Osprey Sightings 2022

Muxar on his pole today

  • Gosh! Can't believe there are still ospreys around Luckily it has been mild but now there are strong winds not conducive to migration
  • 21/10 09:09 Isles of Scilly : Osprey, St Mary's
    one flew south over Pungies Lane (09:09)
    21/10 09:17 Isles of Scilly : Osprey, St Mary's
    one flew over Porthloo (09:16)

    21/10 10:45 Osprey Isles of Scilly St Mary's
    one flew north over Porth Hellick Pool from Stephen Sussex Hide (10:42)
    21/10 10:58 South Yorkshire : Osprey, Fowlsyke Flash
    juvenile again perched in tree (10:56)
    21/10 12:02 East Yorkshire : Osprey, Flamborough Head
    one flew north over Old Fall Plantation (11:55)
    21/10 12:30 Isles of Scilly : Osprey, Tresco
    one flew over Pool Road (11:45)
    21/10 13:57 Osprey Kent Appledore
    one again on post near main road bridge over Royal Military Canal then flew off towards Rye (13:15)
    21/10 14:25 Osprey Norfolk Welney WWT
    one
    21/10 14:43 Cambridgeshire : Osprey, Paxton Pits NR
    one flew over
    21/10 17:37 Osprey Isles of Scilly St Mary's
    one again flew over Trenoweth; also 2 probable Common Swifts
    21/10 17:50 Osprey Pembrokeshire Newport
    one at Nevern Estuary (17:00)
    21/10 18:26 Osprey Pembrokeshire Sprinkle Pill
    one fishing at pill mouth (14:30)
    21/10 20:38 Osprey Pembrokeshire Black Tar
    juvenile
  • 22/10 08:32 Osprey Cheshire Woolston Eyes NR (PERMIT ONLY)
    juvenile flew west over Manchester Ship Canal past No 1 Bed; no public access (08:29)
    22/10 08:55 Osprey Isles of Scilly St Agnes
    one flew south off Horse Point

    22/10 09:36 Osprey Essex Hanningfield Reservoir
    still from causeway (09:10)
    22/10 11:07 Osprey South Yorkshire Sprotbrough Flash YWT
    juvenile still (11:03)
    22/10 11:22 Osprey East Yorkshire Flamborough Head
    one flew South Dykes
    22/10 12:12 Osprey Pembrokeshire Welsh Wildlife Centre & Teifi Marshes NR
    one over river (12:09)
    22/10 12:54 Osprey West Yorkshire St Aidan's RSPB (Swillington Ings)
    one over Astley Lake (12:35)
    22/10 13:52 Osprey North Yorkshire Sandsend
    one flew in off the sea (13:25)
    22/10 15:22 Osprey Offaly Lough Boora Parklands
    one at Finnamore Lakes (12:15)
    22/10 15:29 Osprey Suffolk Iken
    one
    22/10 16:44 Osprey West Yorkshire St Aidan's RSPB (Swillington Ings)
    still at Astley Lake (16:42)
    22/10 19:29 Osprey North Yorkshire Ryther
    one flew south over Lower Wharfe
    22/10 20:59 Osprey Suffolk Hazlewood Marshes SWT
    one
     
  • 23/10 09:17 Osprey South Yorkshire Fowlsyke Flash
    juvenile again perched in tree at 53.4920, -1.2085 (09:15)

    23/10 11:01 Osprey East Yorkshire Hornsea Mere
    one flew over Heslops (10:11)
    23/10 12:19 Osprey Pembrokeshire Newport
    one flew east mobbed by gulls (12:16)
    23/10 12:37 Osprey Pembrokeshire Newport
    again at Nevern Estuary (12:35)
    23/10 13:43 Osprey Cornwall St Ives
    one flew in off sea then continued over Porthmeor Beach (13:37)
    23/10 14:52 Osprey Kent Appledore
    again along Royal Military Canal (14:46)
    23/10 16:08 Osprey Derbyshire Chatsworth Estate
    one flew down River Derwent towards Beeley (16:05)
    23/10 18:46 Osprey West Yorkshire St Aidan's RSPB (Swillington Ings)
    still at Astley Lake (16:00)
  • Jersey
    20/10 St Ouen
    22/10 St Ouen

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  • 24/10 08:37 Osprey South Yorkshire Fowlsyke Flash
    juvenile still perched in tree at 53.4920, -1.2085 (08:32)

