Osprey Sightings 2021

Overwintering osprey at Urdaibai marshes this evening

  • 23/04 07:36 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Starr Gate, Blackpool
    one flew north offshore (07:30)

    23/04 09:04 Somerset & Bristol : Western Osprey, Clevedon
    one flew past Wains Hill (06:50)
    23/04 10:15 Suffolk : Western Osprey, Sutton
    one flew over Sutton Heath
    23/04 10:32 Norfolk : Western Osprey, Cromer
    one flew west along cliffs at golf course (10:25)
    23/04 10:59 Norfolk : Western Osprey, Blakeney Point
    one on post then flew west (10:53)
    23/04 11:05 Norfolk : Western Osprey, Salthouse
    one drifting high west from east of church (10:59)
    23/04 11:06 Norfolk : Western Osprey, Cley Marshes NWT
    one moving west (11:04)
    23/04 11:24 Norfolk : Western Osprey, Breydon Water RSPB
    one early morning; also 12 Arctic Terns flew east at 07:20, 3 adult Little Gulls, Spotted Redshank and 3 Great Egrets
    23/04 11:30 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Fleetwood
    one flew over Promenade (11:20)
    23/04 12:04 London : Western Osprey, Beddington Farmlands
    one flew over North Lake
    23/04 12:17 Norfolk : Western Osprey, Scolt Head Island
    one flew west (11:58)
    23/04 12:37 Norfolk : Western Osprey, Holme Dunes NWT
    one flew west (12:15)
    23/04 13:04 Gwynedd : Western Osprey, Bangor
    one flew high north over harbour (12:59)
    23/04 16:35 East Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Burton Fleming
    one flew north (16:31)
    23/04 21:52 West Midlands : Western Osprey, Balsall Common
    one flew over (12:00)
  • 24/04 12:53 Norfolk : Western Osprey, Norwich
    one over A47/A140 junction (12:15)

    24/04 13:19 Gloucestershire : Western Osprey, Tewkesbury
    two flew over yesterday
    24/04 13:42 Norfolk : Western Osprey, Reedham
    one flew east over Pettitts Animal Farm
    24/04 17:53 Lincolnshire : Western Osprey, Wroot
    one flew west (17:30)
    24/04 20:22 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Heysham
    one off North Wall this morning although distant; also 5 Arctic Terns flew north
    24/04 20:41 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Stocks Reservoir
    one (10:30)
    24/04 20:44 Gwynedd : Western Osprey, Shell Island (Mochras)
    one again fishing at harbour (12:00)
    24/04 21:01 Cork : Western Osprey, The Gearagh
    one
  • 25/04 08:36 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Leighton Moss RSPB
    one agian from Sky Tower then flew off

    25/04 10:48 Conwy : Western Osprey, Rowen
    one flew south (10:45)
    25/04 12:39 Leicestershire and Rutland : Western Osprey, Eyebrook Reservoir
    one fishing; also 2 Common Swifts (12:36)
    25/04 13:00 Anglesey : Western Osprey, Cemlyn Bay
    one flew north-east out to sea (12:57)
    25/04 13:08 Isle of Wight : Western Osprey, Brading Marshes RSPB
    one flew north-west (09:00)
    25/04 15:53 Devon : Western Osprey, Braunton
    one north over West Hill (12:20)
    25/04 17:51 Nottinghamshire : Western Osprey, Bestwood CP
    one over Mill Lake early evening then flew north
    25/04 19:42 Nottinghamshire : Western Osprey, Clumber Park
    one yesterday evening
    25/04 19:59 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Stocks Reservoir
    one drifted toward Hodder inlet after alarming the local gulls (14:51)
    25/04 21:37 Hampshire : Western Osprey, Fishlake Meadows HIWWT
    one (13:00)
  • 26/04 07:01 Conwy : Western Osprey, Conwy RSPB
    one flew south towards Glan Conwy (06:36)
    26/04 08:00 Conwy : Western Osprey, Great Orme
    one below cemetery on Rectory garden fence then flew east (07:37)
    26/04 08:22 Conwy : Western Osprey, Conwy RSPB
    again flew north (07:10)

    26/04 12:14 Lincolnshire : Western Osprey, Far Ings NR
    one flew north-east (11:40)
    26/04 12:26 Norfolk : Western Osprey, Walsey Hills NOA
    one flew over
    26/04 14:11 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Grimsargh Wetlands
    one flew north-east (08:30)
    26/04 14:12 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Stocks Reservoir
    still at New Close Bay (08:00)
    26/04 14:47 Norfolk : Western Osprey, Beeston Regis
    one flew high west (14:30)
    26/04 15:49 Hampshire : Western Osprey, Stockbridge
    one flew north along River Test
    26/04 16:10 Shetland : Western Osprey, Foula
    one
    26/04 18:39 Cork : Western Osprey, The Gearagh
    one perched on east shoreline at c 51.880, -8.960
    26/04 19:26 East Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Bempton (village)
    one flew east over Cliff Lane (19:25)
  • 27/04 08:32 Cork : Western Osprey, The Gearagh
    one still

