Osprey migration UK (1 Viewer)

[Saerwen]

We had a superb view of an osprey flying over Poole harbour today. It was wonderful but completely unexpected, as I thought ospreys don't leave us until September. Does anyone know if this is unusual? Was it a non-breeder returning early?

 

[Tiger_mz]

We had a superb view of an osprey flying over Poole harbour today. It was wonderful but completely unexpected, as I thought ospreys don't leave us until September. Does anyone know if this is unusual? Was it a non-breeder returning early?

Maybe it was a 2 yo returning for the first time. There are a number of 2005 birds which were translocated to Rutland and none of them have shown up yet. Let us hope it is one of those.

For Rutland site see:

http://www.ospreys.org.uk/

 

[Saerwen]

Thanks for that. It would be great if it was one of the "missing" youngsters from Rutland.

 

[martin kitching]

.........but completely unexpected, as I thought ospreys don't leave us until September.

Female Ospreys could be starting to leave the breeding areas now......leaving dad behind with the kids.

It could also, as you suggested, have been a non-breeding bird. Not all Ospreys that occupy territories will breed in any given year.

cheers
martin

 

[DGRW]

With something like 150+ Breeding pairs now in the UK; non-breeding youngsters from previous years are now beginning to appear in unexpected places and sometimes at unexpected times.

I wouldn't have thought that many breeding females would be heading south just yet would they?