Osprey Sightings 2022

Muxar on his pole today

  • 30/03 08:11 Worcestershire : Western Osprey, Bewdley
    one flew north (07:54)

    30/03 09:10 Somerset & Bristol : Western Osprey, Chew Valley Lake
    one circled high over Stratford Hide
    30/03 09:38 Dorset : Western Osprey, Poole
    one flew over Asda (07:50)
    30/03 09:42 Conwy : Western Osprey, Llyn Brenig
    one yesterday (29/03 14:15)
    30/03 09:38 Dorset : Western Osprey, Poole
    one flew over Asda (07:50)
    30/03 09:42 Conwy : Western Osprey, Llyn Brenig
    one yesterday (29/03 14:15)
    30/03 10:26 Somerset & Bristol : Western Osprey, Bristol
    one flew over Cater Road (10:00)
    30/03 10:33 Gloucestershire : Western Osprey, Purton
    one flew north (10:30)
    30/03 10:41 East Sussex : Western Osprey, Weir Wood Reservoir
    one over west end (10:35)
    30/03 11:23 Highland : Western Osprey, Carrbridge
    one flew north (11:07)
    30/03 12:15 Surrey : Western Osprey, Wisley
    one flew north over A3 Wisley Services (12:11)
    30/03 12:34 Devon : Western Osprey, Colyton
    probable flew high NNW (12:30) [?]
    30/03 12:48 Hampshire : Western Osprey, Keyhaven Marshes
    one flew north-east (12:47)
    30/03 13:20 Ayrshire : Western Osprey, Martnaham Loch
    one flew north (11:45)
    30/03 14:22 Angus & Dundee : Western Osprey, Dundee
    one flew north (14:20)
    30/03 14:43 Devon : Western Osprey, Exmouth
    one circled overhead (12:45)
    30/03 15:05 Highland : Western Osprey, Lochindorb
    one flew north (14:25)
    30/03 16:17 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Foulridge Reservoirs
    two reported around Upper Reservoir for second day (16:15)
    30/03 17:17 Wiltshire : Western Osprey, Britford Water Meadows
    one; also 3 Great Egrets
    30/03 21:25 Somerset & Bristol : Western Osprey, Chew Valley Lake
    one flew over Herriott's Pool; also 2 Little Gulls
  • Of note:  30/03 09:42 Conwy : Western Osprey, Llyn Brenig one yesterday (29/03 14:15)

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  • Estonian sat tracked individual
    Gironde
    Tuesday, March 29th, 2022
    Lac des Agréous / Arjuzanx (40)
    1 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
    [Gretl Nardin
    ]
    Comment :
    Le Balbuzard "Vija" équipé d'un GPS, a survolé le lac en direction de la route de Morcenx, son marqueur sur la carte du site estonien s'arrête au niveau de la rivière Le Bes où le chemin de fer est près de la rivière (site : birdmap.5dvision.ee.EN/ ). direction suivante supposée : route de Morcenx. Vija a passé l'hiver en Mauritanie au Sud de Nouakchott. (Observation de Gretl Nardin, Doubs, qui suit l'oiseau par intérêt personnel).
  • 31/03 10:17 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Brockholes LWT
    one
    31/03 10:25 Staffordshire : Western Osprey, Rugeley
    one flew over (09:30)
    31/03 10:43 Shropshire : Western Osprey, Kempton
    one fleew NNE over Bomere Pool towards A5 (10:30)
    31/03 11:19 Staffordshire : Western Osprey, Aqualate Park
    one fishing (11:00)

    31/03 12:04 Gloucestershire : Western Osprey, Lower Harford
    one flew over (11:40)
    31/03 12:18 Staffordshire : Western Osprey, Blithfield Reservoir
    one flew over dam (11:58)
    31/03 12:59 Staffordshire : Western Osprey, Blithfield Reservoir
    still, flew over causeway towards Blithe Bay (12:38)
    31/03 13:21 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Seaforth LWT (Permit only)
    one flew low to north-east over container base towards Rimrose Valley CP (13:15)
    31/03 14:24 Gloucestershire : Western Osprey, Haresfield
    one flew over M5 near incinerator (09:30)
    31/03 15:16 Essex : Western Osprey, Holland Haven CP
    one flew towards tower block (07:44)
    31/03 17:26 Staffordshire : Western Osprey, Blithfield Reservoir
    one again flew over causeway towards Blithe Bay (17:11)
    31/03 17:38 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Preston
    one flew north over Greaves Town Lane, Lea (17:00)
    31/03 18:49 Staffordshire : Western Osprey, Tittesworth Reservoir
    one flew over (13:14)
    31/03 20:40 Greater Manchester : Western Osprey, Ashton-under-Lyne
    one flew over Daisy Nook Country Park (10:30)
    31/03 21:15 Cumbria : Western Osprey, Longtown
    one at pools by Gretna Road this evening
  • 01/04 06:39 Nottinghamshire : Western Osprey, Welbeck watchpoint
    one on Wednesday
    01/04 07:31 Angus & Dundee : Western Osprey, Loch of Kinnordy RSPB
    one again (07:28)

