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Osprey Sightings 2023

ALAN PETRIE
03/01/2023 14:17
Gironde
Monday, January 2nd, 2023
Pointe de l'Eyre / Teich (Le) (33)
1 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
[ Frederic Dissard]
How :
posed on an orange pole in a channel. eating something he was holding in his talons.
Coastal path (Gujan side) / Teich (Le) (33)
1 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
[ Le Teich Ornithological Reserve-Pnrlg own website: www.reserve-ornithologique-du-teich.com]
  • 26/04/2023 11:11 in reply to WendyBartter
    Pretty sure it's a pale Buzzard, not an Osprey

    Richard B

  • 26/04/2023 12:31 in reply to Richard G B
    I also wondered about that - I've never seen an osprey run like that.
  • 26/04/2023 12:34
    That puzzled me too Jill but can quite see why people confuse them with Ospreys!

     

     2013 photos & vids here

    eff37 on Flickr

  • 26/04/2023 19:47 in reply to JillR
    JillR said:
    I've never seen an osprey run like that.

    Funny you should say that - I couldn't resist saying that Ospreys were more likely to walk like cripples on the ground.

    IMAGICAT

  • 27/04/2023 11:34

    27/04 10:56 West Sussex : Osprey, Ardingly
    one flew south towards Ardingly Reservoir (10:52)

    27/04 11:29 Dorset : Osprey, Ferrybridge
    one flew east in-off the sea
    27/04 11:53 Wiltshire : Osprey, Netheravon
    one along River Avon at Fifield
    27/04 13:24 Outer Hebrides : Osprey, Rubha Ardvule, S Uist
    one flew north
    27/04 13:33 Buckinghamshire : Osprey, Haversham
    one flew high over garden early afternoon
    Haddon is within a couple of miles from where we live, probably heading for Ferry Meadows
    27/04 15:18 Cambridgeshire : Osprey, Haddon
    one flew east towards Hampton over nearby Peterborough Services (13:45)
    27/04 15:19 Worcestershire : Osprey, Upton Warren NR (Permit Only)
    one over Moors Pool towards Sailing Lake (15:16)
  • 28/04/2023 14:21

    28/04 11:03 Norfolk : Osprey, Holkham Park
    one flew over Holkham Hall and lost to view behind trees (11:00)

    28/04 17:50 Worcestershire : Osprey, North Hill/Chat Valley
    one flew north (17:47)
    28/04 22:54 Outer Hebrides : Osprey, St Kilda
    one flew over Gleann Mor this afternoon
  • 29/04/2023 19:17

    16:59 29/04 Osprey Norfolk Honing
    16:50 one flew north-east between Honing and East Runton
    17:06 29/04 Osprey East Sussex Sheepcote Valley
    one flew north early evening
    18:20 29/04 Osprey Suffolk Reydon
    14:20 one flew over A1905 near St Felix School

    20:33 29/04 Osprey Orkney Cottascarth, Mainland
    20:15 one flew south over RSPB car park
  • 29/04/2023 19:47

    15:30 29/04 Two osprey, Lake of Menteith, Stirlingshire, one sky dancing, sans fish

  • 30/04/2023 09:43

    09:27 30/04 Osprey East Yorkshire North Cave Wetlands YWT
    09:18 one over Crosslands Lake then flew north-west

    30/04 09:57 Cheshire : Osprey, Hilbre Island
    one
    10:22 30/04 Osprey Northumberland Northumberlandia
    one flew north-west
    10:41 30/04 Osprey Dorset Durlston CP
    10:30 one flew north in off the sea
    30/04 11:38 Northumberland : Osprey, Wallsend
    one flew over Wallsend Burn
    13:39 30/04 Osprey Northumberland Stocksfield
    13:33 one flew north over east side
    15:28 30/04 Osprey Northumberland Hedgeley GPs
    15:27 one circled over then flew east
    15:46 30/04 Osprey Cheshire Leasowe
    one circled high over sea near lighthouse then flew north-east towards Crosby
    16:00 30/04 Osprey North Yorkshire Marfield Quarry NR
    one
    16:45 30/04 Osprey Shropshire Venus Pool NR
    one flew towards River Severn
  • 01/05/2023 10:04

    01/05 07:09 Louth : Osprey, Dunany Point
    one flew west

    01/05 09:02 South Yorkshire : Osprey, Hatfield Moors
    one flew west over Packard's (08:25)


    01/05 09:03 West Sussex : Osprey, Waltham Brooks SWT
    one fishing then flew towards Amberley (09:01)

    01/05 09:29 Lancashire : Osprey, Marshside RSPB
    one over Sandgrounders' Hide (09:29)
    01/05 09:39 Gloucestershire : Osprey, Lechlade-on-Thames
    one flew high along River Thames (09:05)
    01/05 09:58 Derbyshire : Osprey, Carsington Water
    one over north end at 08:45 then flew south-east at 09:25; also adult Great Northern Diver still (08:45)
    01/05 10:31 Northumberland : Osprey, Warkworth
    one drifted south over weir
    01/05 11:16 Durham : Osprey, Escomb Lake
    one flew downriver along River Wear (11:05)