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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]
  • 01/09/2023 09:44

    01/09 08:19 East Sussex : Osprey, Arlington Reservoir
    one on fence on north side of reservoir (07:50)
    01/09 08:45 Lincolnshire : Osprey, Toft Newton Reservoir
    one fishing

    01/09 09:41 Hertfordshire : Osprey, Lee Valley CP
    blue-ringed juvenile (09:10)
    01/09 09:47 Londonderry : Osprey, Bann Estuary
    still
    01/09 10:03 West Sussex : Osprey, Pulborough Brooks RSPB
    one high over South Brooks (09:46)
    01/09 11:56 Hertfordshire : Osprey, Lee Valley CP
    blue-ringed juvenile again at Bowyer’s Lake then flew north (10:56)
    01/09 12:04 Gwynedd : Osprey, Aber Dysynni
    three this morning over Tywyn Burrows (09:30)
    01/09 12:10 Gwent : Osprey, Llandegfedd Reservoir
    three perched in Sor Bay (11:54)
    01/09 12:58 East Sussex : Osprey, Rye Harbour NR
    in flight over Saltmarsh
    01/09 13:01 Essex : Osprey, Blue House Farm EWT
    one above River Crouch early afternoon (12:10)
    01/09 13:18 Hertfordshire : Osprey, Lee Valley CP
    blue-ringed juvenile again at Bowyer’s Lake then flew towards fishers green (13:05)
    01/09 13:23 Norfolk : Osprey, Holkham Pines
    perched by lake west of Lady Anne drive (13:09)
    01/09 13:50 Devon : Osprey, Slapton Sands
    Flying over Ireland Bay (13:49)
    01/09 13:53 Hampshire : Osprey, Fishlake Meadows HIWWT
    one still from roadside viewpoint (50.9981, -1.4895) this afternoon
    01/09 14:02 Hampshire : Osprey, North Binness Island
    one in tree viewed from Farlington Marshes (13:16)
    01/09 14:35 Norfolk : Osprey, Holkham Pines
    report was erroneous (13:29) [X]
    01/09 16:27 Essex : Osprey, Foulness Island
    two juveniles in a dispute over a fish on posts on south side of River Roach (16:22)
    01/09 17:12 East Sussex : Osprey, Weir Wood Reservoir
    one again (16:55)
    01/09 17:14 Devon : Osprey, Kingsbridge Estuary
    one early morning
    01/09 18:28 Devon : Osprey, Seaton
    one flew over west early evening
    01/09 18:44 Northamptonshire : Osprey, Hollowell Reservoir
    one again flew south
    01/09 19:16 Devon : Osprey, Warleigh Point
    two together again (17:00)
    01/09 22:54 Cornwall : Osprey, Ruan Lanihorne
    two
    01/09 22:57 Staffordshire : Osprey, Blithfield Reservoir
    again fishing in Tad Bay (17:04)
  • 01/09/2023 22:47 in reply to ALAN PETRIE
    I saw one today sitting on a fence post at Loch Leven, (RSPB) Nature Reserve, Fife at 14.20. Three had been spotted earlier in the day as recorded on the information board.
  • 02/09/2023 09:45

    02/09 07:52 West Sussex : Osprey, Littlehampton
    one flew south (07:49)
    02/09 08:21 Norfolk : Osprey, Horsey
    one in flight over Horsey Mere as viewed from Brograve Mill (08:10)
    02/09 08:54 West Sussex : Osprey, Atherington
    one lingering along West Beach (08:49)

