew west (17:30)
    06/05 19:38 Durham : Western Osprey, South Shields
    one flew north over Temple Park (19:35)
    06/05 20:41 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Heysham
    second bird flew north (09:10)
    06/05 21:23 Devon : Western Osprey, Venford Reservoir
    one briefly early afternoon then flew high north-east
    06/05 21:29 West Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Hardcastle Crags
    one by Hebden Beck at Blue Pig (18:45)
    06/05 23:08 Devon : Western Osprey, Exminster Marshes RSPB
    one eating fish on River Exe (18:51)