This is a new thread to follow the travels of these three young ospreys from the Loch Garten nest.
Millicent
This female juvenile is the eldest of the 2014 brood, hatched on 17th May and fledged on 12th July. Millicent’s ring is Blue/White AN0
Seasca
Also female, the second of the 2014 brood, hatched 19th May and fledged on 15th July. Seasca’s ring is Blue/White AN9.
LG blog on the ringing and tagging of Millicent & Seasca. Their younger sister Druie is not tagged, but ringed Blue/White AN8.
Breagha
A male from 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 Breagha and elder sibling Oighrig.
The migrations of Breagha and Oighrig were previously followed in this thread. Contact was lost with Oighrig in January 2014, but Breagha has survived and is living in the tidal creeks of the Casamance river in southern Senegal.
Thanks Alan - Looks if Seasca will have made the Northern Coast of Spain as the track looks fine.
Thanks Alan. Clearly Seasca did not waste any time. Wonder if she will find Rothiemurchus' favourite stash of fish.
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These Ospreys are incredible ... never imagined she would be so far into her journey - stay safe Seasca!
2013 photos & vids here
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Thanks Alan - there should be news today or tomorrow on Seasca?
New blog from Richard, not good it would appear that Seasca may have perished flting over the Bay of Biscay. Slight hope that it may be a transmitter problem. So very sad.
Just the worst news - gutted. These brave young birds seem to pull rabbits out of the hat and while worried at where she was at the last point I really didnt expect this news - I thought she would have been in Spain.
How far Seasca progressed one may never know. Did she come near to landfall and failed due to fatigue of never stopping in France - Deshar flew 104 Hours and a distance of 2600 miles before failing. According to Richard Seasca travel for the day to reach Spain would have been 500 miles a journey probably 20 hours after leaving Cornwall early morning 21 August.
Did she do a Deshar and missed Spain being blown out to the Atlantic by easterly winds ??. Her track looked fine up to last download. Do not know the weather out in the bay around 21/22 August.
I was confident that she might make landfall in Ortiguera Estuary of NW Galicia - Spain and join Rothiemurchus favourite stop over.
Sad news - at least, Richard seems pessimistic based on the info he has.
Keith - I have found historic weather for Gijon, which is roughly where Seasca's track was pointing. There seems to be nothing of concern overnight on 21st/22nd; the weather was good, and winds, although from the E or ENE, were very light.
Thanks Sue C looking at your weather chart link this makes this even stranger - will wait and see what next download brings.
I would have expected landfall around the early hours of 22nd August.
Hi Everyone, Yes, the news is very sad. Perhaps Seasca became exhausted and could not fly on any more or encountered a small local storm. Let us hope it was only a tracker malfunction, but, like Richard, I am not optimistic, sadly. Fingers crossed for her sisters. I cling to the fact that some birds DO survive and return to the UK--we know several 2012 birds successfully returned for the first time this summer.
Kind regards, Ann