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Osprey Sightings 2021

ALAN PETRIE
01/01/2021 20:21

Overwintering osprey at Urdaibai marshes this evening

  • 31/08/2021 10:23

    29 sightings reported on BirdGuides yesterday
    31/08 07:36 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Devoran
    juvenile still at Devoran Quay yesterday

    August sightings are down on last year. May be due to a poorer breeding season
    31/08 10:40 South Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Sprotbrough Flash YWT
    juvenile again near viaduct (08:00)
    31/08 11:21 Carmarthen : Western Osprey, Kidwelly
    one at Kidwelly Quay; also Great Egret
    31/08 11:26 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Dean Clough Reservoir
    one flew north-west (09:05)
    31/08 13:05 Anglesey : Western Osprey, The Range RSPB
    one flew south (13:00)
    31/08 14:03 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Drift Reservoir
    one still
    31/08 14:14 Sligo : Western Osprey, Ballymote
    juvenile photographed this morning
    31/08 15:00 Suffolk : Western Osprey, Cattawade
    one again on adjacent Stour Estuary
    31/08 15:20 Dorset : Western Osprey, Lytchett Fields RSPB
    one flew over to north-east (13:50)
    31/08 15:37 Suffolk : Western Osprey, Cattawade
    earlier report was erroneous [X]
    31/08 15:51 Suffolk : Western Osprey, Cattawade
    still along Stour Estuary (15:45)
    31/08 16:38 Devon : Western Osprey, Chudleigh Knighton
    one perched on conifer then flew towards Dartmoor (14:00)
    31/08 16:42 Isle of Wight : Western Osprey, Newtown Harbour NNR
    one sat on bank opposite hide (15:30)
    31/08 16:58 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Drift Reservoir
    one in north-east arm (16:57)
    31/08 17:24 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Devoran
    three juveniles reported this morning
    31/08 19:16 Pembrokeshire : Western Osprey, Skokholm
    one flew over today
    31/08 20:50 Cornwall : Western Osprey, St Germans
    two to east this afternoon
    31/08 21:16 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Drift Reservoir
    two still
    31/08 22:32 Somerset & Bristol : Western Osprey, Chew Valley Lake
    two still; also juvenile Arctic Tern at Herriot's End
    31/08 22:37 Essex : Western Osprey, Canvey Island
    one off Canvey Point; also 2 Black Terns and 4 Little Gulls (16:15)
  • 01/09/2021 10:02
    August sightings reported on BirdGuides
    2018 : 337
    2019 : 447
    2020 : 537
    2021 : 437
  • 01/09/2021 10:45

    01/09 07:22 Derbyshire : Western Osprey, Willington GPs
    possible flew over High Bridge GPs yesterday [?]
    01/09 08:31 Anglesey : Western Osprey, Tregele
    one on post then flew inland
    01/09 09:40 Kent : Western Osprey, Riverside CP
    one on Nor Marsh viewed from Horrid Hill
    01/09 09:57 Derbyshire : Western Osprey, Staunton Harold Reservoir
    one from main car park

    10:52 01/09 Western Osprey Jersey Noirmont Point 10:32
    one flew east
    10:54 01/09 Western Osprey Devon Bowling Green Marsh RSPB 10:06
    one on post from viewing platform
    11:33 01/09 Western Osprey Lancashire Brockholes LWT
    still
    11:36 01/09 Western Osprey Pembrokeshire Gann Estuary 09:00
    juvenile still in conifers
    12:09 01/09 Western Osprey Hampshire Fishlake Meadows HIWWT 11:42
    two
    12:21 01/09 Western Osprey Cornwall Marazion 31/08
    one flew south-east early yesterday morning
    13:04 01/09 Western Osprey Cornwall Drift Reservoir
    one still
    13:48 01/09 Western Osprey Cornwall Drift Reservoir 12:02
    juvenile still along north-east arm
    13:50 01/09 Western Osprey Kent Riverside CP
    two on River Medway from Horrid Hill this morning
    13:52 01/09 Western Osprey Glamorgan Wernffrwd, Gower 13:38
    again fishing
    14:10 01/09 Western Osprey Dorset Stanpit Marsh
    one
    14:16 01/09 Western Osprey Surrey Wonersh 31/08
    one yesterday
    14:31 01/09 Western Osprey Dorset Langton Herring
    one at Rodden Hive this morning
    15:46 01/09 Western Osprey Kent Kingsnorth Power Station 15:00
    one on tideline to west then flew south
    16:33 01/09 Western Osprey West Yorkshire Doe Park Reservoir
    one again mid-morning
    16:33 01/09 Western Osprey Essex St Osyth 11:20
    one on pole at Wigboro Wick Farm
    16:35 01/09 Western Osprey BedfordshireEversholt 15:50
    one circled over Eversholt Lake then continued south
    17:01 01/09 Western Osprey Cornwall Devoran
    two at Devoran Quay this afternoon
    17:47 01/09 Western Osprey London Chessington
    one reported at Winey Hill Fishery
    18:05 01/09 Western Osprey Kent Riverside CP 18:02
    one again over River Medway from Horrid Hill
    18:25 01/09 Western Osprey Hampshire Fishlake Meadows HIWWT 16:15
    one still
    19:02 01/09 Western Osprey Essex Hanningfield Reservoir
    one
    21:42 01/09 Western Osprey Devon Stoke Gabriel
    one still on opposite side of River Dart off yacht club this evening
  • 02/09/2021 08:59