    02/09 08:55 Isle of Wight : Osprey, Newtown Harbour NNR
    one again at Spur Lake
    02/09 09:19 West Sussex : Osprey, Atherington
    two: one flew north-east with fish and another flew south out to sea
    02/09 09:45 Lincolnshire : Osprey, Deeping Lakes LWT
    again over Main Lake (09:45)
    02/09 09:46 Carmarthen : Osprey, Kidwelly
    two again viewable from Kidwelly Quay
    02/09 09:49 Hertfordshire : Osprey, Lee Valley CP
    blue-ringed juvenile again caught fish at Bowyer's Water then flew east
    02/09 09:59 London : Osprey, Harold Wood
    one flew north over Harold Wood Park
    02/09 11:02 West Sussex : Osprey, Church Norton
    one circling over The Severals
    02/09 11:45 West Midlands : Osprey, Netherton
    one circled over Netherton Hill and drifted north-west (11:40)
    02/09 12:05 Lancashire : Osprey, Leighton Moss RSPB
    one on post on saltmarsh from Eric Morecambe Hide (11:59)
    02/09 12:44 Buckinghamshire : Osprey, Ravenstone
    one circled over sewage works before drifting south (12:40)
    02/09 13:15 West Sussex : Osprey, Pagham Harbour LNR
    one fishing off North Wall this afternoon
    02/09 13:44 Devon : Osprey, Powderham
    one chewing on fish in dead tree (13:29)
    02/09 14:20 East Sussex : Osprey, Rye Harbour NR
    one again fishing over pools (14:09)
    02/09 15:00 Isles of Scilly : Osprey, St Mary's
    one over Peninnis Head mid-afternoon
    02/09 15:25 Kent : Osprey, Upper Stoke
    one perched on Bee Ness jetty viewed distantly from shore (15:02)
    02/09 16:50 Pembrokeshire : Osprey, West Williamston
    two
    02/09 17:31 Hertfordshire : Osprey, Lee Valley CP
    blue-ringed juvenile again briefly at Bowyers Water mid-afternoon
    02/09 17:51 Hertfordshire : Osprey, Lee Valley CP
    blue-ringed juvenile again at Bowyers Water then flew east (16:00)
    02/09 19:52 Staffordshire : Osprey, Blithfield Reservoir
    one again
    02/09 22:51 Essex : Osprey, Wallasea Island RSPB
    two fishing the Roach between 13:30 and 16:45; also 7 Eurasian Spoonbills
  • 03/09/2023 09:57

    03/09 08:34 West Sussex : Osprey, Atherington
    one flew west along Climping Beach (08:22)

    03/09 10:12 Carmarthen : Osprey, Kidwelly
    two again on posts at Tywyn Burrows viewed from Kidwelly Quay
    03/09 10:29 Devon : Osprey, Slapton Ley
    juvenile again perched on stump west of Hartshorn Plantation (10:26)
    03/09 10:34 West Yorkshire : Osprey, Soil Hill
    one flew east towards Bradford viewed distantly to north (10:29)
    03/09 11:28 Hertfordshire : Osprey, Lee Valley CP
    blue-ringed juvenile again flew over Bowyers Water (11:20)
    03/09 12:39 Suffolk : Osprey, Hen Reedbed SWT
    one on post along Blyth Estuary
    03/09 13:08 Hampshire : Osprey, Farlington Marshes HWT
    one again this morning
    03/09 13:22 Hampshire : Osprey, North Binness Island
    one again
    03/09 13:27 Carmarthen : Osprey, Llanelli Wetland Centre WWT
    one flew over towards Machynys Golf Course
    03/09 13:46 Staffordshire : Osprey, Blithfield Reservoir
    again fishing in Tad Bay (09:27)
    03/09 13:49 East Sussex : Osprey, Cuckmere Haven
    one flew south (13:35)
    03/09 14:37 Devon : Osprey, Warleigh Point
    one perched on pylon (12:30)
    03/09 14:53 Devon : Osprey, Horsey Island
    one this morning
    03/09 15:09 Cumbria : Osprey, Kendal
    one flew south (14:55)
    03/09 15:20 Hampshire : Osprey, Eling
    four at Eling Great Marsh
    03/09 16:40 Hertfordshire : Osprey, Lee Valley CP
    circled before three failed fishing attempts then flew north (16:35)
    03/09 17:12 Cambridgeshire : Osprey, Longstanton
    one flew over lagoons this afternoon
    03/09 18:07 Northamptonshire : Osprey, Summer Leys LNR
    one this morning
    03/09 19:33 Wicklow : Osprey, Blessington
    juvenile again at Lake Knockieran
    03/09 20:34 Dorset : Osprey, Abbotsbury Swannery
    two this morning but no sign of reported Black necked Grebe; also 2 Lesser Emperors in copulation yesterday and a male today plus 2 Southern Migrant Hawkers today (09:00)
    03/09 22:34 West Sussex : Osprey, Ardingly Reservoir
    one (10:00)
  • 04/09/2023 09:51

    04/09 07:55 East Sussex : Osprey, Arlington Reservoir
    one again early morning
    04/09 08:08 Isle of Wight : Osprey, St Catherine's Point
    one flew slowly east along cliff (07:37)
    04/09 09:16 West Sussex : Osprey, Littlehampton
    one flew east at West Beach

