Osprey sightings 2013

France , Landes :

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

  • I have just come across a reported sighting not too far from me, a tweet posted today:

    Gill Price ‏@Gillianfc 4h

    Well happy! #osprey flying over @st_elizabeths at 5.15 pm yesterday @laurencejclark @RSPBintheEast record sent in to herts bird forum

    St Elizabeth's Home is at Perry Green, home of the Henry Moore Museum.

    Birdie's DU Summaries 2018   https://www.imagicat.com/

  • 12/10 09:35  CAMBRIDGESHIRE : Osprey, Grafham Water  [S]

    off Mander car park mid-morning

    12/10 17:21  LINCOLNSHIRE : Osprey, Deeping Lakes NR  [S]
    circled main lake
    opposite hide; also 5 Whooper Swans TF184085 (15:20)

    12/10 19:40  KENT : Osprey, East Malling  [S]
    one flew south over Paris Farm
    paddocks (17:02)

  • 13/10 09:22  NORTHUMBERLAND : Osprey, Mitford  [S]

    juvenile mobbed by corvids at large field on opposite side of River Wansbeck at bottom of St Leonard's Lane mid-morning (12/10 09:00)

    13/10 12:14  CORNWALL : Osprey, Hayle Estuary  [S]
    still early afternoon
    (12:05)

    13/10 20:43  NORTHAMPTONSHIRE : Osprey, Stanford Reservoir  [S]
    one flew
    through at 15:15 (15:15)

    13/10 21:52  DEVON : Osprey, Countess Wear  [S]
    one

  • Unknown said:

    13/10 09:22  NORTHUMBERLAND : Osprey, Mitford  [S]

    juvenile mobbed by corvids at large field on opposite side of River Wansbeck at bottom of St Leonard's Lane mid-morning (12/10 09:00)

    It must be said that keeping an eye out for this sort of behaviour from corvids can be a great way of knowing a bird of prey is about.

    Our herring gulls are red listed birds.  Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.

  • 14/10 12:12  CORNWALL : Osprey, Hayle Estuary  [S]

    still

    14/10 12:18  KENT : Osprey, Stodmarsh NNR  [S]

    one over lake at 12:05 (12:05)

    14/10 18:24  LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND : Osprey, Stanford Reservoir  [S]
    one
    today; also 1st-winter Little Gull

  • 15/10 11:09  CORNWALL : Osprey, Hayle Estuary  [S]

    still this morning (10:15)

    15/10 12:46  CORNWALL : Osprey, Hayle Estuary  [S]
    still to 12:33 when it
    flew west (12:33)

    15/10 12:58  CAMBRIDGESHIRE : Osprey, Bretton  [S]
    one flew over this
    afternoon

  • 17/10 14:41  CORNWALL : Osprey, Hayle Estuary  [S]

    still mid-afternoon (14:35)

    17/10 16:07  NORTHAMPTONSHIRE : Osprey, Stanford Reservoir  [S]

    still mid-morning (09:30)

    17/10 21:27  WEST SUSSEX : Osprey, Pagham Harbour LNR  [S]
    one at north end
    this afternoon then drifted northeast at 13:16 (13:16)
    17/10 21:53  CAMBRIDGESHIRE : Osprey, Holme  [S]
    one over B6660 this
    afternoon (13:30)

  • Alan. One seen at Pagham,West Sussex, at lunctime today. Headed off north east!!. On the SOS site.

  • 18/10 14:20  NORTHAMPTONSHIRE : Osprey, Stanford Reservoir  [S]

    one still this morning

    18/10 17:05  JERSEY : Osprey, Gorey Bay  [S]
    one flew in off the sea at
    Victoria Tower late morning (11:30)

    18/10 17:12  SURREY : Osprey, Addlestone  [S]
    one at Addlestone Mill Pond
    late afternoon (16:45)

     

  • 19/10 14:08  CORNWALL : Osprey, Hayle Estuary  [S]

    still this morning

    19/10 16:14  CORNWALL : Osprey, Hayle Estuary  [S]
    still off B3301 causeway
    late afternoon (16:00)

    19/10 18:35  NORTHAMPTONSHIRE : Osprey, Stanford Reservoir  [S]
    still this
    afternoon; also Rock Pipit on dam and eclipse drake Red-crested Pochard