    27 sightings reported on BirdGuides yesterday
    02/09 07:36 Essex : Western Osprey, Two Tree Island
    one flew over yesterday
    02/09 07:40 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Devoran
    three again yesterday
    02/09 08:10 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Restronguet Creek
    two yesterday

    02/09 09:32 Somerset & Bristol : Western Osprey, Chew Valley Lake
    juvenile flew south over Herriott's Pool; also 2 Great Egrets (09:00)
    02/09 10:19 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Drift Reservoir
    juvenile still
    02/09 10:30 Dorset : Western Osprey, Lytchett Bay
    one again fishing (10:15)
    02/09 11:12 Kent : Western Osprey, Riverside CP
    one on post at Nor Marsh and viewable from Horrid Hill
    02/09 11:51 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Brockholes LWT
    still over River Ribble (09:50)
    02/09 11:52 Essex : Western Osprey, Two Tree Island
    one over creek towards Benfleet (11:39)
    02/09 13:23 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Cape Cornwall
    one
    02/09 14:02 Devon : Western Osprey, Tamerton Foliot
    three from Warliegh Estate (12:30)
    02/09 14:27 Essex : Western Osprey, Canvey Island
    one off Canvey Point
    02/09 15:19 Orkney : Western Osprey, Papa Westray
    one this morning
    02/09 15:43 Pembrokeshire : Western Osprey, Gann Estuary
    juvenile still at east end mid-afternoon
    02/09 17:29 Cornwall : Western Osprey, St Germans
    one at Erth
    02/09 19:05 West Sussex : Western Osprey, Pagham Harbour LNR
    one flew over this evening
    02/09 20:38 Devon : Western Osprey, Exe Estuary
    one
    02/09 21:48 Cornwall : Western Osprey, St Clement
    three on Tresillian River between here and Malpas (15:30)
    02/09 22:03 Devon : Western Osprey, Topsham
    one on River Exe
  • 03/09/2021 09:41

    03/09 08:09 Kent : Western Osprey, Riverside CP
    one again over River Medway from Horrid Hill
    03/09 09:05 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Devoran
    one on post opposite Norway Inn early morning

    03/09 09:25 Gwynedd : Western Osprey, Aberdaron
    one circled over Daron Valley then flew south (07:30)
    03/09 10:38 Devon : Western Osprey, Bere Ferrers
    two on River Tavy
    11:10 03/09 Western Osprey West Sussex Thorney Island 10:45
    one flew south-east into harbour
    11:36 03/09 Western Osprey Kent Pittswood 10:18
    one flew over
    11:39 03/09 Western Osprey West Sussex Chichester Harbour 11:32
    again flew along west side of Thorney Island
    13:20 03/09 Western Osprey Hampshire North Binness Island 10:00
    one in dead tree
    13:43 03/09 Western Osprey Essex Canvey Island 09:40
    one flew west along Benfleet Creek
    14:04 03/09 Western Osprey Shropshire Venus Pool NR 12:00
    juvenile
    14:43 03/09 Western Osprey Cornwall St Clement
    one still on Tresillian River
    15:25 03/09 Western Osprey Pembrokeshire Gann Estuary
    juvenile still
    15:41 03/09 Western Osprey Hampshire Blashford Lakes HWT 15:20
    one at Ibsley Water
    03/09 16:21 Devon : Western Osprey, Exton
    three
    03/09 16:22 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Drift Reservoir
    juvenile still
    03/09 18:33 Devon : Western Osprey, Stoke Gabriel
    one again on opposite side of River Dart off yacht club this evening
    03/09 18:34 West Sussex : Western Osprey, Pagham Harbour LNR
    one from North Wall; also 3 Western Cattle Egrets still and 2 Spotted Redshanks on Breech Pool
    03/09 19:44 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Brockholes LWT
    again in tree this morning although distant
    03/09 19:55 Isle of Wight : Western Osprey, Newtown Harbour NNR
    still (09:00)
    03/09 21:47 Isle of Man : Western Osprey, Calf of Man
    one
    03/09 22:30 West Sussex : Western Osprey, Medmerry RSPB
    two this evening; also Short-eared Owl
  • 04/09/2021 09:09

