Osprey sightings 2013

France , Landes :

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013
Marais d'Orx
(Générique) / Orx (40)
2 Ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) [Yohann Montane ]

  • 04/05 09:21  NORTH YORKSHIRE : Osprey, Ampleforth  [S]

    one flew west over the village mid-morning (09:15)

    04/05 09:59 SOUTH YORKSHIRE : Osprey, Hatfield Moors [S]
    still at New
    Porters (09:20)

    04/05 11:02 CUMBRIA : Osprey, Killington Reservoir [S]
    one flew south over rookery and continued on line with M6 (10:59)


    04/05 11:44 BUCKINGHAMSHIRE : Osprey, College Lake [S]
    one flew
    north late morning (11:05)

    04/05 12:12 SOMERSET & BRISTOL : Osprey,
    Shapwick Heath NNR [S]
    one flew over Noah's Lake at midday (12:00)

    04/05 21:27  LANCASHIRE : Osprey, Walton-le-Dale  [S]
    one flew west over
    Capitol Shopping Centre late afternoon (17:20)

  • El Hondo :

    4th May Hondo PN/Boundary Road/Vistabella Road

    Short Toed Eagle (Circaetus gallicus, Culebrera europea)

    Osprey (Pandion haliaetus, Águila pescadora)

    5 Montagu's Harriers (Circus pygargus, Aguilucho cenizo)

    4 Great White Egrets (Egretta alba, Garceta grande)

    6 Purple Herons (Ardea purpurea, Garza imperial)

    7 Squacco Herons (Ardeola ralloides, Garcilla cangrejera)

    Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus, Morito común)

    20+ Whiskered Terns (Chlidonias hybrida, Fumarel cariblanco)

    20+ Collared Pratincoles (Glareola pratincola, Canastera común)

    3 Marbled Ducks (Anas angustirostris, Cerceta pardilla)

    20+ White Headed Ducks (Oxyura leucocephala, Malvasía cabeciblanca)

    Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava, Lavandera boyera)

    2 Cuckoos (Cuculus canorus, Cuco común)

    2 Nightingales (Luscinia megarhynchos, Ruiseñor común)

  • 05/05 09:57  NORTHAMPTONSHIRE : Osprey, Thrapston GPs  [S]

    one early morning then flew north (07:00)

    05/05 13:24 LONDON, GREATER : Osprey, Coulsdon [S]
    one over early afternoon
    then drifted south (12:10)

    05/05 13:58 CAMBRIDGESHIRE : Osprey, Maxey
    GPs [S]
    one over then drifted west

    05/05 17:32  NORTH YORKSHIRE : Osprey, Thirsk  [S]
    one over Kilburn Wood then
    flew northeast from SE499804

    05/05 18:12 NORFOLK : Osprey, Cley Marshes NWT [S]
    one flew over at 18:05
    heading northwest (18:05)

    05/05 19:19 DERBYSHIRE : Osprey, Shipley CP
    [S]
    one flew over Mapperley Reservoir today

    05/05 19:49  HAMPSHIRE : Osprey, Sturt Pond  [S]
    one flew over Cut Bridge
    spit this morning; also Black-throated Diver flew through Solent

  • A new arrival. One of the class of 2011 perhaps?

    06/05 12:07  CORNWALL : Osprey, Cape Cornwall  [S]

    one in off sea

    06/05 12:08  EAST SUSSEX : Osprey, Weir Wood Reservoir  [S]

    one from dam

    06/05 12:15  BUCKINGHAMSHIRE : Osprey, Gallows Bridge Farm NR  [S]

    one flew west at 08:20; also a Greenshank present

    06/05 14:41 ESSEX : Osprey, Ardleigh Reservoir [S]
    one flew north at 14:15
    (14:15)

    06/05 15:55 ESSEX : Osprey, Heybridge, Maldon [S]
    one at
    Heybridge Pit mid-afternoon (15:40)

    06/05 17:52  SOMERSET & BRISTOL : Osprey, Shapwick Heath NNR  [S]
    flew
    east over Canada Farm

    06/05 18:12  CORNWALL : Osprey, St. Agnes Head  [S]
    one flew over (12:25)

    06/05 18:16  WEST SUSSEX : Osprey, East Wittering  [S]
    one flew over
    today

    06/05 18:49  NORTH YORKSHIRE : Osprey, Gouthwaite Reservoir  [S]
    one this
    afternoon but then headed northwards (15:00)

    06/05 20:29  NORTHAMPTONSHIRE : Osprey, Moulton  [S]
    one flew southeast this
    morning (10:30)

  • 07/05 07:54  CAMBRIDGESHIRE : Osprey, Grafham Water  [S]

    sat in tree below north end of dam (07:50)

    07/05 08:52 NORFOLK : Osprey, King's Lynn [S]
    one flew low over at junction
    of A17/A47 (07:18)

    07/05 10:51 LINCOLNSHIRE : Osprey, Deeping Lakes NR
    [S]
    one over main lake mobbed by gulls

    07/05 10:59 WEST YORKSHIRE :
    Osprey, Warley Moor Reservoir [S]
    one flew to northwest early morning
    (07:35)

    07/05 11:02 CAMBRIDGESHIRE : Osprey, Murrow [S]
    one flew
    over nearby mid-morning (10:50)

    07/05 12:27 WARWICKSHIRE : Osprey,
    Middleton Lakes RSPB [S]
    one at Fisher's Mill late morning (11:18)


    07/05 12:45 BEDFORDSHIRE : Osprey, Broom GPs [S]
    one drifted north
    over Peacock's Lake early afternoon (12:44)

    07/05 12:46 HERTFORDSHIRE :
    Osprey, Ware [S]
    one over Ware Park late morning (11:50)

  • 08/05 11:41  CONWY : Osprey, Kinmel Bay  [S]

    one over the River Clwyd

    08/05 15:04  BERKSHIRE : Osprey, Theale GPs  [S]
    flew west over Hosehill Lake
    mid-afternoon (14:45)

    08/05 16:57  OUTER HEBRIDES : Osprey, Loch Euphort, N.Uist  [S]
    one fishing
    this morning (11:20)

    08/05 17:07  BEDFORDSHIRE : Osprey, Broom GPs  [S]
    one flew towards
    Biggleswade late afternoon (17:00)

    08/05 20:00  NORTH YORKSHIRE : Osprey, Hunmanby Gap  [S]
    one flew northwest
    this evening (19:50)

  • French migration watchpoint :

    Pointe de Grave : 08.05.2013 : 1 osprey

  • Dutch osprey sightings :

    1 May: 10

    2 May: 5

    3 May: 15

    4 May: 14

    5 May: 6

    6 May: 21

    7 May: 19

    8 May: 22

    9 May: 30

  • 10/05 16:10  NORTHAMPTONSHIRE : Osprey, Boddington Reservoir  [S]

    one just east of reservoir flew to southeast (15:40)

  • Conwy!! So near :-) thanks for keeping us updated Alan