    27/04 09:06 Hampshire : Western Osprey, Marwell Zoological Park
    one flew over road (08:44)
    27/04 09:08 Lincolnshire : Western Osprey, Crowland
    one flew north
    27/04 10:18 Suffolk : Western Osprey, Lakenheath Fen RSPB
    one flew over Joist Fen Viewpoint (09:30)
    27/04 11:18 Northumberland : Western Osprey, Holywell Pond
    one flew north (11:17)
    27/04 12:30 Cheshire : Western Osprey, Bar Mere
    one flew north over A49 to south and appeared to drop at Bar Mere (08:00)
    27/04 13:35 Staffordshire : Western Osprey, Blithfield Reservoir
    one
    14:58 27/04 Western Osprey Cleveland Scaling Dam Reservoir 14:45
    one off dam
    15:02 27/04 Western Osprey Cambridgeshire Ferry Meadows CP
    one flew east over Gunwade Lake towards Overton Lake and lost to view behind trees
    15:29 27/04 Western Osprey Dorset Lodmoor RSPB
    one flew over this afternoon
    15:40 27/04 Western Osprey Cornwall Dinham Flats
    one this morning
    15:52 27/04 Western Osprey Bedfordshire Luton 15:20
    one soaring over Swifts Green Road/Putteridge Road
    16:19 27/04 Western Osprey East Yorkshire Hornsea Mere 15:40
    one flew east over Kirkholme Point
    27/04 19:25 West Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Fairburn Ings RSPB
    one flew west at Hickson's Flash (18:15)
    27/04 21:19 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Porthilly
    one today
  • 28/04 07:36 Nottinghamshire : Western Osprey, Idle Valley NR
    one flew south (07:25)

    28/04 08:30 Nottinghamshire : Western Osprey, Langford Lowfields RSPB
    one briefly over Deep Water Pit then flew south-east
    28/04 08:44 Lothian : Western Osprey, Torness Power Station
    one flew west
    28/04 10:04 Borders : Western Osprey, St Abbs Head NNR
    one flew north over car park
    10:40 28/04 Western Osprey Northamptonshire Hollowell Reservoir 10:35
    one
    14:58 28/04 Western Osprey Bedfordshire Stewartby Lake 14:40
    one flew over; also 2 Great Egrets
    15:23 28/04 Western Osprey Anglesey Cors Ddyga RSPB
    two
    15:51 28/04 Western Osprey Staffordshire Belvide Reservoir (PERMIT ONLY)15:35
    one drifted WSW
    16:06 28/04 Western Osprey Warwickshire Middleton Lakes RSPB 13:15
    one flew north over car park
    16:31 28/04 Western Osprey Cambridgeshire Grafham Water 16:30
    one
    28/04 17:16 Warwickshire : Western Osprey, Lea Marston & Coton Lakes
    28/04 19:49 Staffordshire : Western Osprey, Blithfield Reservoir
    still from causeway
    one this afternoon
    28/04 21:51 Dorset : Western Osprey, Lodmoor RSPB
    two
    28/04 22:21 South Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Burbage Valley
    one flew north (09:40)
  • 29/04 08:32 Essex : Western Osprey, Abberton Reservoir
    one yesterday afternoon

    29/04 09:48 Cork : Western Osprey, The Gearagh
    still
    11:43 29/04 Western Osprey Norfolk Cringleford 11:37
    one flew west over Thickthorn
    14:05 29/04 Western Osprey North Yorkshire North Duffield Carrs
    one flew north
    14:36 29/04 Western Osprey Hampshire Fishlake Meadows HIWWT 14:20
    again
    15:26 29/04 Western Osprey Devon Exminster Marshes RSPB
    one; also Ruddy Shelduck
    29/04 17:02 Clwyd : Western Osprey, Rhyl
    one flew over River Clwyd towards Kinmel Bay late afternoon
  • I think a few years ago they put up some platforms at Abberton.
  • 30/04 08:03 Northamptonshire : Western Osprey, Northampton
    one flew west at Sixfields (07:15)

    30/04 08:52 West Sussex : Western Osprey, Medmerry RSPB
    one fishing in sea by breach then flew to dead trees in reserve centre with catch
    30/04 10:35 Somerset & Bristol : Western Osprey, Chew Valley Lake
    one flew over Nunnery Point towards Herriott's Pool
    30/04 14:00 Wexford : Western Osprey, Killurin
    one along River Slaney at Ballydicken; also 45 Whimbrels
    30/04 16:39 Northamptonshire : Western Osprey, Storton's GPs
    one flew west (07:15)
    30/04 19:09 Northamptonshire : Western Osprey, Northampton
    one flew over Far Cotton
    30/04 21:04 Lincolnshire : Western Osprey, Humberston
    one
  • 01/05 08:19 Leicestershire and Rutland : Western Osprey, Watermead CP
    one flew north over Meadow Pool (07:55)

    13:05 01/05 Western Osprey North Yorkshire Fountains Abbey 13:03
    one flew high over Grantley Hall
    14:20 01/05 Western Osprey Devon Exminster Marshes RSPB 14:14
    still at lagoon then flew south to roost, viewable distantly from the canal footpath
    16:02 01/05 Western Osprey Cornwall Land's End 10:40 30/04
    one flew in off the sea and continued east yesterday
    16:27 01/05 Western Osprey Kent Swanley 07:20
    one flew over M25 at A20 junction
    16:51 01/05 Western Osprey Somerset & Bristol Sutton Bingham Reservoir
    one this afternoon