Osprey Sightings 2022

Muxar on his pole today

  • 13/04 15.00 Merseyside, Crosby. Osprey. One circled before gaining height and heading North.
  • 08:30 14/04 Western Osprey East Sussex Weir Wood Reservoir
    08:27 one flew south-east across dam end
    08:49 14/04 Western Osprey Somerset & Bristol Congresbury
    13/04 one flew north-west over Congresbury Moor yesterday
    09:21 14/04 Western Osprey North Yorkshire Nosterfield Quarry
    one fishing
    09:29 14/04 Western Osprey Staffordshire Westport Lake
    09:20 one flew north
    09:38 14/04 Western Osprey West Yorkshire Fairburn Ings RSPB
    07:30 one flew west over The Moat

    14/04 10:08 Hampshire : Western Osprey, Havant
    one flew west over Beaulieu Avenue yesterday (13/04 12:05)
    14/04 10:59 West Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Darrington
    one flew north following A1 (09:26)
    14/04 11:25 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Blackpool
    one flew north-east over Layton
    14/04 12:54 East Sussex : Western Osprey, Hove
    one yesterday then flew east
    14/04 13:23 North Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Bank Island, Lower Derwent Valley
    two flew north between 12:20 and 13:20
    14/04 13:49 West Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Roundhay
    one flew north over Elemete Hall (13:32)
    14/04 13:51 West Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Roundhay
    one flew north (13:32)
    14/04 13:57 Staffordshire : Western Osprey, Biddulph
    one flew north (07:00)
    14/04 14:34 Derbyshire : Western Osprey, Carr Vale NR
    one flew north (14:23)
    14/04 14:50 East Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Spurn YWT
    one fishing over Humber at Chalk Bank then flew low north mid-afternoon
    14/04 15:03 Derbyshire : Western Osprey, Carr Vale NR
    one flew north (14:23)
    14/04 15:32 Northamptonshire : Western Osprey, Daventry Reservoir CP
    one flew north (13:50)
    14/04 15:53 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Leighton Moss RSPB
    one again over Causeway Pool (15:30)
    14/04 16:25 Cheshire : Western Osprey, Leasowe
    one on beach off groyne (16:25)
    14/04 17:13 Staffordshire : Western Osprey, Chasewater
    one flew north (16:50)
    14/04 17:25 Oxfordshire : Western Osprey, Blenheim Park
    one flew over Queen Pool (16:30)
    14/04 17:34 Cheshire : Western Osprey, Leasowe
    still on beach off groyne until 17:34 then flew south [-ve]
    14/04 17:53 Orkney : Western Osprey, North Ronaldsay
    one flew south along west side (17:50)
    14/04 18:02 Cheshire : Western Osprey, Leasowe
    again in tree along farm track (17:50)
    14/04 19:17 Cheshire : Western Osprey, Leasowe
    still perched in tree on stable farm track at 53.4051, -3.1388 (19:12)
    14/04 22:18 Staffordshire : Western Osprey, Berry Hill Fields
    one flew over (12:30)
  • 15/04 07:10 Cheshire : Western Osprey, Leasowe
    one on post at beach (07:06)
    15/04 07:18 Cheshire : Western Osprey, Hilbre Island
    one flew north (07:17)
    15/04 07:26 East Sussex : Western Osprey, Weir Wood Reservoir
    one fishing again (07:10)
    15/04 07:53 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Oglet
    one flew over to north just inland of tower

    15/04 08:49 Cheshire : Western Osprey, Leasowe
    still on post at beach between Leasowe and Meols (08:44)
    15/04 08:52 Shropshire : Western Osprey, Brown Clee Hill
    one circling NNW of Brown Clee Hill (08:50)
    15/04 09:42 Lincolnshire : Western Osprey, Baston & Langtoft Pits
    one caught a fish at ARC Pit then flew slowly north (09:32)
    15/04 09:49 Cheshire : Western Osprey, Leasowe
    flew off north from post on beach (09:47)
    10:45 15/04 Western Osprey Cambridgeshire Ferry Meadows CP
    one briefly at Overton Lake then drfited north-east
    10:49 15/04 Western Osprey Devon Exe Estuary
    10:45 one between Turf and Lympstone Commando
    12:13 15/04 Western Osprey Staffordshire Cannock Chase
    10:00 one flew NNW over Milford
    12:20 15/04 Western Osprey North Yorkshire Nosterfield Quarry
    11:15 again this morning
    12:23 15/04 Western Osprey Lancashire Birkdale
    10:30 one flew over Birkdale Dunes
    12:44 15/04 Western Osprey Derbyshire Wyver Lane DWT
    one flew north late morning
    13:24 15/04 Western Osprey Northamptonshire Thrapston GPs
    one at Elinor Trout Fishery
    13:42 15/04 Western Osprey Cheshire Silver Lane Pools
    one drifted high east
    14:57 15/04 Western Osprey Staffordshire Blithfield Reservoir
    14:55 one again fishing at deep end
    15:17 15/04 Western Osprey North Yorkshire Nosterfield Quarry
    15:15 still
    15:54 15/04 Western Osprey North Yorkshire Nosterfield Quarry
    15:30 still over Flask Lake
    15/04 17:54 Worcestershire : Western Osprey, Stourport-on-Severn
    one flew over (17:50)
    15/04 18:38 Devon : Western Osprey, Lopwell Dam
    one (11:20)
    15/04 19:05 Cheshire : Western Osprey, Hale
    one early morning
    15/04 22:20 Derbyshire : Western Osprey, Ogston Reservoir
    again yesterday
  • 16/04 07:59 Oxfordshire : Western Osprey, Blenheim Park
    still yesterday

