An osprey first seen at the western end of Pennington flash at 13:25, flew over and departed east within 10 minutes. I managed to get a few reasonable photos which clearly show that the bird was a 2nd calendar year and therefore not the same as the adult female which has been frequenting the flash since Tuesday. It's just about conceivable that this is the same bird which roosted 4th-7th May, though where it's been since is a mystery. Perhaps it's more likely that this is the fifth osprey of the year at the flash and the fourth in the past two weeks!
There had been an earlier report of osprey in East Bay at 6:20am which may well have been the adult female.
What a mad year!
Note the damaged tail of the adult on the right and compare with the bird on the left. Also the barring on the underwing coverts of the lefthand bird compared to the pure white of the adult female. Another bizarre twist in the story of ospreys at the flash this year.
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