    04/09 07:19 Staffordshire : Western Osprey, Blithfield Reservoir
    two yesterday
    04/09 07:31 Staffordshire : Western Osprey, Blithfield Reservoir
    still in Tad Bay
    04/09 08:41 Glamorgan : Western Osprey, Lavernock Point
    one flew over to east (08:30)

    04/09 09:15 Kent : Western Osprey, Leysdown-on-Sea, Sheppey
    one flerw north behind Leysdown Coastal Park (09:13)
    04/09 09:31 Devon : Western Osprey, Bowling Green Marsh RSPB
    one from viewing platform
    04/09 10:10 Hampshire : Western Osprey, Farlington Marshes HWT
    again loitering in dead trees on North Binness Island (10:00)
    04/09 10:44 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Devoran
    three still
    04/09 12:35 Cheshire : Western Osprey, Woolston Eyes NR (PERMIT ONLY)
    one flew south-east (11:30)
    04/09 13:05 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Malpas
    one between here and St Clement
    04/09 14:29 Dorset : Western Osprey, Lytchett Bay
    one again; also Great Egret (14:00)
    04/09 15:26 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Coombe
    one at Coombe Creek (14:00)
    16:30 04/09 Western Osprey Pembrokeshire West Williamston
    two this morning
    16:47 04/09 Western Osprey Devon Exton 15:30
    one still
    16:56 04/09 Western Osprey Devon Stoke Gabriel 15:55
    one again on River Estuary at Sharpham
    17:04 04/09 Western Osprey West Sussex Medmerry RSPB 14:00
    one still from first viewpoint
    18:19 04/09 Western Osprey West Sussex Medmerry RSPB
    two still
    04/09 19:08 Devon : Western Osprey, Tamerton Foliot
    three again from Warliegh Estate (12:15)
  • 05/09/2021 11:52

    05/09 08:56 Glamorgan : Western Osprey, Penarth
    one flew over yesterday (04/09 08:45)
    05/09 09:46 Buckinghamshire : Western Osprey, Great Brickhill
    one flew west (09:23)
    05/09 09:52 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Conder Green
    one flew south (09:50)
    05/09 10:30 Kent : Western Osprey, Riverside CP
    again on post at Nor Marsh viewed from Horrid Hill
    05/09 10:51 West Sussex : Western Osprey, Medmerry RSPB
    one still from first viewpoint from Easton Lane
    05/09 11:01 Northamptonshire : Western Osprey, Titchmarsh NR
    one flew low north-east over Alwincle Lake
    05/09 11:21 West Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Doe Park Reservoir
    one again on Friday

    05/09 11:55 Buckinghamshire : Western Osprey, Waddesdon Manor NT
    one drifted overhead (11:51)
    05/09 13:22 Staffordshire : Western Osprey, Cuckoo Bank
    one flew west (13:10)
    05/09 13:30 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Brockholes LWT
    still this morning
    05/09 14:11 Hampshire : Western Osprey, Fishlake Meadows HIWWT
    one again (11:30)
    05/09 14:27 Pembrokeshire : Western Osprey, Gann Estuary
    juvenile still yesterday
    05/09 14:51 Cumbria : Western Osprey, Kirkbride
    three on posts on Solway (13:00)
    15:02 05/09 Western Osprey Buckinghamshire Great Brickhill 14:52
    one again flew north-west
    15:38 05/09 Western Osprey Suffolk Hazlewood Marshes SWT 15:09
    one on post on marsh left of track to Hoskins Hide
    15:46 05/09 Western Osprey Hampshire Lepe CP 14:30
    at least one over Dark Water
    15:53 05/09 Western Osprey Norfolk Breydon Water RSPB 12:00
    one along South Wall at midday; also 7 Eurasian Spoonbills still
    05/09 16:48 Devon : Western Osprey, Stoke Gabriel
    one flew north (16:43)
    05/09 16:59 Devon : Western Osprey, Stoke Gabriel
    one flew over Ashprington Point (16:50)
    05/09 18:42 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Dinham Flats
    one yesterday
    05/09 20:01 West Sussex : Western Osprey, Medmerry RSPB
    again this evening; also 6+ Whinchats
    05/09 20:02 Hampshire : Western Osprey, North Binness Island
    again in dead tree (16:30)
    05/09 20:06 Pembrokeshire : Western Osprey, Gann Estuary
    juvenile still
    05/09 20:17 Suffolk : Western Osprey, Alton Water
    one over west side at midday yesterday (04/09 12:00)
    05/09 20:25 West Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Warley Moor Reservoir
    one at Fly Flatts this morning
    05/09 20:45 Hampshire : Western Osprey, Beaulieu River Estuary
    one in bare tree by estuary mouth (17:00)
    05/09 21:40 Essex : Western Osprey, Foulness Island
    one flew north (18:05)
  • 06/09/2021 09:06

