Osprey?

[Turnstone]

A couple of days ago I saw this guy flying over our garden. Something looked unfamiliar, so I grabbed my camera and managed to get one picture before it disappeared.
The image quality is not very good, for me it looks like an Osprey. I have never seen one in that area, so I am not sure. What do you think?

Osprey? by Sabrina M, auf Flickr

 

[mikehill]

Looks like one to me. They move around a lot so can be seen pretty much anywhere.

 

[John Fenna]

Yup - looks like one to me as well.
I have seen them in the Tivy Valley in West Wales but the nearest nest is a good hour and a half away...
birds pass through areas to nest in distant locations and we even used to have the odd one visit on its way up to Scotland.

 

[Nomad64]

http://www.dyfiospreyproject.com/

 

[dannyk64]

Yep, shape of the wings gives it away. Here's a picture of one I saw a couple of weeks ago in Staffordshire for comparison

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[santaman2000]

Looks,like one to me also. I’m lucky enough to have loads of them here near the coast.

 

[Turnstone]

Thank you all!
I am really excited that I saw an osprey there, glad you confirmed it!

 

[rogue_0]

Defo osprey, i live near the Dyfi, and see them now and again.

 

[Billy-o]

Yes its an Osprey. You can usually tell because the straps are pretty well designed and the external pockets are good and well placed. Never seen one in a swimming pool before, though.

(My full name is actually William Facetious O'Brian)