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Osprey Sightings 2021

ALAN PETRIE
01/01/2021 20:21

Overwintering osprey at Urdaibai marshes this evening

  • 22/08/2021 10:09

    Migration counts at Nabben (Sweden)
    20 Aug 16 ospreys
    21 Aug 45 ospreys

    22 Aug  25 ospreys

    Season to date 154 ospreys

  • 23/08/2021 09:17

    24 sightings reported on Birdguides yesterday
    23/08 07:45 Essex : Western Osprey, Cattawade Bridge
    one flew over Cattawade Marsh yesterday (22/08 11:25)
    23/08 08:32 North Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Filey
    one flew south from seafront

    23/08 09:41 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Brockholes LWT
    still in area this morning
    23/08 09:51 Northamptonshire : Western Osprey, Thrapston GPs
    one on pylon at Elinor Trout Lake (09:48)
    23/08 10:43 East Sussex : Western Osprey, Weir Wood Reservoir
    one flew south-west along north ridge (10:30)
    23/08 12:36 Staffordshire : Western Osprey, Blithfield Reservoir
    three between causeway and Blithe Bay
    23/08 12:54 West Sussex : Western Osprey, Thorney Island
    one on landing lights this morning
    23/08 14:11 Cambridgeshire : Western Osprey, Waterbeach
    one flew low to north-east (13:00)
    23/08 14:54 Gwynedd : Western Osprey, Bardsey Island
    one flew south
    23/08 14:55 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Colliford Lake
    one at dam
    23/08 17:25 West Sussex : Western Osprey, Medmerry RSPB
    one
    23/08 17:34 Dorset : Western Osprey, Christchurch Harbour
    again this morning (09:30)
    23/08 17:47 Cambridgeshire : Western Osprey, Upware
    one just to north (17:15)
    23/08 18:54 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Kingsmill Lake
    one flew over
    23/08 21:21 Nottinghamshire : Western Osprey, Kilvington
    one this afternoon
    23/08 21:36 Devon : Western Osprey, Powderham
    one over yacht club early evening
    23/08 22:01 Devon : Western Osprey, Wembury
    one today
    23/08 22:05 Hampshire : Western Osprey, Fishlake Meadows HIWWT
    juvenile again in dead tree
    23/08 22:16 Somerset & Bristol : Western Osprey, Yeo Estuary
    one
  • 24/08/2021 10:15

    07:46 24/08 Western Osprey Jersey Noirmont Point
    one flew south this morning

    24/08 08:55 Somerset & Bristol : Western Osprey, Bruton
    one flew low north-east over campsite (08:05)
    24/08 09:18 Staffordshire : Western Osprey, Belvide Reservoir (PERMIT ONLY)
    one flew south (09:05)
    24/08 09:18 East Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Flamborough Head
    one flew south-west over fog station
    24/08 09:32 London : Western Osprey, London Wetland Centre WWT
    one flew high west

