The Poole Harbour Translocation Thread for 2019 - 2020

Oh that’s odd, Mike, it works for me! It was retweeted by Paul, though, so you should be to find it. The Yagi was on board with Brittany so that’s how the bird was identified.

Edit: I now realise you meant the one in the video. Yes, someone else got a good enough picture of the ring as we didn’t have the Yagi on that trip. 

This is Mark's fabulous photo of 022 (male) taken this morning (click on it for a better version).

© Mark Wright

The class of 2019 have begun to migrate (aw ... gonna miss them).

I've just watched a programme on BBC 2 (aired at 09.00 this morning) via the BBC i-player called An Animal's Guide to Britain. It was presented by Chris Packham and must have been shown before (if my understanding of roman numerals is correct it was made in 2011). The first 15 minutes of the programme was about osprey and featured Loch Garten, the Rothiemurchus fish farm and Poole Harbour, just as the relocation project to it was in its infancy. Ian

Ian I've just watched the osprey clip. Fascinating!! I had no idea the Poole Harbour relocation went back so far. Given the programme was shown in April 2011 I assume it was made in 2010 and so the ospreys featured at Rothiemurcus/LG might include Odin (sob) (resident male at LG then), plus one of his offspring (not tagged or named in 2010). The clip also includes a tagged bird with a red ring on its right leg - Red 8T? I've taken the liberty of re-posting the link on the LG thread. I'm delighted to have seen this footage thanks!!

Thanks, Alison, Fingers crossed for all of the migrating Ospreys. Sad about 025. Luck plays such an important part in whether or not they survive, sadly for some.

The third podcast is now online.

RDWF Poole Osprey podcast 

Thanks Alison. I hoovered it up! Very interesting information from Roy in the variation in the percentage of birds returning year on year. And his views on the impact of weather on young birds first migrations but also water levels in terms of the areas the young birds are forced to inhabit in their first year given the adults pinch all the best spots. Fascinating stuff.

It's great stuff, isn't it?

Thank you Alison. Another really interesting podcast.
I could almost have been there at the moment of release!