    24/10 11:04 Osprey Cheshire Sandbach Flashes
    one flew south over Pumphouse Flash (10:55)
    24/10 11:32 Osprey West Yorkshire St Aidan's RSPB (Swillington Ings)
    still at Astley Lake
    24/10 11:59 Osprey Staffordshire Branston GPs
    one flew low west over Ashy Pit (11:45)
    24/10 13:49 Osprey East Yorkshire Hornsea Mere
    one over west end (13:25)
    24/10 15:37 Osprey South Yorkshire Sprotbrough Flash YWT
    juvenile again opposite Heron Hide (15:33)
    24/10 16:54 Osprey West Yorkshire St Aidan's RSPB (Swillington Ings)
    still showing well at Astley Lake (16:30)
    24/10 19:37 Osprey Devon Erme Estuary
    two off Efford House this afternoon (15:00)
    24/10 21:03 Osprey Hampshire Fawley Power Station
    one fishing at outfall channel (private site)
  • 25/10 10:36 Osprey South Yorkshire Sprotbrough Flash YWT
    juvenile still

    25/10 13:47 Osprey East Yorkshire Hornsea Mere
    juvenile still from Wassand Hiden (permit only); also Great Egret still (13:25)
    25/10 15:37 Osprey Wexford Wexford Wildfowl Reserve
    one off North Slob
    25/10 16:00 Osprey West Yorkshire St Aidan's RSPB (Swillington Ings)
    juvenile still showing well at Astley Lake early afternoon
    25/10 16:10 Osprey West Yorkshire St Aidan's RSPB (Swillington Ings)
    juvenile still at Astley Lake (16:08)
    25/10 16:40 Osprey Kent Appledore
    again along Royal Military Canal
  • It's been a very mild October - can't say I blame all these birds for feeding themselves up!

    Our herring gulls are red listed birds.  Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.

  • 26/10 08:20 Osprey South Yorkshire Sprotbrough Flash YWT
    juvenile still (08:16)

    26/10 08:58 Osprey West Sussex Pagham Harbour LNR
    one over fields behind paddock at North Wall
    26/10 09:51 Osprey Nottinghamshire Lound
    one flew over Parish Park towards concrete works (09:45)
    26/10 09:52 Osprey Nottinghamshire Idle Valley NR
    one over Chainbridge Scrape (09:51)
    26/10 09:52 Osprey East Yorkshire Hornsea Mere
    juvenile still showing well from Wassand Hide (permit only) (09:40)
    26/10 10:50 Osprey Devon Erme Estuary
    one still off Efford House yesterday evening (17:00) 25/10
    26/10 12:00 Osprey South Yorkshire Sprotbrough Flash YWT
    juvenile still late morning
    26/10 13:20 Osprey West Yorkshire St Aidan's RSPB (Swillington Ings)
    juvenile still showing well at Astley Lake (13:16)
    26/10 14:14 Osprey Nottinghamshire Idle Valley NR
    juvenile again flew west over Belmoor Lake (14:10)
    26/10 15:09 Osprey North Yorkshire Bolton Percy
    one flew east over Bolton Percy Ings
    26/10 15:58 Osprey Dorset Weymouth
    juvenile flew south-east over Rodwell Trail mid-afternoon
    26/10 18:35 Osprey Somerset & Bristol Stolford
    one flew south this morning
    26/10 20:00 Osprey Buckinghamshire Weston Turville Reservoir
    juvenile flew over (17:26)
    21:29 26/10 Osprey Derbyshire Willington Wetlands
    juvenile; use car park off B5008 just north of River Trent bridge (DE65 6PD)
  • 27/10 08:22 Osprey Kent Appledore Woods
    one again at Military Canal (08:14)
    27/10 10:07 Osprey Cheshire Hale
    one flew over (09:59)

    27/10 14:25 Osprey South Yorkshire Sprotbrough Flash YWT
    juvenile still this morning
    27/10 15:29 Osprey East Yorkshire Hornsea Mere
    juvenile still showing well from Wassand Hide (permit only)
    27/10 16:01 Osprey Kent Appledore
    again flew over near Appledore Bridge mid-afternoon (15:40)
    27/10 16:25 Osprey West Yorkshire St Aidan's RSPB (Swillington Ings)
    juvenile still showing well at Astley Lake viewed from river bank at Fleet Lane (16:20)
    27/10 18:22 Osprey Cornwall Devoran
    one still off Devoran Quay
    27/10 18:40 Osprey Devon Erme Estuary
    one still off Efford House (08:32
    27/10 20:17 Osprey Ceredigion Llandysul
    one at Pontweli