Osprey Sightings 2024

Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024
Vasières du port de Meyran / Gujan-Mestras (33)
1 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
[Mathieu Taillade]
  • 08/08 08:29 Pembrokeshire : Osprey, Minwear
    one flew over valley from viewing platform yesterday afternoon (07/08 16:40)
    08/08 10:29 Northamptonshire : Osprey, Stanford Reservoir (permit only)
    one again (09:20)
    08/08 10:30 Northamptonshire : Osprey, Pitsford Reservoir
    three north of causeway; also eclipse drake Red-crested Pochard still
    08/08 12:00 Kent : Osprey, Langdon Cliffs NT
    possible flew over Swingate (11:55) [?]
    08/08 14:00 Durham : Osprey, Washington
    one flew over Albany (11:10)
    08/08 15:07 Brecon : Osprey, Llanhamlach
    two juveniles flew towards Crickhowell  (15:04)
    08/08 16:04 Brecon : Osprey, Llanhamlach
    ringed adult flew to Brecon from Pencelli (16:02)
    08/08 16:05 East Yorkshire : Osprey, Hornsea Mere
    one flew north-west (15:30)
    08/08 18:19 Northamptonshire : Osprey, Hollowell Reservoir
    one flew south-west
    08/08 18:38 Cambridgeshire : Osprey, Grafham Water
    one over north shore (18:25)
    08/08 20:44 Kent : Osprey, Lower Halstow
    one (19:30)
    08/08 21:04 Kent : Osprey, Kingsnorth Power Station
    again over River Medway this evening
  • 09/08 07:50 Northamptonshire : Osprey, Hollowell Reservoir
    two
    09/08 09:13 Kent : Osprey, Nor Marsh and Motney Hill RSPB
    one still over River Medway off Motney Hill (09:11)
    09/08 09:46 Avon : Osprey, Chew Valley Lake
    one still in tree on Moreton Bank from Herriott's Bridge
    09/08 10:43 Shropshire : Osprey, Leighton
    two again at River Severn meanders
    09/08 17:57 West Midlands : Osprey, Coventry
    one flew west over Cheylesmore (17:54)
    09/08 19:58 Essex : Osprey, Bridgemarsh Island
    one on wooden posts at west end of island (19:42)
    09/08 20:41 Hampshire : Osprey, Fishlake Meadows HIWWT
    one again
  • 10/08 07:19 Nottinghamshire : Osprey, Welbeck watchpoint
    again flew over; park carefully on grass verge along Limetree Avenue and view from watchpoint at 53.2430, -1.1326 (07:15)
    10/08 08:13 Shropshire : Osprey, Leighton
    one still at River Severn meanders (08:11)
    10/08 09:18 Londonderry : Osprey, Bann Estuary
    again then flew towards Binevenagh
    10/08 10:14 Fife : Osprey, Newburgh
    one flew over Woodriffe (10:08)
    10/08 10:15 Nottinghamshire : Osprey, Newstead & Annesley CP
    one flew west (10:14)
    10/08 10:23 North Yorkshire : Osprey, Eppleby
    one flew over Forcett Hall
    10/08 10:30 Leicestershire and Rutland : Osprey, Saddington Reservoir
    one flew north-west
    10/08 11:17 Northamptonshire : Osprey, Stanford Reservoir (permit only)
    one again over Blower's Lodge Bay (08:30)
    10/08 11:22 North Yorkshire : Osprey, Scarborough
    one flew over South Cliff early morning
    10/08 12:00 Northumberland : Osprey, Budle Bay
    one flew north over fields east of Warren Mill Campsite (11:57)
    10/08 12:26 Northumberland : Osprey, Lynemouth
    one flew south (12:24)
    10/08 16:30 Antrim : Osprey, Portmore Lough RSPB
    still
    10/08 16:33 Hertfordshire : Osprey, Welwyn
    one flew south
    10/08 17:28 West Sussex : Osprey, Chichester Harbour
    one flew east over harbour (13:20)
