This is a new thread to follow the travels of these three young ospreys from the Loch Garten nest.
Oighrig
This male juvenile is the elder of the 2013 brood, hatched on 25th May and fledged on 16th July.
Oighrig’s ring is Blue/white CF5
Breagha
Also male, the younger of the 2013 brood, hatched 28th May and fledged on 19th July.
Breagha’s ring is Blue/white CF4.
LG blog on the ringing and tagging of Oighrig & Breagha
Caledonia
Hatched on 16th May 2012, fledged on 14th July and left Loch Garten on 19th August.
The travels of Caledonia and her sister Alba were first followed in this thread, now closed. Caledonia is the first juvenile osprey tracked from Loch Garten to settle in Europe; she has been living on the northern outskirts of Seville for nearly a year now.
Caledonia’s ring is Blue/White AA1, reading downwards. LG blog on the ringing and tagging of Caledonia & Alba.
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Breagha seems to have settled around Lac Tetine and appears to have a routine of visiting the Vienne River .
Oighrig seems to be exploring the coastal areas of S Senegal.
Caledonia continues to spend most of her time on the Rio Guadalquivir.
Thanks, Karen. It's good news all round.
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
Great to know they are all doing fine :)
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Thanks KAREN So pleased is good news and they are all doing well
Google Earth has now been updated for the LG ospreys. Here is Oighrig s range for 16th to 20th Sept in coastal Senegal:
Caledonia and BlueYZ living 70 miles apart:
It looks very nice where Breagha is hanging out - the black line in this photo is one of his flights on 20 September!
Chocoholix shiny new 2018 Interactive Osprey & Chick Chart! (with clickable links!)
New blog.
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Sat track schedule Spring 2014
LG 7 days; RW & SWT nil; LDOP varies
Re: Breagha
jsb - Congratulations on finding a photo of the Lac de Tetine
I have found a variety of items by searching for "Bocage du Veron" which is the area surrounding the lake, down to the banks of the Vienne.
This is an area which is regularly flooded by the Vienne in the winter months. It is criss-crossed by ditches and rows of pollarded trees.
It's a Natura 2000 site, protected under the EU Birds Directive, mainly because it's a breeding site for corncrakes, and is also known as a place for seeing snake's head fritillaries in spring.
Thanks for that, Sue C - what a beautiful little film. I grow fritillaries in the garden, but have never seen so many growing wild like that.