    01/04 10:23 Staffordshire : Western Osprey, Blithfield Reservoir
    still at Beech Tree Point (09:20)
    01/04 11:02 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Birkdale
    one flew north-east over Royal Birkdale Golf Club (10:55)
    01/04 11:51 Cheshire : Western Osprey, Oxmoor LNR
    one flew north (11:45)
    01/04 13:14 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Blundellsands
    one flew north-east (12:34)
    01/04 13:57 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Cockersand Abbey
    one flew over Plover Scar (13:50)
    01/04 14:11 Gloucestershire : Western Osprey, Gloucester
    male flew north Westgate Street
    01/04 14:12 North Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Nosterfield Quarry
    one at Lingham Lake
    01/04 15:06 Hampshire : Western Osprey, Lepe CP
    one at Dark Water this morning; also Pale-bellied Brent Goose by sluice with Dark-bellied Brent Geese
    01/04 15:20 Hampshire : Western Osprey, Chilbolton
    one flew over towards Newton Stacey yesterday (31/03 08:53)
    01/04 18:06 Northamptonshire : Western Osprey, Hollowell Reservoir
    one briefly (17:45)
    01/04 19:16 Shropshire : Western Osprey, Shrewsbury
    one nearby over river mid-afternoon
    01/04 20:03 Staffordshire : Western Osprey, Himley
    one at Great Pool mid-evening then flew over wood
    01/04 22:03 Pembrokeshire : Western Osprey, Cilgerran
    one flew down River Teifi near Cilgerran Castle  (08:30)
  • That's more like it, ALAN - referring to your11:37 yesterday post :D

    I was explaining to someone that we were waiting for one like that - thank you!

  • No south coast sightings for 2 days now. They must be queueing up in northern France waiting for a wind direction change
  • 02/04 08:19 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Heysham
    one flew north-west over Kent Channel as viewed from Half Moon Bay

    02/04 09:10 Fife : Western Osprey, Letham Pools
    one flew north-west (08:30)
    02/04 09:53 Cumbria : Western Osprey, Brampton, Carlisle
    one circled over fish farm then drifted east
    02/04 10:09 South Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Hatfield Moors
    one flew NNW over Packards (10:05)
    02/04 10:15 Dorset : Western Osprey, St Aldhelm's Head
    one flew north (10:11)
    02/04 11:59 Dorset : Western Osprey, St Aldhelm's Head
    second individual flew north (11:50)
    02/04 12:45 Northamptonshire : Western Osprey, Kelmarsh
    one flew south over Kelmarsh Hall (12:40)
    02/04 13:09 Staffordshire : Western Osprey, Belvide Reservoir (PERMIT ONLY)
    one flew north (12:55)
    02/04 14:00 West Midlands : Western Osprey, Netherton
    one flew south over Netherton Hill (13:37)
    02/04 14:55 Staffordshire : Western Osprey, Cuckoo Bank
    one flew north (14:00)
    02/04 16:05 Cleveland : Western Osprey, Saltholme RSPB
    one flew north (15:50)
    02/04 16:33 Staffordshire : Western Osprey, Cuckoo Bank
    second individual flew north
    02/04 17:51 Suffolk : Western Osprey, Mildenhall
    one flew west early evening
  • French migration watchpoint
    01 apr
    Col de l'Escrinet
    14 ospreys
  • 03/04 09:01 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Otterspool
    one flew north over River Mersey viewed distantly from Jericho Lane (08:45)

    03/04 09:54 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Southport
    one reported flying north (08:00)
    03/04 10:05 Shropshire : Western Osprey, Venus Pool NR
    one flew over fishing pool
    03/04 10:21 Staffordshire : Western Osprey, Blithfield Reservoir
    still at Beech Tree Point (10:20)
    03/04 11:40 Greater Manchester : Western Osprey, High Rid Reservoir
    one fishing briefly then flew north-west (11:13)
    03/04 13:09 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Brockholes LWT
    again over No 1 Pit and River Ribble below viewpoint then flew high downriver (10:30)
    03/04 13:36 West Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Wainstalls
    one flew north (08:50)
    03/04 14:32 North Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Nosterfield LNR
    flew south-east
    03/04 15:40 Northamptonshire : Western Osprey, Hollowell Reservoir
    one flew along east bank (15:00)
    03/04 19:09 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Longridge Fell
    one on wall by trig point then flew off towards Chipping (18:55)
    03/04 21:21 Shropshire : Western Osprey, Bayston Hill
    one flew over quarry (14:15)
    03/04 22:06 Derbyshire : Western Osprey, Carsington Water
    one yesterday