    10/08 17:52 Hampshire : Osprey, Fishlake Meadows HIWWT
    one again then flew north-east (16:45)
    10/08 18:35 Oxfordshire : Osprey, Lower Heyford
    adult flew south over Rousham
    10/08 21:56 Meirionnydd : Osprey, Barmouth
    one again (19:00)
  • 11/08 09:37 Shropshire : Osprey, Leighton
    one still at River Severn meanders
    11/08 10:10 Cambridgeshire : Osprey, Etton-Maxey Pits
    one circled high over Gerards Carp Lake (10:00)
    11/08 10:15 Northumberland : Osprey, Budle Bay
    one
    11/08 11:23 Lincolnshire : Osprey, Frampton Marsh RSPB
    one circled over Reedbed (11:15)
    11/08 11:25 Northamptonshire : Osprey, Pitsford Reservoir
    one again over Scaldwell Bay; also Whinchat between Maytrees and Bird Club Hide (11:00)
    11/08 12:46 Londonderry : Osprey, Bann Estuary
    two
    11/08 14:26 Hampshire : Osprey, Fishlake Meadows HIWWT
    still
    11/08 15:17 Fife : Osprey, Cupar
    one flew over (15:15)
    11/08 18:31 West Yorkshire : Osprey, St Aidan's RSPB (Swillington Ings)
    one flew over high (13:00)
    11/08 18:47 Northamptonshire : Osprey, Pitsford Reservoir
    still this afternoon
    11/08 18:47 West Yorkshire : Osprey, Fairburn Ings RSPB
    one over Hickson's Flash (10:35)
    11/08 19:25 Essex : Osprey, Blue House Farm EWT
    again in large dead tree; also 4 Eurasian Spoonbills in River Crouch (18:15)
  • 12/08 08:00 Greater Manchester : Osprey, Winter Hill
    one flew south-east (07:44)
    12/08 08:10 Northamptonshire : Osprey, Pitsford Reservoir
    three at Walgrave Bay (08:00)
    12/08 09:51 West Yorkshire : Osprey, Eccup Reservoir
    one for second day
    12/08 10:18 Warwickshire : Osprey, Ladywalk NR (permit only)
    one caught fish then flew behind Bittern Hide (10:15)
    12/08 11:01 Dorset : Osprey, Stanpit Marsh
    one
    12/08 11:23 Londonderry : Osprey, Bann Estuary
    one still
    12/08 12:06 Staffordshire : Osprey, Belvide Reservoir (permit only)
    one flew south-east (11:50)
    12/08 13:29 Londonderry : Osprey, Bann Estuary
    at least two still
    12/08 14:47 Northamptonshire : Osprey, Titchmarsh NR
    one
    12/08 15:06 West Yorkshire : Osprey, Eccup Reservoir
    still fishing near dam (15:04)
    12/08 17:34 West Yorkshire : Osprey, Eccup Reservoir
    still fishing (17:28)
    12/08 17:56 West Sussex : Osprey, Bury
    one flew over River Arun this morning
    12/08 20:07 Suffolk : Osprey, Shelley
    one at Gifford's Flash then flew east (18:20)
    12/08 20:30 Essex : Osprey, Blue House Farm EWT
    again roosting in large dead tree (19:45)
    12/08 20:55 West Yorkshire : Osprey, Eccup Reservoir
    still at west end of reservoir (20:48)
    12/08 21:24 Northamptonshire : Osprey, Stanford Reservoir (permit only)
    one again
  • 13/08 09:29 Dorset : Osprey, Stanpit Marsh
    again
    13/08 09:40 Leicestershire and Rutland : Osprey, Swithland Reservoir
    one over north side (09:30
    13/08 10:47 Shropshire : Osprey, Leighton
    one still at River Severn meanders
    13/08 11:17 West Yorkshire : Osprey, Eccup Reservoir
    again fishing (11:07)
    13/08 12:09 Wiltshire : Osprey, Steeple Langford
    one (11:05)
    13/08 12:59 North Yorkshire : Osprey, Wykeham Forest
    one from raptor viewpoint; from A170 at Wykeham take minor road north to Highwood Brow for 6.4km to car park at 54.2861, -0.5637 then walk 500m north to raptor viewpoint at 54.2896, -0.5643