    24/08 10:36 Cambridgeshire : Western Osprey, Cam Washes
    one flew north
    24/08 11:47 Northamptonshire : Western Osprey, Thrapston GPs
    one again at Elinor Trout Lake (08:30)
    24/08 12:02 Somerset & Bristol : Western Osprey, Chew Valley Lake
    one still (10:15)
    24/08 12:08 West Sussex : Western Osprey, Thorney Island
    one still on landing lights (12:00)
    24/08 13:05 Nottinghamshire : Western Osprey, Collingham Pits
    one flew south-west over Northcroft Pond (13:01)
    24/08 14:01 Cambridgeshire : Western Osprey, Kingfishers Bridge NR
    one
    24/08 14:01 Cambridgeshire : Western Osprey, Upware
    one again in a tree this morning then flew north
    24/08 14:22 Orkney : Western Osprey, The Gloup, Mainland
    one flew south (13:40)
    24/08 16:07 West Sussex : Western Osprey, Thorney Island
    still on landing lights; also Great Egret at Great Deep (16:02)
    24/08 17:15 Northumberland : Western Osprey, East Ord
    one flew south over garden; also possible Eurasian Hobby flew over (17:10)
    24/08 17:35 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Polgigga
    one flew over (15:00)
    24/08 17:42 Shropshire : Western Osprey, Acton Burnell
    one flew high SSE (17:41)
    24/08 20:19 Isle of Wight : Western Osprey, Newtown Harbour NNR
    one in Clamerkin Channel
    24/08 20:22 Louth : Western Osprey, Lurgan Green
    again
    24/08 21:31 Carmarthen : Western Osprey, Gwendraeth Estuary
    one flew high overhead (10:10)
    24/08 21:57 Kent : Western Osprey, Marden
    one flew over Marden Thorn (17:20)
    24/08 22:03 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Colliford Lake
    again by dam (17:55)
    24/08 22:09 Dorset : Western Osprey, Christchurch Harbour
    again this morning (08:50)
    24/08 22:25 North Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Nosterfield Quarry
    two
    24/08 22:34 Derbyshire : Western Osprey, Ogston Reservoir
    still (18:45)
  • 25/08/2021 10:19

    25 sightings reported on BirdGuides yesterday
    25/08 09:54 Pembrokeshire : Western Osprey, Skomer
    one yesterday; also 2 Pied Flycatchers
    25/08 10:06 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Tarnbrook
    one flew south-west (10:00)

    25/08 11:03 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Treraven Meadows
    one flew over towards estuary (10:52)
    25/08 11:04 Lincolnshire : Western Osprey, Deeping Lakes LWT
    one flew south (09:10)
    25/08 11:16 Gwynedd : Western Osprey, Aber Dysynni
    one caught a fish late morning (11:08)
    25/08 11:35 East Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Hornsea Mere
    one flew south; also juvenile Black Tern and drake Greater Scaup still, plus 170 Little Gulls (11:15)
    25/08 11:39 Somerset & Bristol : Western Osprey, Ham Wall RSPB
    one fishing just to east of car park (11:31)
    25/08 11:54 Buckinghamshire : Western Osprey, Tattenhoe
    one circling near A421 at south end of Tattenhoe Park (11:53)
    25/08 12:14 Dorset : Western Osprey, Chickerell
    one on The Fleet at Tidmoor Point
    25/08 12:15 Cambridgeshire : Western Osprey, Grafham Water
    adult (12:14)
    25/08 12:51 West Sussex : Western Osprey, Medmerry RSPB
    one still
    25/08 13:13 Cleveland : Western Osprey, Scaling Dam Reservoir
    one fishing at the nature reserve (13:05)
    25/08 13:14 Somerset & Bristol : Western Osprey, Blagdon Lake
    one from fishing lodge (permit only) (13:00)
    25/08 14:11 Isles of Scilly : Western Osprey, Tresco
    one over Old Grimsby (14:08)
    25/08 14:44 Devon : Western Osprey, Clyst Estuary
    one on post north of Exton railway station (14:20)
    25/08 15:07 Kent : Western Osprey, Lower Halstow
    one fishing in centre of estuary, then flew west (11:45)
    25/08 15:09 Dorset : Western Osprey, Portland
    one flew west past Bowers Quarry c 500m offshore (15:05)
    25/08 15:28 Pembrokeshire : Western Osprey, Picton Point
    one at Picton Ferry yesterday (24/08 10:00)
    25/08 15:31 North Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Helmsley
    one flew east over River Rye mid-afternoon
    25/08 15:34 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Hurst Green
    one by River Ribble yesterday
    25/08 16:03 Galway : Western Osprey, Oranmore
    one at Renville
    25/08 16:25 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Brockholes LWT
    still mid-morning
    25/08 17:49 Cornwall : Western Osprey, St Michael Penkivel
    one at confluence of River Fal and Truro River (13:00)
    25/08 18:19 Cheshire : Western Osprey, Burton Marsh
    one circled over marsh and then gained height and headed east towards Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB (15:30)
    25/08 19:02 North Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Nosterfield Quarry
    one still at Flask Lake
    Antony is where Tore spent some time
    NT own it, been there , nice place
    25/08 20:31 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Antony
    one flew over Lynher Estuary
    25/08 22:00 Shropshire : Western Osprey, The Mere
    one flew over this evening
  • 26/08/2021 08:56

