Satellite Tracked Ospreys - Aug 2010-Feb 2011

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  • sandy said:

    Update from Bassenthwaite, 12 is in France!:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/ospreywatch/

    . . . And 11 is in Portugal!!!!

  • What an amazing sea crossing that was!!!

  • Sandy   Thanks for the heads up on that.  What amazing information we get from tagging. It is the first time we have seen No-ring's genes tagged.

  • Wow Sandy, thanks for that. I did check earlier. I couldn't understand the silence on news of No 11. Brilliant news.

  • Hi, just picked up on this thread for tracking 2010 ospreys.

    Thanks for all your hard work SueC.  Will look in from time to time to see what progress is being made by the ospreys.

  • Erika is in Egypt!

    I've included the side panel to show the best settings on the Looduskalendar map for following tours.

    She left her nest in NE Estonia on 12th and started moving south on the 15th. Crossed to Turkey on the 24th and flew over the Med on the 26th. Now resting presumably, on the Nile Delta coast.

    Amazing movements by the Bassenthwaite juveniles. Interesting that they actually observed no 12 leaving: "Go back to Friday afternoon (27th) on the marsh where No-ring is sitting in the ‘broccoli’ tree. 12 is perched on the fence posts but suddenly he takes off and skims over to Dad. He flies around him twice and then soars up into the air – up up until almost out of eyesight and then heads South".

      

  • Looking at the route that No 11 took it's not surprising that there was a delay in posting the information... Phew !

  • Thanks for the info on Erika, Sue. So pleased that she has managed to reach Africa safely.

    It's amazing that the start of so many migrations have been observed this year. One thing that we'll probably never understand is just what triggers the juveniles to decide "I'm off" and suddenly fly into the unknown.

  • Sandy: Your comment reminded me about the statement by Debbie on the current main blog.......

    "At 10.20, the middle juvenile left the nest and started to soar, circling ever higher, until it was a tiny dot. Surely it must be on it’s way!"

    This is probably one of the few 'decision points' that have been witnessed. Minutes earlier Middle had been calling for food, then the soaring started, up and up to, let's guess, 500 to1000 metres. As far as we know this 'soaring' had not been evident before for this bird. At a great height for maybe the first time, what systems kicked in, I wonder. Altitude, position of the sun, wind direction, temperature, fuel on board, thermals or lack of thermals, just like the captain on an airliner preparing for his route. Any other birds in view? No, all clear for migration, then off!

    ChloeB & Tiger's Osprey Data Site

    Sat track schedule Spring 2014

    LG 7 days; RW & SWT nil; LDOP varies

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