This is a continuation thread following the travels of osprey Breagha, hatched at Loch Garten in 2013.
I put together this table to set out the big events of Breagha's life, and his migrations. I might continue trying to get it to display better, but the links to LG blogs seem to work.
Sue
2013
28 May
Breagha hatches, from EJ’s fourth egg
http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/placestovisit/lochgartenospreys/b/lochgartenospreys/archive/2013/05/28/two-chicks-from-two-eggs.aspx
6 July
Breagha and older sibling Oighrig ringed & tagged
http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/placestovisit/lochgartenospreys/b/lochgartenospreys/archive/2013/07/06/ringed-named-and-tagged.aspx
19 July
Fledges
http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/placestovisit/lochgartenospreys/b/lochgartenospreys/archive/2013/07/19/sky-high.aspx
23 Aug
Leaves Loch Garten, roosts near Glenfarquhar Lodge, Aberdeenshire
24 Aug
Roosts on S side of R. Tay
http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/placestovisit/lochgartenospreys/b/lochgartenospreys/archive/2013/08/25/where-are-they-now.aspx
25 Aug
Bentpath, Dumfries & Galloway
26 Aug
Nr. Newport, Pembrokeshire
27 Aug
Sheviock, Tamar Estuary, Cornwall
http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/placestovisit/lochgartenospreys/b/lochgartenospreys/archive/2013/08/28/and-the-race-is-on.aspx
28 Aug
Crosses to France; roosts near Magneville, Cotentin peninsula, Manche
http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/placestovisit/lochgartenospreys/b/lochgartenospreys/archive/2013/08/31/breagha-and-oighrig-tracking-update.aspx
29 Aug
Photographed perched in marshes near Carentan, Manche
http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/placestovisit/lochgartenospreys/b/lochgartenospreys/archive/2013/09/01/brie-a-stops-to-say-quot-cheese-quot-in-france.aspx
http://forum.gonm.org/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=644&sid=e20177f729a4ff7adfb4f864daff352f&start=90
30 Aug
SE past Caen, roosts near L’Aigle, Orne
31 Aug
Turns south, roosts S of Le Mans, Sarthe
1 Sep – 4 Oct
http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/placestovisit/lochgartenospreys/b/lochgartenospreys/archive/2013/09/04/oighrig-is-in-oighrig.aspx
Stopover near Loire/Vienne confluence; main roost Lac de Tetine, Savigny-en-Véron, Indre-et-Loire
5 Oct
Restarts migration, roosts Cabanac-et-Villagrains, Gironde
6 Oct
Into Spain, roosts Tagus basin nr Torrijos, La Mancha
7 Oct
R. Guadalquivir near Lora del Rio
http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/placestovisit/lochgartenospreys/b/lochgartenospreys/archive/2013/10/09/there-39-s-change-now.aspx
8 Oct
Crosses to Morocco, roosts reservoir SE of Casablanca
9 Oct
Over Atlas Mts
10 Oct
Crosses Anti-Atlas mts
11 Oct
SE into Sahara, enters Mauritania
http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/placestovisit/lochgartenospreys/b/lochgartenospreys/archive/2013/10/14/landfall-for-breagha-phew.aspx
12-14 Oct
Turns SW, 20km N of Senegal river on 14th
http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/placestovisit/lochgartenospreys/b/lochgartenospreys/archive/2013/10/15/worry-ye-not-breagha-39-s-through-the-sahara-phew.aspx
16 Oct-25 Nov
Based Diawling NP area, SW Mauritania
26 Nov-
Travels south to Casamance region of Senegal, explores area S of river
http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/placestovisit/lochgartenospreys/b/lochgartenospreys/archive/2013/12/08/breagha-is-exploring.aspx
All 2014
Settled on south side of Casamance, in mangrove swamps between Elinkin & Diantene
2015
Jan-Apr
Settled on south side of Casamance
26 May
Begins northwards migration; roosts near Bansang, Gambia
27 May
Data missing; flies through northern Senegal
Crosses Senegal river, roosts north of Lake Aleg, Mauritania
29 May
Roosts near N1 road, NE of Nouakchott
http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/placestovisit/lochgartenospreys/b/lochgartenospreys/archive/2015/05/30/if-you-want-something-doing-do-it-yourself.aspx
30 May
On Mauritania/W Sahara border E of Nouadhibou
1 Jun
Spends time & roosts near Gulf of Cintra, W Sahara
2-5 June
Travels E then N to northern Mauritania/W Sahara border
http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/placestovisit/lochgartenospreys/b/lochgartenospreys/archive/2015/06/09/breagha-is-moving-on-up.aspx
5 June
Reaches oasis of Tighmert, Morocco
6 June
Crosses Atlas Mts, roosts SW of Marrakesh
7 June
Roosts SW of Meknes
8 June
Crosses Straits of Gibraltar; roosts Guadarranque reservoir
9 June
Nr Luciana, Ciudad Real
10 June
Reaches Douro basin
11 June
Starts over Bay of Biscay, turns back to near San Sebastian
http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/placestovisit/lochgartenospreys/b/lochgartenospreys/archive/2015/06/16/when-a-capercaillie-met-a-dodo.aspx
12-13 June
Crosses to France, takes rest day near Pontonx-sur-L’Adour, Landes
14 June
Eygurande-et-Gardedeuil, Dordogne
15 June
NW of Mansle, Charente
16 June
SE of Mollay, Maine-et-Loire
17 June
Begins stay in Touraine
http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/placestovisit/lochgartenospreys/b/lochgartenospreys/archive/2015/06/23/breagha-is-in-france.aspx
19-20 Aug