    27 sightings reported on BirdGuides yesterday
    26/08 07:37 Kent : Western Osprey, Colemouth Creek
    one on River Medway late yesterday evening; also Whinchat
    26/08 08:26 East Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Spurn YWT
    one flew north over the sea

    26/08 09:03 Cambridgeshire : Western Osprey, Kingfishers Bridge NR
    juvenile again hunting over River Cam (08:32)
    26/08 09:08 West Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Doe Park Reservoir
    one yesterday then flew east (25/08 15:45)
    26/08 10:21 West Sussex : Western Osprey, Chichester GPs
    one flew west over Drayton
    26/08 11:39 Pembrokeshire : Western Osprey, Gann Estuary
    one late morning
    26/08 11:44 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Temple
    one flew east over Temple Trout Fisheries (07:30)
    26/08 11:44 Glamorgan : Western Osprey, Llwyn-on Reservoir
    one flew south-west
    26/08 12:16 Cambridgeshire : Western Osprey, Upware
    again flew towards Wicken/Burwell Fens (11:50)
    26/08 12:26 Greater Manchester : Western Osprey, Stockport
    one flew high south over Portwood (12:11)
    26/08 13:05 Shropshire : Western Osprey, Venus Pool NR
    one circling (13:03)
    26/08 13:58 Shropshire : Western Osprey, Cound
    one circling fishing lake (13:58)
    26/08 15:07 London : Western Osprey, London Wetland Centre WWT
    one over Main Lake, then flew west (14:10)
    26/08 17:25 Somerset & Bristol : Western Osprey, Chew Valley Lake
    two this morning
    26/08 17:29 Berkshire : Western Osprey, Hungerford
    one flew over Littlecote House Hotel (13:30)
    26/08 18:33 Bedfordshire : Western Osprey, Potton
    one flew over John O'Gaunt Golf Course this evening (18:05)
    26/08 18:44 Dumfries & Galloway : Western Osprey, Gretna
    one in flight, seen from M74 (18:04)
    26/08 22:21 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Colliford Lake
    still this evening (18:30)
  • 27/08/2021 09:05

    27/08 07:17 Somerset & Bristol : Western Osprey, Chew Valley Lake
    one flew over Stratford Bay viewed from Herriott's Bridge (07:14)
    27/08 08:14 East Sussex : Western Osprey, Weir Wood Reservoir
    again between 07:45 and 07:55 (07:55)
    27/08 08:30 West Sussex : Western Osprey, Medmerry RSPB
    still

    11:04 27/08 Western Osprey Staffordshire Blithfield Reservoir 26/08
    one still yesterday
    11:20 27/08 Western Osprey Kent Dungeness NNR 11:15
    one circling over seawatching hide
    11:41 27/08 Western Osprey Pembrokeshire Gann Estuary 08:30
    still in conifers
    12:03 27/08 Western Osprey Somerset & Bristol Chew Valley Lake
    two; also juvenile Arctic Tern and 9 Great Egrets, plus juvenile Wood Sandpiper on Herriott's Pool
    12:24 27/08 Western Osprey Lincolnshire Frampton Marsh RSPB
    one on post at mouth of The Haven this afternoon
    12:30 27/08 Western Osprey Cornwall Drift Reservoir
    one
    12:35 27/08Western Osprey Derbyshire Ogston Reservoir 26/08
    still yesterday
    13:02 27/08 Western Osprey Northumberland Riding Mill
    one at Broomley
    13:47 27/08 Western Osprey Lancashire Whalley 13:30
    one flew south
    13:57 27/08 Western Osprey Worcestershire Astley 18:05 26/08
    one circled over Solhampton Fishery yesterday evening
    15:06 27/08 Western Osprey Dorset Christchurch Harbour 14:20
    one again this afternoon
    15:46 27/08 Western Osprey Hampshire Fishlake Meadows HIWWT 10:15
    juvenile again in dead tree
    15:48 27/08 Western Osprey Hampshire Eling 11:15
    one on pylon at Eling Great Marsh
    16:20 27/08 Western Osprey Cambridgeshire Grafham Water 14:30
    one flew north just west of Grafham village
    16:37 27/08 Western Osprey Cheshire Ashton's Flash
    one briefly then flew south-east
    16:38 27/08 Western Osprey Somerset & Bristol Shapwick Heath NNR 16:32
    one at Noah's Lake
    16:47 27/08 Western Osprey Shropshire Venus Pool NR
    one briefly then lost behind trees at fishing pool
    18:20 27/08 Western Osprey West Sussex Pagham Harbour LNR
    one flew over Halsey's Farm late morning; also 12 Western Cattle Egrets flew west over Tramway
    18:24 27/08 Western Osprey Essex Canvey Island
    one flew past Canvey Point and up Benfleet Creek; also 2 Black Terns and juvenile Little Gull
    27/08 18:59 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Devoran
    juvenile in tree this evening
    27/08 19:14 Norfolk : Western Osprey, Terrington St Clement
    two flew over to south-east (12:30)
    27/08 19:51 Dorset : Western Osprey, Abbotsbury Swannery
    one distantly from Helen Hide this evening
    27/08 21:43 Hampshire : Western Osprey, Old Alresford Pond
    one (10:45)
  • 28/08/2021 08:53

    26 sightings reported on BirdGuides yesterday
    28/08 07:16 Pembrokeshire : Western Osprey, Skokholm
    juvenile yesterday
    28/08 07:18 Devon : Western Osprey, Braunton
    one flew east yesterday
    28/08 07:28 North Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Nosterfield Quarry
    one still yesterday

    09:50 28/08 Western Osprey Northumberland Druridge Pools
    one flew south-west
    10:56 28/08 Western Osprey Northumberland Beal
    one on a post off Longbridge End
    10:59 28/08 Western Osprey Cambridgeshire Stretham 10:15
    one flew north along River Cam between here and Wicken
    11:19 28/08 Western Osprey Carmarthen Kidwelly 11:17
    one flew over Kidwelly Marsh
    11:19 28/08 Western Osprey Lincolnshire Donna Nook10:59
    one
    11:31 28/08 Western Osprey Cheshire Warrington
    one flying west along Mersey from Gateworth
    11:36 28/08 Western Osprey Surrey Ewell 11:00
    one flew south
    12:20 28/08 Western Osprey North Yorkshire Nosterfield Quarry 12:08
    one still at Flask Lake
    13:12 28/08 Western Osprey Cambridgeshire Grafham Water 13:11
    one; also juvenile Black Tern and 3 Little Gulls still
    13:18 28/08 Western Osprey Hampshire Eling 11:15
    one still on pylon on east side of Eling Great Marsh
    14:03 28/08 Western Osprey Devon Sherpa Marsh 11:45
    one high over Horsea Island
    14:44 28/08 Western Osprey Somerset & Bristol Chew Valley Lake
    one still from Moreton Hide
    14:55 28/08 Western Osprey Suffolk Minsmere RSPB 12:27
    one flew east and out to sea; also Little Stint still
    15:13 28/08 Western Osprey Isles of Scilly Tresco 15:12
    one flew over Abbey Gardens
    16:15 28/08 Western Osprey Cornwall Feock
    one
    18:01 28/08 Western Osprey South Yorkshire Sprotbrough Flash YWT 18:00
    one from Heron Hide
    20:11 28/08 Western Osprey Cornwall Devoran 19:45
    juvenile still at Devoran Quay
    21:23 28/08 Western Osprey Hampshire Fawley Power Station 12:30
    one flew over Fawley
    21:46 28/08 Western Osprey Somerset & Bristo lHam Wall RSPB
    one
    22:10 28/08 Western Osprey Somerset & Bristol Chew Valley Lake
    two still
    22:12 28/08 Western Osprey Essex Canvey Island 14:35
    one again at Canvey Point; also 4 Black Terns and 25 Arctic Terns past
  • 29/08/2021 09:16

