Thanks to everyone who joined us at the Wild Connections sea eagle tracking event on Wednesday evening! The outing was a success with dry weather, and great views of four young sea eagles. The group got to grips with the radio tracking device before setting off to try and find some eagles as they settled down to roost. We were lucky enough to see three juveniles from the 2011 release cohort (Red E, P and 2) and also a very exciting sighting of a 2009 male (Turquoise Z). This is only the second time that a 2 year old bird had been seen at this roost, and great to see that he’s returned to see how the new birds are getting on! I hope everyone enjoyed themselves as much as I did!
Very brief addition to my last comment.
Was about to delete some pretty poor, long distance and out of focus shots that I took last Monday (24th Oct) at the release site. After brightening up one of the pictures I'm realising it's a bird with Turquoise wing tags!
Taken at the wrong angle to read any number or letter I'm afraid! Possibly TZ tagging along with Red E and P again?
Please do keep this blog going, as it's a great way to keep Us [The Public] informed about your projects and these particular [wonderful] birds. It makes such good reading. Thanks!
Of course! How could I forget about Red A?! Thanks for reminding me Karen, and glad you had a good time!
Glad you posted this Rhian, I had been calling TZ female, oops! Didn't we also see Red A, the first bird we spotted? It was a great afternoon/evening, really enjoyed it. It was interesting hearing more about the east coast project and the eagles, as well as trying the radio tracking. Of course, the best bit was seeing so many of the young eagles. A big thank you to Claire and yourself for such an enjoyable event. :-)
~ Karen ~Pet & Widlife Artist living in southern Perthshire. A self confessed White-Tailed Eagle-holic!