The Osprey

The osprey is a large fish-eating bird of prey. It has a white head with a distinctive brown eyestripe. Both males and females are generally white below and darker (brown) from above, although females usually have a brownish patch on their chest. Adult birds have a yellow eye, whilst the eyes of juveniles are orange.

They can be mistaken in flight for a very large gull or a buzzard but have a distinctively different silhouette shape.