    04/09 09:24 Carmarthen : Osprey, Kidwelly
    one again in flight at Tywyn Burrows viewed from Kidwelly Quay
    04/09 09:48 Hampshire : Osprey, Eling
    one still on pylon at Eling Great Marsh (09:25)
    04/09 09:57 Cornwall : Osprey, Wacker Quay
    one
    10:13 04/09 Osprey Cornwall Devoran
    10:09 one
    10:41 04/09 Osprey Suffolk Hazlewood Marshes SWT
    one on post to south-east of hide
    10:51 04/09 Osprey Hertfordshire Lee Valley CP
    10:35 again at Bowyers Water
    10:52 04/09 Osprey Staffordshire Blithfield Reservoir
    again fishing in Tad Bay
    12:36 04/09 Osprey Cornwall Stithians Reservoir
    12:28 one sat on rocks at reservoir side
    13:19 04/09 Osprey Lincolnshire Frampton Marsh RSPB
    13:11 one flew over the reserve towards the River Welland
    13:23 04/09 Osprey Hertfordshire Lee Valley CP
    13:10 again at Bowyers Water
    13:49 04/09 Osprey West Sussex Church Norton
    10:00 one
    13:50 04/09 Osprey Suffolk Blyth Estuary
    again on post south-west of Hen Reedbed SWT
    14:05 04/09 Osprey Glamorgan Pennard, Gower
    one flew over golf club towards Mumbles
    14:20 04/09 Osprey East Sussex Rye Harbour NR
    14:00 one again over saltwater pool
    15:59 04/09 Osprey Carmarthen Kidwelly
    13:00 two still at Tywyn Burrows viewed from Kidwelly Quay
    16:04 04/09 Osprey Pembrokeshire Kilpaison
    one flew over
    17:45 04/09 Osprey Hertfordshire Lee Valley CP
    16:45 blue-ringed juvenile again at Bowyers Water
    18:44 04/09 Osprey West Sussex Climping
    one off West Beach (for third day)
    04/09 22:12 Cornwall : Osprey, Penryn
    one at Penryn River (13:00)
    04/09 22:13 Cornwall : Osprey, Devoran
    again in trees opposite Devoran Quay (16:00)
    04/09 22:14 Cornwall : Osprey, Marazion Marsh RSPB
    one yesterday
  • 05/09/2023 11:24

    10:05 05/09 Osprey Suffolk Hazlewood Marshes SWT
    again with large fish in south-west corner
    10:13 05/09 Osprey Suffolk Hen Reedbed SWT
    10:07 still on post along Blyth Estuary
    10:17 05/09 Osprey Cornwall Hayle Estuary
    10:17 one over Ryan's Field
    10:24 05/09 Osprey Hampshire North Stoneham
    10:19 one flew south

    11:29 05/09 Osprey Dorset Langton Herring
    again fishing over The Fleet at Rodden Hive
    12:03 05/09 Osprey Devon Slapton Ley
    11:56 one over Ireland Bay
    12:07 05/09 Osprey Hertfordshire Lee Valley CP
    12:05 blue-ringed juvenile again at Bowyer's Lake then flew north
    12:09 05/09 Osprey Suffolk Benacre
    one at Benacre Broad
    12:09 05/09 Osprey Gwent Llandegfedd Reservoir
    one still
    12:26 05/09 Osprey Carmarthen Kidwelly
    two still on posts near two military planes at Kidwelly Quay
    12:42 05/09 Osprey West Sussex Pagham Harbour LNR
    one at east side this morning
    14:02 05/09 Osprey Hertfordshire Lee Valley CP
    13:30 blue-ringed juvenile again flew high south-west at Bowyers Water
    14:42 05/09 Osprey Cornwall Hayle Estuary
    14:15 one again flew over
    14:45 05/09 Osprey Kent Dover
    14:10 one flew north-east over Castle Street
    15:22 05/09 Osprey Hertfordshire Lee Valley CP
    15:00 blue-ringed juvenile again at Bowyers Water
    16:20 05/09 Osprey Cork Myross
    one flew west
    16:49 05/09 Osprey Kent Samphire Hoe CP
    one flew west
    05/09 18:52 East Sussex : Osprey, Arlington Reservoir
    again perched in dead tree at north end (18:40)
    05/09 19:29 Shropshire : Osprey, Cressage
    one flew south this evening
    05/09 19:41 Cornwall : Osprey, Stithians Reservoir
    again at south end from Stuart Hutchings Hide
    05/09 19:41 Devon : Osprey, Bere Ferrers
    two over River Tamar
  • 06/09/2023 10:22

