I can't find an Osprey Chat Thread for November, so here is one, in the hope I am not duplicating.
September and October were very sad months when we learned of the death of Breagha, whose tracker and feathers were eventually found by Noisette, Alain & Dominique, of the LPO, and the ONCFS. The last signal was on 14 September in a wooded area 2.8 km from the east bank of the Gironde River. Searches were undertaken on 26 September by ONCFS & then one by Noisette and her friends on 12 October. Feathers were found. Noisette asked Roy Dennis for his opinion and he confirmed they were osprey feathers. On 16 October Noisette, Alain and Dominque went out again to try to find Breagh's body. The terrain was extremely difficult with ponds, water filled ditches and bog . They were successful in finding Breagha's tracker and it was sent to RSPB LG, here.
There is more information can be found on the various blogs, here. Also on the various forum threads The Further Adventures of Breagha here; The Hunt for Breagha here; and Breagha, the Investigation here.
Currently the RSPB is liaising with the LPO. All information, photos, feathers (currently with ONCFS) etc were to be sent to the legal department at LPO HQ.
It is a very sad end to Breagha's short life, particularly after his first northward migration, where he decided to stay in the Loire area, and appeared to be safe and well as he headed back to his winter quarters. Much thanks is due to Noisette for her tenacity and persistence in recovering the tracker.
All seemed well, too, with Kielder's Nest 2 youngster, Blue 7H(14). She has been settled in her winter quarters in Morocco after an intriguing ship to ship migration south last year, until we read the 29 October blog. Some memories of 7H's short life were posted by jaydee, here, and Paul Wildlifewriter also wrote an interesting blog on 7H's travels, here Another sad end to too short a life. News of the other two from the Kielder year of 2014 is mixed. There has been no data received on VV(14) since 11 September 2014, when she was in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains. There might be some concern for VY as there has been no data received since 18 October, but she just might be out of range of cells towers. UV has not returned to his original territory on the Langue de Barbarie, but has moved to the northern end of the spit, and appears to be enjoying his beach holiday.
Meanwhile the LotL pair, FR3 & FR4, are doing well, and the latest tracking update is here. And quoting the Bassenthwaite blog: White 14(13) "crossed into Africa from Europe on the 23 September 2014, on 12 October he dipped his toes into the Gulf of Guinea. Yesterday morning at 6.00 am he was sitting in a tree on the south coast of Bioko, a tree that he last saw on the 21 April of this year before his 2015 European tour."
If I have got any facts wrong, please let me know and I will correct them.
The reason for starting this thread was really to put a link to an interesting BBC article on mangrove forests, which made me think of how many ospreys spend their winters in this area.
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Thank you Sheila for the summary. I have linked this thread to the old one.
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ONE FOR YOUR DIARY
On Tuesday 10 November - Channel 5 - 20:00 (8:00 PM)
Loch Lomond a year in the Wild 1 of 4 "SPRING"
This is filmed on my doorstep stretching the National Park from Loch Lomond over the Trossachs.
There is a charming story about a pair of ospreys. After the female returns from Africa her partner is not there - tired of waiting - he's gone fishing.
I have a feeling as the series progresses this may be the insight into the short life of The Trossachs juvenile LONAIG (Dont want to reveal too much).
Also included in the episode one you will see the male Black Grouse strutting and fighting, Mountain hares shedding their white winter fur and the female red deer returning from the high mountainside to calve.
Ooooh sounds good, have set it up to record so no danger of missing it! Thanks Keith
2013 photos & vids here
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Thanks for that Keith. Just about to set recorder. Cheers. tBoL :-)
It's a sin - when I went on holiday in the Trossachs in the 1960s all I thought about was being cosy with a single malt :-( Thanks for the heads-up, Keith :-)
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Many thanks Keith. I will dash to set the box to record!
There is nothing sinful about a single malt, Scylla! We are now older and wiser.
Check out this link for a tour of Loch Lomond and other beautiful areas of Scotland, many of which I have been to - and stayed at Mar Lodge.
Channel 5 now.
Unknown said: ONE FOR YOUR DIARY On Tuesday 10 November - Channel 5 - 20:00 (8:00 PM) Loch Lomond a year in the Wild 1 of 4 "SPRING" This is filmed on my doorstep stretching the National Park from Loch Lomond over the Trossachs. There is a charming story about a pair of ospreys. After the female returns from Africa her partner is not there - tired of waiting - he's gone fishing. I have a feeling as the series progresses this may be the insight into the short life of The Trossachs juvenile LONAIG (Dont want to reveal too much). Also included in the episode one you will see the male Black Grouse strutting and fighting, Mountain hares shedding their white winter fur and the female red deer returning from the high mountainside to calve.
Just started.
Watching. It is 2014 season, and very interesting. Eagles, red kite, osprey, deer,and wonderfiul scenery. Oh and midges!
I am very confused about the Aberfoyle nest. There appears to be no historical information on their website. Are their two or three nests they refer to. As far as I can tell in 2015 there was one chick for Drunkie and Katrine, and two chicks from 'another' nest. Are Drunkie and Katrine both either unringed or BTO ringed - no ring number is mentioned? How long have D&K been together? And did Aberfoyle ever reveal the chick ring numbers this year?