Begins migration south, pauses N of Parthenay, Deux-Sevres
21 Aug
Nancras, Charente-Maritime
http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/placestovisit/lochgartenospreys/b/lochgartenospreys/archive/2015/08/24/farewell-odin.aspx
22 Aug
Crosses Gironde to Medoc, travels E to Etang de Saint-Maigrin
23 Aug-13 Sep
Ranging between Etang de Saint-Maigrin & Gironde estuary; frequent roost Etang d’Allas
http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/placestovisit/lochgartenospreys/b/lochgartenospreys/archive/2015/09/06/39-i-39-m-an-osprey-and-i-39-m-hungry-39.aspx
14 Sep
Static signal from wood nr. Saint-Dizant-du-Gua, Charente-Maritime
http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/placestovisit/lochgartenospreys/b/lochgartenospreys/archive/2015/09/25/a-blog-of-two-halves.aspx
Tracker identified as Breagha’s, and some osprey feathers, later found by Noisette http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/placestovisit/lochgartenospreys/b/lochgartenospreys/archive/2015/10/19/breagha-s-tracker-found-by-jeremy-roberts.aspx
Keith, you can't chastise any of us for trying to find out details as time is of the essence to help Noisette to mount a search in case Breagha is lying injured out there near her!
Edit: Realise I haven't kept up with timeline issue but it is to be hoped that Breagha could still be in that area with a malfunctioning tracker!
Wendy, this happened nearly two weeks ago now.
Also, with a 3-day cycle (currently) for the transmitter, it's very unlikely any search could have resulted in a successful rescue, even if Noisette/the LPO had been contacted as soon as the transmitter was seen to be static.
Sorry, didn't quite realise the time line in all the upset!
Unknown said:The staff wherever they are deserve to be left alone to enjoy a break.
Ideally someone would be "on call" who has info at their fingertips... :-/
IMAGICAT
In the Blog it said an RSPB team in the area was going to have a look, so someone somewhere has organised a search, I just don't think it's right that this search has not involved the local officials of the ONCFS (Police of the countryside) who are responsible for that sort of thing & the LPO who protect birds in France. What would they do if they found him, carry off his boby without permission? Do they have permission from the landowners to look in the woods? Only the ONCFS could do that.
Best wishes
Hazel in Southwest France
scylla said: The staff wherever they are deserve to be left alone to enjoy a break. Ideally someone would be "on call" who has info at their fingertips... :-/ [/quote]At this time of year probably just the RSPB Abernethy Forrest Warden who again would rely on volunteer Mike for tracking data. I am not sure at this point of time missing in action for 12 days they can do much bar possibly a recovery. They seem certain harm has come to the bird. Lonnaig was recovered shortly after a mishap but within days was in such a state of decomposition that cause of death was unable to be confirmed. Whilst it's disappointing news at two year old, it serves to remind us that only around 20% of ospreys reach a mature age to nest.
The staff wherever they are deserve to be left alone to enjoy a break.
[/quote]At this time of year probably just the RSPB Abernethy Forrest Warden who again would rely on volunteer Mike for tracking data.
I am not sure at this point of time missing in action for 12 days they can do much bar possibly a recovery. They seem certain harm has come to the bird.
Lonnaig was recovered shortly after a mishap but within days was in such a state of decomposition that cause of death was unable to be confirmed.
Whilst it's disappointing news at two year old, it serves to remind us that only around 20% of ospreys reach a mature age to nest.
Sadly that percentage does not occur on the LG nest. Would that it did.
Birdie's DU Summaries 2018 https://www.imagicat.com/
Unknown said:Whilst it's disappointing news at two year old, it serves to remind us that less than 30% of ospreys reach a mature age to nest.
Survival rates are hard to quantify but I think that 30% is way too optimistic. In my view it is around 20%
Now some ospreys do rather better than that. Site B at Rutland had a 100% return in 2004 and a 66% return in 2005. Mind you that means that other survival rates are even lower to give an overall return rate of 20%
There seems to have been a poor return rate of ospreys hatched in 2013. Of the six that left Wales none have yet been sighted. None from Kielder either. Of course White 14 did make it back to Bassenthwaite after a European grand tour.
Still the number of fledged chicks does seem to be slowly increasing.
Tiger Signature
Surely events like being caught in a fishing net, hitting a high tension wire, being electrocuted are all bad luck. But there has to be something in the genes. Are they more wary, more aware, more alert? It is fascinating, albeit heartbreaking, to consider.
SheilaFE said: Surely events like being caught in a fishing net, hitting a high tension wire, being electrocuted are all bad luck. But there has to be something in the genes. Are they more wary, more aware, more alert? It is fascinating, albeit heartbreaking, to consider.
Well you got to wonder why birds with 11 (98) and 3 (97) genes do so well?