    27 sightings reported on BirdGuides yesterday
    06/09 08:24 Buckinghamshire : Western Osprey, Great Brickhill
    again over meadows then flew down to Alders Farm fishing lakes just north of Bragenham (08:18)

    06/09 11:23 Dorset : Western Osprey, Middlebere
    one (11:00)
    06/09 11:27 West Sussex : Western Osprey, Church Norton
    one circling in harbour to north of Church Norton (11:18)
    06/09 13:12 Essex : Western Osprey, Pyefleet Channel
    one nearby this morning
    06/09 13:55 Devon : Western Osprey, Wembury
    one flew towards the Yealm Estuary (11:15)
    06/09 14:17 West Sussex : Western Osprey, Medmerry RSPB
    one still
    06/09 18:00 Derbyshire : Western Osprey, Carsington Water
    one from Stones Island late afternoon
    06/09 18:18 Devon : Western Osprey, Seaton
    one along Axe Estuary this afternoon
    06/09 18:20 Kerry : Western Osprey, Burnham Lagoon
    one
    06/09 19:12 Cumbria : Western Osprey, Campfield Marsh RSPB
    two on posts
    06/09 19:27 West Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Horsforth
    one flew high south (18:55)
    06/09 21:30 Pembrokeshire : Western Osprey, West Williamston
    one still this morning
    06/09 21:46 Devon : Western Osprey, Oreston
    one flew south over Radford Lake this morning
    06/09 22:06 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Camel Estuary
    one
    06/09 22:06 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Newlyn
    one circled over Newlyn Harbour then drifted north (13:30)
    06/09 22:22 West Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Warley Moor Reservoir
    still at Fly Flatts this morning
    06/09 22:22 Essex : Western Osprey, Wallasea Island RSPB
    one flew over this morning
  • 07/09/2021 10:39

    18 sightings reported on BirdGuides yesterday so still lots of ospreys about
    08:41 07/09 Western Osprey Jersey Noirmont Point 08:36
    one flew east
    08:45 07/09 Western Osprey Devon Isley Marsh RSPB 06/09
    one at Home Farm Marsh yesterday
    09:15 07/09 Western Osprey West Sussex Pagham Harbour LNR
    09:05
    one flew SSW
    09:41 07/09 Western Osprey Cornwall Newlyn
    one flew over harbour towards Wherrytown
    09:41 07/09 Western Osprey Jersey Noirmont Point 09:39
    second individual flew east
    09:42 07/09 Western Osprey West Sussex Sidlesham Ferry 09:30
    one flew over Ferry Pool towards Pagham Harbour
    10:12 07/09 Western Osprey Gwynedd Bardsey Island
    one flew south

    11:21 07/09 Western Osprey Kent Riverside CP 11:15
    one again over River Medway from Horrid Hill
    13:02 07/09 Western Osprey Cornwall Drift Reservoir 06/09
    juvenile still in north-east arm yesterday
    13:46 07/09 Western Osprey Hampshire Lower Test Marshes HWT 13:40
    one flew over towards Testwood Lakes HWT
    14:09 07/09 Western Osprey Cornwal lJupiter Point 14:05
    one
    14:50 07/09 Western Osprey Suffolk Hazlewood Marshes SWT 14:46
    again on post
    15:51 07/09 Western Osprey Cornwal lWacker Quay 15:45
    one fishing between 15:30 and 15:45
    16:38 07/09 Western Osprey Pembrokeshire West Williamston
    two still
    16:39 07/09 Western Osprey Pembrokeshire Gann Estuary
    juvenile still
    07/09 17:29 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Hayle Estuary
    one fishing then flew towards St Ives (17:20)
    07/09 18:03 South Yorkshire : Western Osprey, More Hall Reservoir
    one flew south-east towards Hillsborough (17:54)
    07/09 18:19 Buckinghamshire : Western Osprey, Great Brickhill
    one flew south towards Alders Farm Fishery (18:08)
    07/09 18:56 Cornwall : Western Osprey, Ruan Lanihorne
    one flew north-east (12:55)
    07/09 21:11 Bedfordshire : Western Osprey, Leighton Buzzard
    one flew over (18:20)
    07/09 21:22 Kerry : Western Osprey, Burnham Lagoon
    still