    06/09 07:08 West Sussex : Osprey, Littlehampton
    one flew west (07:06)
    06/09 09:05 Devon : Osprey, Powderham
    one on dead tree at Castle Estate
    06/09 09:48 Highland : Osprey, Dornoch
    one at Finislay

    06/09 09:53 Essex : Osprey, Lee Valley CP
    one at Gravel Pits
    06/09 09:49 Gwent : Osprey, Llandegfedd Reservoir
    two fishing over reservoir, then one flew east (09:26)
    06/09 10:23 Lincolnshire : Osprey, Toft Newton Reservoir
    one fishing
    06/09 10:24 Cornwall : Osprey, Hayle Estuary
    one flew towards sea
    06/09 10:58 Glamorgan : Osprey, Kenfig NNR
    one circling over boathouse at Kenfig Pool (10:56)
    06/09 11:13 Suffolk : Osprey, Minsmere RSPB
    one flew north over carpark (10:50)
    06/09 11:42 East Sussex : Osprey, Rye Harbour NR
    one fishing (11:00)
    06/09 12:19 Somerset & Bristol : Osprey, Blagdon Lake
    one in dead tree (11:30)
    06/09 13:20 Hampshire : Osprey, Alton
    one flew WSW (13:03)
    06/09 13:35 Cornwall : Osprey, Carnsew Basin
    fishing over carnsew pool (13:33)
    06/09 14:27 West Sussex : Osprey, Pagham/Pagham Lagoon
    one fishing then flew north (12:45)
    06/09 14:36 East Sussex : Osprey, Arlington Reservoir
    again in flight over Reservoir
    06/09 15:59 Essex : Osprey, Fingringhoe Wick EWT
    still at Geedon Saltings viewed distantly from visitor centre (15:00)
    06/09 17:28 West Sussex : Osprey, Pagham Harbour LNR
    one again on mud off North Wall
    06/09 18:10 Cornwall : Osprey, Porth Reservoir
    one yesterday
    06/09 18:45 East Sussex : Osprey, Rye Harbour NR
    again at river mouth (18:39)
    06/09 18:45 Lincolnshire : Osprey, Toft Newton Reservoir
    one again this evening (18:20)
    06/09 18:48 West Yorkshire : Osprey, Harewood
    one circled overhead then flew north (11:00)
    06/09 22:09 West Sussex : Osprey, Cissbury Ring
    one flew west (10:00)
    06/09 22:10 East Sussex : Osprey, Cuckmere Haven
    juvenile circled then flew towards the sea
    06/09 22:33 Devon : Osprey, Dawlish Warren NNR
    juvenile flew south
  • 07/09/2023 09:35

    07/09 08:13 West Sussex : Osprey, Littlehampton
    one flew west (07:59)
    07/09 08:42 London : Osprey, Dagenham Chase LNR
    one flew south (08:33)
    07/09 09:25 East Sussex : Osprey, Arlington Reservoir
    again fishing then flew to platform near hide (08:20)

    07/09 10:13 Kent : Osprey, Orlestone
    one flew south-west over Orlestone Forest
    07/09 10:29 East Sussex : Osprey, Rye Harbour NR
    again at river mouth then flew west (10:21)
    07/09 11:54 Devon : Osprey, Slapton Sands
    again perched on tree at back of Ireland Bay (11:45)
    07/09 12:54 Kent : Osprey, Bough Beech Reservoir
    one then flew south (12:50)
    07/09 12:56 Devon : Osprey, Powderham
    one sat in tree at Powderham Park; viewable from layby (12:48)
    07/09 17:28 Hampshire : Osprey, North Binness Island
    one again in dead tree (17:21)
    07/09 19:12 Somerset & Bristol : Osprey, Chew Valley Lake
    one in dead tree mid-afternoon
    07/09 19:35 Essex : Osprey, Lee Valley CP
    one flew east (19:05)
    07/09 21:17 West Sussex : Osprey, Medmerry RSPB
    one this evening between Stilt Pool and Easton Lane
    07/09 21:30 Derbyshire : Osprey, Ogston Reservoir
    one in tree near dam this evening
    07/09 21:32 Ceredigion : Osprey, Ynys-Hir RSPB
    one this morning
  • 08/09/2023 10:02

