Osprey

Recent sightings of Osprey

Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
08/09/21	Osprey	Fleethill Farm	1	J D Savage
17:30	possibly a juvenile. Flew up from behind trees between the two lakes at the east end of the site. Powerful, lazy flight. Headed east towards Moor Green Lakes. Subsequently no sign of the bird at Moor Green Lakes or Horseshoe Lake. Private site, view only from footpath.
23/04/21	Osprey	Binfield	1	P Mannion
10:00	Flying SE. (I am going to say probably this species - but a large black and white bird of prey, broad wings, white face and black "eye mask" clearly seen through binoculars; what else could it be?). SU856729.
17/04/21	Osprey	New Town, Reading	1	S Hughes
14:15	Over heading north. Can't believe I looked up while reading my newspaper in the garden.
09/04/21	Osprey	High Wood, Earley	1	D Tainton
12:15	12.15 flew directly overhead stopping occasionally to glide.
08/04/21	Osprey	Lea Farm Lake	1	F J Cottington
07:30	Over from SE, then North right over lake at 400ft.
08/04/21	Osprey	Fobney Meadow	1	S Robertson
07:15	very white fronted breast and collar, almost like it is wearing a vest, possible Osprey,.
27/03/21	Osprey	Jubilee River	1	P Watts
15:26	Seen flying along the Jubilee River, flying from Berks into Bucks. Seen from the bridge by the wetland area.
27/03/21	Osprey	Padworth Common	1	P Brant
15:03	Watching pool in Hants, Osprey glided in low then slowly drifted into Berkshire towards Padworth lane G P . Good view.
14/03/21	Osprey	Reading	1	R Righelato
15:10	Flying N over Hamilton Road at 15:10. Sadly no binoculars handy.
19/10/20	Osprey	Arborfield	1	R Alliss
18:36	Flying south at lunchtime.

Past records of Osprey

Year	Details
2020	Arborfield, 19th October. *
2020	Theale GPs, 5th October. *
2020	Swallowfield, 30th July. *
2020	Kintbury, 15th-18th May. *
2019	Theale GPs, 12th September. *
2019	Kintbury, 14th April. *
2019	Winter Hill, Cookham Dean, 25th March. *
2019	Newbury, 8th March. *
2018	Dinton Pastures CP, 24th September. *
2018	Theale GPs, 27th August. *
2018	Freeman's Marsh, 17th May. *
2018	Brimpton, 14th May. *
2018	Lower Farm GP, 11th May. *
2018	Reading, 8th May. *
2018	Lower Farm GP, 7th April. *
2017	Dinton Pastures CP, 13th September. *
2017	Kintbury, 26th June. *
2017	Moor Green Lakes, 8th May. *
2017	Emmer Green, Reading, 20th April. *
2017	Lower Farm GP, 10th April. *
2017	Kintbury, 9th April. *
2017	Burghfield GPs, 8th April. *
2017	Boxford, 1st April. *
<2017	Confidential, many records.