Re: Osprey sightings 2012

05/05 11:11  GALWAY : Osprey, Lough Corrib  [S]

one at south end on Coolanillaun today

05/05 11:41  LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND : Osprey, Cropston Reservoir  [S]

one (11:30)

05/05 12:11  DORSET : Osprey, Weymouth  [S]

one flew north at 11:45 (11:45)

05/05 12:12  CHESHIRE : Osprey, Hilbre Island  [S]

one flew north then over Red Rocks at midday (12:00)

05/05 18:00  WEST SUSSEX : Osprey, Pilsey Island  [S]
one early evening as
viewed from Ella Nore (17:30)

05/05 18:32  CORNWALL : Osprey, Landrake  [S]
north over Haylake Farm
(17:20)

05/05 21:45  WEST SUSSEX : Osprey, Church Norton  [S]
west over; also 3
Little Stints and 2 Curlew Sandpipers in the harbour (07:30)

05/05 21:47 
WEST SUSSEX : Osprey, Chichester GPs  [S]
one at Ivy Lake early morning
(07:00)

05/05 22:28  EAST YORKSHIRE : Osprey, Tophill Low NR  [S]
one; also 2 Arctic
Terns

05/05 22:28  WILTSHIRE : Osprey, Coate Water CP  [S]
one

05/05 22:57  MANCHESTER, GREATER : Osprey, Hollingworth Lake CP  [S]
north
over mid-morning (09:30)

06/05 07:44  SUFFOLK : Osprey, Lowestoft  [S]

north over the lighthouse (07:00)

06/05 10:15  NORTHUMBERLAND : Osprey, West Ord  [S]
one flew along the River
Tweed towards the estuary (09:00)

06/05 13:07  SOMERSET & BRISTOL : Osprey, Holford  [S]
one northwest over
(12:20)

06/05 13:07  DONEGAL : Osprey, Glenveagh National Park 
[S]
one over the lake early afternoon then flew west (12:30)

ALAN PETRIE

06/05 13:07  DONEGAL : Osprey, Glenveagh National Park

Very interesting sighting there. Wonder where that osprey is headed?

TO BOLDLY GO WHERE NO OSPREY HAS GONE BEFORE!!!

ALAN PETRIE

TO BOLDLY GO WHERE NO OSPREY HAS GONE BEFORE!!!

I think  it  needs to start measuring the distance to Iceland.  Probably a bit longer than across the Bay of Biscay but I do not know.

06/05 16:23  ESSEX : Osprey, Bradwell-on-Sea  [S]

one on mud from observatory late afternoon (16:05)

06/05 17:27  GALWAY : Osprey, Lough Corrib  [S]
one still on Coolanillaun
today

06/05 18:26  WEST SUSSEX : Osprey, Pilsey Island  [S]
two today

06/05 18:27  EAST SUSSEX : Osprey, Weir Wood Reservoir  [S]
one near Forest
Row (14:00)

06/05 20:43  EAST SUSSEX : Osprey, Arlington Reservoir  [S]
one today

06/05 22:20  WEST YORKSHIRE : Osprey, Wintersett Reservoir  [S]
one flew to
northeast mid-afternoon (15:30)

06/05 22:16  NORFOLK : Osprey, Filby Broad  [S]
one flew over northeast
(07:45)

07/05 08:15 CAMBRIDGESHIRE : Osprey, Paxton Pits NR [S]

one flew north early morning (08:05)

07/05 09:24 HAMPSHIRE : Osprey, Hamble Common [S]

one flew over A27 heading upstream (08:55)

07/05 10:20  NORFOLK : Osprey, West Runton  [S]
one flew north out to sea;
also 2 Ring Ouzels and 2 Hobbies this morning (08:00)

07/05 13:40  EAST YORKSHIRE : Osprey, Southfield Reservoir  [S]
one flew east
this morning (09:15)

07/05 14:14  LANCASHIRE : Osprey, Leighton Moss RSPB  [S]
one from Public
Hide mid-afternoon (13:30)

07/05 15:55  CUMBRIA : Osprey, Carlisle  [S]
one over Caldew Holmes at 13:15
(13:15)

07/05 16:13  EAST SUSSEX : Osprey, Arlington Reservoir  [S]
one at 08:00
(08:00)

07/05 22:44  CAMBRIDGESHIRE : Osprey, Little Paxton  [S]
one flew south at
18:35

08/05 10:46  DERBYSHIRE : Osprey, Carsington Water  [S]

one between 10:30 and 10:35 when appeared to fly north (10:35)

08/05 11:02  HERTFORDSHIRE : Osprey, Amwell GPs  [S]
one flew south at 10:55
(10:55)

ALAN - osprey over BLACKTOFT SANDS yesterday 7-th may  at 10-15.... i got there at  10-25   ----DRAT

Sunshine : Unlucky. They dont tend to hang around at this time of year.

08/05 12:02  NORFOLK : Osprey, Horsey  [S]
one flew north offshore at 11:55
(11:55)

08/05 13:14  BORDERS : Osprey, Mire Loch  [S]
one this morning, flew over
heading south

08/05 14:01  FORTH : Osprey, Blackness  [S]
one flew high and north over
Forth Estuary towards Fife (13:05)

08/05 17:20  CLEVELAND : Osprey, Scaling Dam Reservoir  [S]
again today; aso
White Wagtail

08/05 19:53  NORTHUMBERLAND : Osprey, Castle Island  [S]
one between the
island and the estuary at 18:45 only (18:45)

08/05 18:08  STAFFORDSHIRE : Osprey, Belvide Reservoir (PERMIT ONLY)  [S]
one
northeast over (12:05)

08/05 18:48  LINCOLNSHIRE : Osprey, Messingham Sand Quarry  [S]
one from Duck
Hide today

08/05 21:32  WEST SUSSEX : Osprey, Shoreham-by-Sea  [S]
one at Toll Bridge
briefly this afternoon

08/05 22:08  SOUTH YORKSHIRE : Osprey, Thrybergh CP  [S]
one on a telegraph
pole near the old railway bridge then flew off (17:10)

08/05 13:35  WARWICKSHIRE : Osprey, Middleton Lakes RSPB  [S]
one at Fisher's
Mill Pool at 13:30 (13:30)

09/05 12:09 GLOUCESTERSHIRE : Osprey, Gloucester [S]

one flew over the canal towards Robin's Wood Hill (11:10)

09/05 12:21 LINCOLNSHIRE : Osprey, North Thoresby [S]

one south over the fishing ponds mid-morning

I can hardly believe it ALAN - still they arrive. It's so exciting

Cirrus : Year to date sightings are up between 30% and 40% compared to 2010 and 2011.

09/05 13:33  EAST YORKSHIRE : Osprey, Hornsea Mere  [S]

over trees at the west end this afternoon (13:22)

09/05 13:47  LINCOLNSHIRE : Osprey, Pyewipe  [S]
south over mid-morning

09/05 14:00  LONDON, GREATER : Osprey, Bushy Park  [S]
one flew over towards
Hampton Court (13:40)

This link was picked up from The Sussex Ornithological Society today. Dy'a reckon he was a happy chappy?!    www.rspb.org.uk/.../77410.aspx