The Further Adventures of Breagha

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 14^th

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

28 May

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