    13/08 13:31 Hampshire : Osprey, Fishlake Meadows HIWWT
    still (11:00)
    13/08 13:54 Hampshire : Osprey, Fishlake Meadows HIWWT
    still showing well in tree from second roadside viewpoint (13:48)
    13/08 13:55 Essex : Osprey, Northey Island (permit only)
    one flew west (13:50)
    13/08 14:16 West Yorkshire : Osprey, Eccup Reservoir
    two from dam
    13/08 14:21 North Yorkshire : Osprey, Nether Poppleton
    one flew south-east
    13/08 14:59 Northamptonshire : Osprey, Pitsford Reservoir
    one again over dam (14:23)
    13/08 19:04 Essex : Osprey, Blue House Farm EWT
    again roosting in large dead tree (18:36)

  • 14/08 08:43 West Yorkshire : Osprey, Eccup Reservoir
    two
    14/08 09:56 East Sussex : Osprey, Beachy Head
    one flew over (09:30)
    14/08 09:57 Shropshire : Osprey, Leighton
    one still at River Severn meanders
    14/08 10:20 Londonderry : Osprey, Bann Estuary
    one still
    14/08 10:53 Lancashire : Osprey, Brockholes LWT
    at least one (10:30)
    14/08 12:25 Hampshire : Osprey, Eling
    one at Eling Great Marsh
    14/08 13:06 Glamorgan : Osprey, Kenfig NNR
    one at Kenfig Pool
    VERY SAD NEWS
    14:09 Northumberland : Osprey, Bockenfield
    one dead by A1 [-ve]
    14/08 14:56 Northumberland : Osprey, Felton
    one flew over
    14/08 18:50 Northamptonshire : Osprey, Pitsford Reservoir
    three in Scaldwell Bay this evening
    14/08 20:35 West Yorkshire : Osprey, Gorple Reservoirs
    one flew west over Lower Gorple  (19:50)
  • 15/08 08:01 West Sussex : Osprey, Thorney Island
    one flew over yesterday
    15/08 08:45 Northamptonshire : Osprey, Stanford Reservoir (permit only)
    again early morning
    15/08 09:22 Dorset : Osprey, Stanpit Marsh
    one fishing then flew north (09:20)
    15/08 11:09 Northamptonshire : Osprey, Pitsford Reservoir
    one again north of causeway; also eclipse drake Red-crested Pochard at Scaldwell Bay (06:50)
    15/08 11:29 Hampshire : Osprey, Fishlake Meadows HIWWT
    still
    15/08 11:42 West Sussex : Osprey, Thorney Island
    one on fence post on east side of Thorney Deeps (11:40)
    15/08 11:52 Buckinghamshire : Osprey, Milton Keynes
    one flew over Campbell Park (11:44)
    15/08 11:54 Derbyshire : Osprey, Ogston Reservoir
    one
    15/08 11:57 Londonderry : Osprey, Bann Estuary
    two still from hide at Barmouth
    15/08 12:34 West Yorkshire : Osprey, Eccup Reservoir
    juvenile again late morning
    15/08 13:54 East Sussex : Osprey, Eastbourne
    one flew low west over Meads (13:50)
    15/08 14:12 Isle of Wight : Osprey, Newtown Harbour NNR
    one on post below Brickfields (10:45)
    15/08 15:33 Northumberland : Osprey, Akeld
    one over River Glen at A697 bridge (12:30)
    15/08 18:42 Wiltshire : Osprey, Franchises Lodge RSPB
    one flew south-west near Telegraph Hill (18:05)
    15/08 18:55 Avon : Osprey, Chew Valley Lake
    one still from Stratford Hide
    15/08 19:52 Essex : Osprey, Blue House Farm EWT
    again roosting in large dead tree (19:27)
    15/08 22:20 Louth : Osprey, Seabank
    one flew over (18:45)
  • 16/08 09:20 Greater Manchester : Osprey, Winter Hill
    one flew low south-east (09:09)
    16/08 09:49 Kent : Osprey, Sandwich Bay