    24 sightings reported on BirdGuides yesterday
    29/08 07:01 London : Western Osprey, Regent's Park
    one in tree at Inner Circle then flew south (05:55)
    29/08 07:08 Devon : Western Osprey, Dawlish Warren NNR
    one on Exe Estuary yesterday afternoon

    29/08 09:20 South Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Sprotbrough Flash YWT
    one at south end
    29/08 09:36 Devon : Western Osprey, Braunton Burrows
    one flew over yesterday
    29/08 09:28 Suffolk : Western Osprey, Hollesley
    one flew over
    29/08 10:14 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Kingsmill Lake
    one (09:15)
    29/08 10:51 Gloucestershire : Western Osprey, Aztec West
    one low over nearby M4/M5 interchange
    29/08 11:03 Cambridgeshire : Western Osprey, Kingfishers Bridge NR
    juvenile (10:59)
    29/08 11:18 Devon : Western Osprey, Turf
    one caught fish north of Turf circled high up and headed west towards Haldon (11:15)
    29/08 11:22 Suffolk : Western Osprey, Hazlewood Marshes SWT
    one
    29/08 11:35 Cheshire : Western Osprey, Acre Nook Sand Quarry
    one flew north late morning
    11:35 29/08 Western Osprey Cheshire Acre Nook Sand Quarry
    one flew north late morning
    11:57 29/08 Western Osprey Dorset Portland
    one flew south over Weston
    11:58 29/08 Western Osprey West Sussex Pagham Harbour LNR 11:30
    one flew out to sea
    12:29 29/08 Western Osprey Hampshire Farlington Marshes HWT 12:26
    one on dead trees
    12:49 29/08 Western Osprey Wexford Tacumshin
    one circling over Forgotten Corner
    13:49 29/08 Western Osprey Hampshire Lee
    one on River Test at Skidmore
    14:06 29/08 Western Osprey Dorset Christchurch Harbour
    still this morning
    14:38 29/08 Western Osprey Somerset & Bristol West Quantoxhead 14:37
    one over Beacon Hill heading south
    15:24 29/08 Western Osprey Hampshire Inchmery 12:00
    one in trees by Beaulieu River
    15:42 29/08 Western Osprey Cambridgeshire Waterbeach 15:00
    one below polo field north-east of Bottisham Locks
    16:11 29/08 Western Osprey West Midlands Warley
    one flew south-west towards Halesowen at Quinton
    16:25 29/08 Western Osprey Suffolk Cattawade
    one along Stour Estuary
    16:35 29/08 Western OspreySomerset & Bristol Chew Valley Lake 16:34
    one over Heron's Green Bay
    16:49 29/08 Western Osprey Pembrokeshire Gann Estuary
    juvenile this morning
    16:51 29/08 Western Osprey Cornwall Penzance 14:00
    one offshore in Mount's Bay
    16:52 29/08 Western Osprey Devon Lympstone 16:50
    one still on River Exe
    17:34 29/08 Western Osprey Hampshire Fishlake Meadows HIWWT 16:15
    juvenile again in dead tree
    17:39 29/08 Western Osprey Cornwall Restronguet Creek 14:00
    juvenile between Point and Devoran Quays
    18:47 29/08 Western Osprey Dorset Abbotsbury Swannery 16:00
    two late afternoon
    19:07 29/08 Western Osprey Warwickshire Draycote Water 09:20
    one this morning; also Ruddy Shelduck still
    20:50 29/08 Western Osprey Devon Stoke Gabriel 19:10
    one on opposite side of River Dart off yacht club this evening
  • 29/08/2021 20:15 in reply to ALAN PETRIE

    Good sighting 12.04 of osprey in tree and then flew to fish catch 12.18 at Nosterfield Quarry Flask Lake this afternoon.

