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.
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Tiger Signature
Lovely, Tiger, Thanks!
Kind regards, Ann
Thanks Tiger. At least he's doing fine there.
Birdie Num Num's brilliant DU summary 2017
Breagha in a much smaller range this week. He seems settled.
He certainly does Alan, at least he looks as though he has found a nice spot with plenty of fishing opportunities.
EJ's Memorial Balgavies Loch Ospreys 2023
Good to know he's doing fine Odd that there's been no update from LG
Breagha updated on Google Earth to 9th July, no change
Thanks, Alan!
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
Thanks ALAN Still nothing from LG
Alan P - Thanks for the updates on Breagha.
I am now starting to think he will not return to UK maybe thinking wrong but we will have to wait and see.
I do not think it is co-incidence that two of EJ followed tagged birds have not returned or may not return to UK as two year olds.
Rothes never survived to see what she would do as a three year old.
How many birds return as two year olds - How many make a partial northern migration as a two year old and return home as a three year old - How many settle in another country permanantly - I do not know just clips in Roys book that this happens.
Many are first sighted in UK as three year olds for the first time but this is not evidence that they did not return the previous year and were not sighted.
Any advance on this is appreciated as this is an interesting study area.