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Taken today, at Rutland water.

Nice photo Ian. Great birds ospreys.

Thanks Paul is the closest i have ever been to one

Beautiful!

I am very lucky where I live--Ospreys are very commonly seen here, and in fact, my husband's workplace has an Osprey nest right next to the car park. The workplace is located on a river, which also has a salmon run.

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Thanks

You know how to make people dislike you dont you ? hehehehehehe

Wish they were as common here, we are very short in the Osprey dept

We have ospreys down here but only migrating through and in 10 years I've missed that crucial day. I went to rutland water but not when any were there but got a great view in the Algarve - the large fish dangling from its feet was a good clue!

I saw 4 Ospreys from the Hide at Rutland all at the same time made my year

An Osprey nest I spotted whilst in California a couple of weeks ago. No occupants at the time, as it was a bit early for nestlings.

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We don't get Ospreys down here in Essex, but if anybody on here who lives in or around Essex and has seen one, I would love to know!

great picture Ian,i live in derbyshire so not too far from Rutland it is many years since i visited there but your pic has made me determind to go there soon ,thankyou

thanks all

Celtic, definitely go and have a look you never know

I helped my friend with his annual BTO count of herons and egrets in a heronry next to one of my sites. We got onto the subject of ospreys - his bogie bird for the UK - and he told me about the journies of Logie, a female osprey, that he had followed on the radio.

Basically her movements have been tracked using satellite radio and GPS technology, I think by the Highland Foundation for Wildlife. It is all very fascinating and her journey can be viewed in detail at:

http://www.roydennis.org/Female%20osprey...202007.htm

yeah have been looking at that on and off over the last few week or so, is fascinating watching the routes they fly to get from their migration colonies.