    08/09 09:36 Hampshire : Osprey, North Binness Island
    still in dead tree (09:30)
    08/09 09:54 Suffolk : Osprey, Blythburgh
    one fishing over Blyth Estuary

    08/09 10:05 East Sussex : Osprey, Pett Level
    one flew west (10:00)
    08/09 10:23 Staffordshire : Osprey, Blithfield Reservoir
    one
    08/09 11:22 Devon : Osprey, Seaton
    one flew along Axe Estuary late morning
    08/09 13:59 Glamorgan : Osprey, Wernffrwd, Gower
    one flew towards Whitford
    08/09 14:09 Glamorgan : Osprey, Crofty, Gower
    one flew inland
    08/09 14:24 East Sussex : Osprey, Arlington Reservoir
    again on platform
    08/09 15:01 South Yorkshire : Osprey, Old Moor RSPB (Dearne Valley)
    one flew south-west (11:50)
    08/09 15:19 Somerset & Bristol : Osprey, Chew Valley Lake
    one flew over Heron Green Bay (15:10)
    08/09 16:32 Suffolk : Osprey, Hen Reedbed SWT
    one again (16:11)
    08/09 17:24 West Sussex : Osprey, Medmerry RSPB
    one again
    08/09 19:19 Essex : Osprey, Lee Valley CP
    again over Bowyers Water then flew towards Friday Lake (18:35)
    08/09 19:51 Somerset & Bristol : Osprey, Chew Valley Lake
    one from Morton Hide this evening
    08/09 20:17 Fife : Osprey, Eden Estuary
    juvenile in tree
  • 09/09/2023 10:03

    09/09 07:01 Kent : Osprey, Swalecliffe
    one flew west offshore (06:40)
    09/09 07:11 Cornwall : Osprey, Mawgan
    one over River Helford at Tremayne Quay yesterday
    09/09 07:11 Cornwall : Osprey, Malpas
    one at Sunny Corner yesterday

    08:36 09/09 Osprey Devon Start Point
    08:05 one flew east along coastline and continued past lighthouse
    10:09 09/09 Osprey Devon Slapton Ley
    10:04 one perched in tree opposite viewing platform
    10:14 09/09 Osprey Dorset West Knighton
    one at Silverlake
    10:58 09/09 Osprey Derbyshire Ogston Reservoir
    10:56 juvenile female again
    11:20 09/09 Osprey Kent Oare Marshes NR
    10:45 one from slipway
    11:23 09/09 Osprey Suffolk Hazlewood Marshes SWT
    one on post from hide
    11:31 09/09 Osprey Staffordshire Aqualate Park
    one perched in tree on south shore of Aqualate Mere
    11:59 09/09 Osprey Lancashire Crosby
    11:52 one flew south
    12:08 09/09 Osprey Essex Holliwell Point
    11:59 one fishing over River Crouch
    12:18 09/09 Osprey Gwent Llandegfedd Reservoir
    10:00 one perched on pole; access via fisherman's car park
    13:59 09/09 Osprey Northumberland Holy Island
    one fishing just south of causeway
    14:18 09/09 Osprey West Sussex Medmerry RSPB
    one again this morning
    16:10 09/09 Osprey Hertfordshire Lee Valley CP
    15:50 blue-ringed juvenile again caught a fish at Bowyers Water then flew east
    16:44 09/09 Osprey Lincolnshire Gibraltar Point NNR
    one flew south
    18:41 09/09 Osprey Antrim Randalstown
    one from hide at Randalstown Forest this afternoon
    09/09 19:11 West Sussex : Osprey, Warnham LNR
    one this afternoon
    09/09 19:40 Cornwall : Osprey, Carnsew Basin
    one again
    09/09 20:49 East Sussex : Osprey, Weir Wood Reservoir
    one again at west end from car park (17:45)
    09/09 22:00 East Sussex : Osprey, Arlington Reservoir
    again on platform
    09/09 22:01 East Sussex : Osprey, Cuckmere Haven
    one fishing this morning
    09/09 22:02 Somerset & Bristol : Osprey, Chew Valley Lake
    two
    09/09 22:08 Hampshire : Osprey, Milkham Inclosure
    one flew south (16:37)
    09/09 21:51 Cornwall : Osprey, Devoran
    one again