    11:46 16/04 Western Osprey Northamptonshire Hollowell Reservoir
    still; also 2 Jack Snipe
    12:27 16/04 Western Osprey Kent Marden
    one at private fish farm north-east of Marden
    12:41 16/04 Western Osprey Norfolk Weybourne
    12:26 one flew west over Muckleborough Hill
    12:53 16/04 Western Osprey Somerset & Bristol Ham Wall RSPB
    one flew over car park
    13:46 16/04 Western Osprey East Yorkshire Bempton Cliffs RSPB
    one flew south-east past New Rollup Viewpoint
    13:49 16/04 Western Osprey East Yorkshire Thornwick Bay
    13:48 one flew over
    14:14 16/04 Western Osprey Northamptonshire Pitsford Reservoir
    09:15 one north of causeway
    14:49 16/04 Western Osprey Pembrokeshire Minwear
    15/04 one along Cleddau Ddu by Slebech Park yesterday evening
    15:24 16/04 Western Osprey East Yorkshire Hornsea Mere
    14:45 one flew south
    16:01 16/04 Western Osprey Shropshire Emstrey
    15:55 one circled over River Severn
    16:02 16/04 Western Osprey Cleveland Yarm
    one flew south-west over Willey Flats Park
    16/04 17:52 Hampshire : Western Osprey, Southsea
    one flew high west over Brompton Road (17:48)
  • 17/04 07:10 Derbyshire : Western Osprey, Ogston Reservoir
    two on Friday
    17/04 07:17 Staffordshire : Western Osprey, Blithfield Reservoir
    one again yesterday (16/04 14:00)

    17/04 09:24 Staffordshire : Western Osprey, Penkridge
    one flew north-east over Teddesley Park (09:21)
    17/04 09:25 Buckinghamshire : Western Osprey, Gallows Bridge Farm NR
    one yesterday
    17/04 10:09 Lincolnshire : Western Osprey, Caistor
    one flew south-west
    17/04 13:20 North Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Scruton
    one flew down River Swale (13:10)
    17/04 18:05 Nottinghamshire : Western Osprey, Whatton
    one at Janson Fishery; no public access (16:40)
    17/04 21:39 North Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Scar House Reservoir
    one flew along reservoir this morning (08:40)
  • 18/04 07:19 Staffordshire : Western Osprey, Warslow
    one flew over Warslow Valley yesterday

    18/04 09:00 Warwickshire : Western Osprey, Shustoke Reservoir
    one flew north-west (08:50)
    18/04 10:26 Lancashire : Western Osprey, Leighton Moss RSPB
    one again over Lilian's Hide (10:20)
    18/04 12:28 Devon : Western Osprey, Slapton Sands
    one flew north over ley at Torcross (12:21)
    18/04 13:23 West Yorkshire : Western Osprey, Featherstone
    one flew west over Aldi
    18/04 15:51 Kent : Western Osprey, Dungeness NNR
    one arrived in of the sea and continued north-east (15:40)
    18/04 16:25 Suffolk : Western Osprey, East Bergholt
    one flew north-west (14:00)
    18/04 22:12 Cheshire : Western Osprey, Lyme Park
    one on Saturday evening then flew south
  • 19/04 10:00 Dublin : Western Osprey, Swords Estuary
    one flew north over Broadmeadows Estuary

    19/04 10:34 Nottinghamshire : Western Osprey, Hoveringham GPs
    one flew north-east over Sailing Lake
    19/04 21:34 West Midlands : Western Osprey, Castlecroft
    one flew north over Bhylls Lane (15:35)
    19/04 22:27 Ceredigion : Western Osprey, Llangwyryfon
    one flew north this afternoon
  • 20/04 09:39 Wexford : Western Osprey, Tacumshin
    one flew east

    20/04 09:58 Conwy : Western Osprey, Belgrano
    one flew north (09:55)
    20/04 10:42 Gloucestershire : Western Osprey, Nailsworth
    one flew north (10:15)
    20/04 12:54 Northamptonshire : Western Osprey, Hollowell Reservoir
    one (11:50)
    20/04 19:04 Leicestershire and Rutland : Western Osprey, Stanford Reservoir (PERMIT ONLY)
    one
  • 21/04 09:58 Dorset : Western Osprey, Portland
    one flew north over Wakeham (09:55)

    13:02 21/04 Western Osprey Norfolk Ormesby Little Broad
    12:30 one flew NNW towards Rollesby Broad
    14:52 21/04 Western Osprey Conwy Penrhyn Bay
    14:50 one flew north over Penrhyn-side
    21/04 16:58 Cumbria : Western Osprey, Walney Island
    one flew north along east side of island (16:55)
    21/04 20:18 Anglesey : Western Osprey, Cors Ddyga RSPB
    one flew over this morning
    21/04 20:34 Cumbria : Western Osprey, Longtown
    one flew south down River Esk (20:30
  • 22/04 09:19 Anglesey : Western Osprey, Malltraeth
    one briefly (08:00)

    22/04 10:27 Staffordshire : Western Osprey, Belvide Reservoir (PERMIT ONLY)
    one flew over (09:55)
    22/04 10:49 Northumberland : Western Osprey, Blagdon Estate
    one reportedly flew south-east (10:45) [R]
    22/04 11:39 Lincolnshire : Western Osprey, Deeping St James
    one flew east over Deeping Gate towards Deeping Lakes LWT (11:30)
    22/04 13:44 Cambridgeshire : Western Osprey, Ferry Meadows CP
    one flew over yesterday morning (21/04 10:50)
    22/04 14:53 Buckinghamshire : Western Osprey, Floodplain Forest NR
    one briefly then flew east (12:18)
    22/04 18:47 Conwy : Western Osprey, Mochdre
    one flew east (18:42)