    one perched in dead tree at New Downs (09:49)
    16/08 1
    16/08 11:58 Londonderry : Osprey, Bann Estuary
    two still from hide at Barmouth
    16/08 12:11 Hampshire : Osprey, Eling
    one still at Eling Great Marsh
    16/08 12:26 West Yorkshire : Osprey, Eccup Reservoir
    one still (12:16)
    16/08 14:22 Lancashire : Osprey, Brockholes LWT
    one again over Meadow Lake (14:00)
    16/08 15:05 Derbyshire : Osprey, Ogston Reservoir
    adult again fishing then flew west but no further sign of Eurasian Spoonbill (11:10)
    16/08 14:35 Leicestershire and Rutland : Osprey, Cropston Reservoir
    one off dam (14:29)
    16/08 15:43 Lincolnshire : Osprey, Gibraltar Point NNR
    juvenile flew over beach; also Short-eared Owl
    16/08 15:45 Glamorgan : Osprey, Kenfig NNR
    again in flight (15:30)
    16/08 15:48 Northamptonshire : Osprey, Pitsford Reservoir
    three again at Scaldwell Bay (08:40)
    16/08 16:23 West Sussex : Osprey, Church Norton
    one
    16/08 16:43 Northamptonshire : Osprey, Pitsford Reservoir
    two still at Scaldwell Bay; also eclipse drake Red-crested Pochard still
    16/08 16:46 Lancashire : Osprey, Brockholes LWT
    one again at Meadow Lake (15:45)
    16/08 16:51 Hampshire : Osprey, Fishlake Meadows HIWWT
    again in dead tree from second roadside viewpoint (16:40)
    16/08 16:53 Lincolnshire : Osprey, Caythorpe
    one flew slowly west (16:48)
    16/08 17:26 East Yorkshire : Osprey, Hornsea
    one in off sea and flew high west (16:34)
    16/08 18:11 Isle of Wight : Osprey, Newtown Harbour NNR
    still near Clamerkin Brook viewed from Boathouse (16:30)
    16/08 18:15 Lincolnshire : Osprey, Saltfleet
    one on navigation pole by river mouth at Saltfleet Haven (17:59)
    16/08 18:21 Avon : Osprey, Chew Valley Lake
    one still from Herriott's Bridge this afternoon
    16/08 19:32 West Yorkshire : Osprey, Eccup Reservoir
    one still this evening
    16/08 20:10 Essex : Osprey, Blue House Farm EWT
    again roosting in large dead tree (20:02)
    16/08 20:11 Louth : Osprey, Bellurgan
    one flew WSW (19:35)
    16/08 20:58 Lancashire : Osprey, Heysham
    one at power station outfalls (12:35)
  • 25 sightings reported yesterday
    17/08 08:35 Northamptonshire : Osprey, Pitsford Reservoir
    one again in tree by Bird Club Hide
    17/08 09:04 Shropshire : Osprey, Leighton
    one still at River Severn meanders
    17/08 09:45 Kent : Osprey, Riverside CP
    one (09:36)
    17/08 11:38 East Yorkshire : Osprey, Beacon Ponds
    one flew south (11:29)
    17/08 12:01 Norfolk : Osprey, Holme Dunes NWT
    one fishing off beach (12:00)
    17/08 13:09 Cambridgeshire : Osprey, Grafham Water
    one flew north-east over dam (13:03)
    17/08 13:27 Meirionnydd : Osprey, Llanbedr
    one over over Llandanwg Lagoon
    17/08 13:29 Hampshire : Osprey, Fishlake Meadows HIWWT
    one still (11:00)
    17/08 13:51 Londonderry : Osprey, Bann Estuary
    one still from hide at Barmouth
    17/08 14:00 West Sussex : Osprey, Pagham Harbour LNR
    one in dead tree north of North Wall (13:55)
    17/08 17:02 Isle of Wight : Osprey, Newtown Harbour NNR
    again on post at Brickfields (10:30)
    17/08 17:27 Devon : Osprey, Holne
    one flew low upstream above Sharrah Pool (14:20)
    17/08 18:11 Devon : Osprey, Otter Estuary NR
    one at Lower Otter Restoration Project