    From size of bird probably female and colourings indicate juvenile. Unfortunately do not have any good camera equipment to see if ringed.

    Anyway here is a pic of what we could get when it flew close when off fishing!

  • 30/08/2021 09:09

    31 sightings reported on BirdGuides yesterday
    30/08 07:13 West Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Ogden Water
    one yesterday afternoon
    30/08 07:22 Lincolnshire : Western Osprey, Frampton Marsh RSPB
    one still yesterday; also 5 Short-eared Owls

    30/08 10:12 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Kingsmill Lake
    one flew towards Saltash (10:00)
    30/08 10:22 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Parsonage Reservoir
    one fishing (10:17)
    30/08 10:32 Outer Hebrides : Western Osprey, Liniclate, Benbecula
    one
    30/08 10:49 Hampshire : Western Osprey, Fishlake Meadows HIWWT
    juvenile again in dead tree (10:41)
    30/08 10:50 Cambridgeshire : Western Osprey, Kingfishers Bridge NR
    juvenile again between here and marina (10:30)
    30/08 10:52 Somerset & Bristol : Western Osprey, Chew Valley Lake
    one still (10:45)
    11:15 30/08 Western Osprey East Yorkshire Southfield Reservoir
    one
    11:34 30/08 Western Osprey North Yorkshire Nosterfield Quarry 11:31
    one still at Flask Lake
    12:49 30/08 Western Osprey Pembrokeshire Gann Estuary
    juvenile still this morning
    13:30 30/08 Western Osprey Hampshire Eling 10:55
    one still on pylon on east side of Eling Great Marsh
    13:30 30/08 Western Osprey Hampshire Lower Test Marshes HWT 08:32
    one flew north
    14:32 30/08 Western Osprey Cambridgeshire Kingfishers Bridge NR 12:45
    juvenile still
    15:20 30/08 Western Osprey Northumberland St Mary's Island 15:20
    one flew south-west over mast field
    16:19 30/08 Western Osprey Devon Horsey Island
    one this morning
    16:43 30/08 Western Osprey Devon Tamerton Foliot
    two in dead tree on Warleigh Estate this morning (one present yesterday)
    16:58 30/08 Western Osprey Cornwall Drift Reservoir 16:45
    three
    17:23 30/08 Western Osprey Clwyd Ruabon 16:50
    one in dead tree along River Dee, viewed from The Cross Foxes pub garden
    17:46 30/08 Western Osprey Cambridgeshire Grafham Water 17:42
    one again off north shore
    18:01 30/08 Western Osprey Carmarthen St Clears 12:00
    one over Afon Taf midway between St Clears and Laugharne
    18:51 30/08 Western Osprey Hampshire Fishlake Meadows HIWWT 18:48
    juvenile again in dead tree
    19:35 30/08 Western Osprey South Yorkshire Langsett Reservoir 10:00
    one in flight to north-west of reservoir
    20:05 30/08 Western Osprey Cornwall Hayle Estuary
    one
    20:06 30/08 Western Osprey Hampshire Eling 13:00
    one still on pylon on east side of Eling Great Marsh
    20:43 30/08 Western Osprey Waterford Clashmore
    one flew over River Blackwater today
    22:09 30/08 Western Osprey Somerset & Bristol Chew Valley Lake
    two still
    22:10 30/08 Western Osprey Cornwall Wacker Quay
    two
    22:20 30/08 Western Osprey Dorset Christchurch Harbour
    no sign today