After Tiger started the thread for tracking Rothes and Mallachie I thought that we could do with a thread for the tracking of ospreys fitted with transmitters by Roy Dennis. As the "summer" marches on it won't be long before the only way we can get our osprey fix is to follow their migrations.
This year we have the opportunity of following all three tagged birds from last year: Nimrod, Beatrice and Morven. It will be fascinating to find out if they will winter in exactly the same place as last year, and also whether they take the same route.
Added to that Roy has tagged two more adult males this year, Red/white 8T (an Abernethy bird) and Morven's other half (Logie's ex fella). I'm not certain whether Roy has any further transmitters or will attempt to catch any more adult males but, including Rothes and Mallachie, we will be able to follow at least 7 ospreys on their incredible journeys this autumn.
Interesting that Rothiemurchus nest had 3 male chicks.
How do I pronounce Rothiemurchus please? Rothie mur kus ?
I'm another Roy fan. Looking forward to tracking Rothiemurchus. Bit of a mouthful that name and difficult to shorten without causing confusion with Rothes! (Thank goodness for copy and paste).
Keep waiting for Morvern to take off. She seems to have very inhospitable wintering grounds so maybe that's why she's leaving it late!
Morning all. Does anyone know if we can track the other ospreys on Google Earth?
Roy has updated his site to include the second adult that he tagged this year, Red 8T. He has decide to name this bird...............Red 8T!
Unsurprisingly, along with Nimrod, Morven, Talisman and Rothiemurchus he has yet to start his autumn migration. What is it with Roy's ospreys, they seem in no hurry to get going this year (Beatrice apart). Wonder who will be last to leave, my money is on head waiter Nimrod!
Unknown said: Morning all. Does anyone know if we can track the other ospreys on Google Earth?
Hi Annette - not in the same way. Roy takes screenshots from GE and pastes them into his blog pages to illustrate the route each bird has taken...........Sue
Thanks Sue.
Update - Red 8T is off! Latest fix at Kielder Water 6pm today.
Glad to report that, after his false start yesterday, Rothiemurchus has had a good first day's migration and has reached Northumberland.
Red 8T is roosting in the Northallerton area this evening. Rothiemurchus only managed 20 miles today. As Roy reported it was not a great day weather-wise for heading south today.
The forecast for the next few days is for northerly winds on the east side of the UK so it will be perfect conditions for making some healthy progress.