This topic replaces Satellite Tracked Ospreys (non-LG) Aug 2012-Sep 2014
The scope - following the travels of tracked ospreys "not from Loch Garten", either originating in the UK or overseas.
Can I ask for some help in starting off the thread. If you are the first person to post about a bird in the restarted thread, can you please give the name of the project which is tracking it, and supply a link to the project website.
Many thanks - Sue
Update on Kielder 7H and UV still both on stopovers.
Finnish osprey Jaska stopping over in Moldova:
HUMBOLT (YELLOW PC) - One of the tagged translocated ospreys to Urdaibai has settled at last update in South East Senegal at The Niokolokoba National Park. It took 16 days to travel from Urdaibi to this point a very good record for a juvenile first migrating.
He was originally from a nest in Nairn.
I had to translate (English translated site is behind the Spanish site) so hopefully can update on the other four translocations to Urdaibai over the weekend once home from my present assignment.
HUMBOLT
It appears that MALASPINA (YELLOW PA) may have succumbed to the ordeal in crossing the great wilderness of the Sahara Desert.
The satellite informs us that she has not moved from one point in the middle of the Sahara since 11 September.
MALASPINA is a female translocated from Forres to The Urdaibai Project..
What is incredible is Malaspina last altitude at 1600 on 11 September before the stationary signal was of 3873 meters an altitude not heard of much in osprey flight. They normally cross the desert at around just over 1000 meters.
This detail could indicate that she took up to try to avoid a sandstorm but unfortunately lost her life in the attempt.
ELCANO (YELLOW NC) - Male translocated from Aviemore to Udaibi.
Few weeks without news of GPS transmitter carrying Elcano. The last signal sent was near Saucelle, a small village on the border of Salamanca with Portugal, in the Natural Park of Las Arribes del Duero. We do not know what was the reason of the failure receiving the signal. We suppose that this is probably an error in the device itself.
DARWIN (YELLOW NA)- Male translocated from Kinbrace to Urdaibi.
Just as happened to Artia last year the same fate happened to Darwin. He was electrocuted in power cables not far from Logrono only a day into his migration.
And finally IRADIER (YELLOW P8) translocated from Thurso to Urdaibai.
Again never reached the African continent. Four days into migration the signal became stationary.
The project retrieved a few osprey feathers and it appeared that the bird was attacked by a predator possibly another raptor.
So to summarise we have three of the five tagged translocated birds confirmed as dead and one missing in action and the fortunate bird Humboldt making it to South East Senegal in 16 days.
A tough early few years for the project at Urdaibai but I think we are aware it would be.
Rutland 18 years back was tough but we only need a few birds back and we may have another Rutland Water.
I apologise if many of you were already aware of the fate of the five birds but as some are not I posted on the new thread. Hope we continue to follow HUMBOLDT.
Update on Kielder UV and 7H.
Finnish osprey families - 2014
Helena is near the river Niger in Mali:
Seija is in Burkina Faso after being out of touch since approaching Italy: