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.
Update on Sarratt Mill osprey:
juvenile still at dusk ENE of Amersham c.1 mile west of Sarratt bottom Mill, at west end of Mount Wood northeast of Chenies
Thanks Alan but a bit worrying. Could it be one that is on migration from somewhere other than the UK.
Margobird
13:39 10/11/2009 Osprey Bucks Chenies.
one flew from Mount Wood towards Chorleywood this afternoon .
Still around the same area. It could well be a Scandinavian bird.
Hi Alan. Do you know if this osprey is ringed? It would interesting to know where it was born.
my photos in flickr
Roy has updated his website and I'm glad to say that Rothie has remained at the Djoudj Nature Reserve, which would now appear to be his wintering site.
All his other tracked birds are doing well and remain in the vicinity of their winter "homes".
Great news Sandy how happy Roy must be with the very successful migration of his ospreys. Glad too the others have settled down, a lot less to worry about now hopefully.
Thanks Sandy. To make up for the end of daily updates from LG, I've started reading Roy Dennis' book "A Life of Ospreys" which is packed with fascinating info, certainly for anyone who hangs around here!
More of that later perhaps, but I've also found a series of BBC radio interviews with Roy, which come from a series about migration broadcast in 2007 - 2008. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/worldonthemove/reports/logie-the-osprey/
After listening to the first one, click on the "next report" at the foot of the page and so on. The broadcasts tell the story of Logie's migration in 2007/8 and then after her disppearence in August 2008, move on to Nimrod. Some of the other players in the story, though not named or satellite tagged at that time, are known to us now - Logie's straying mate is Talisman, while the "floozie" who tries to take over at their nest is Morven.
Thanks very much Sue C. I did know the story of Logie and her 2 chicks Glen and Moray but it was interesting to hear the story in sequence.
FAB
Auntie : There are no reports of this osprey being ringed but it is a juvenile. Still in the same area today:
http://www.birdguides.com/species/species.asp?sp=029001
Unknown said: Thanks Sandy. To make up for the end of daily updates from LG, I've started reading Roy Dennis' book "A Life of Ospreys" which is packed with fascinating info, certainly for anyone who hangs around here! More of that later perhaps, but I've also found a series of BBC radio interviews with Roy, which come from a series about migration broadcast in 2007 - 2008. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/worldonthemove/reports/logie-the-osprey/ After listening to the first one, click on the "next report" at the foot of the page and so on. The broadcasts tell the story of Logie's migration in 2007/8 and then after her disppearence in August 2008, move on to Nimrod. Some of the other players in the story, though not named or satellite tagged at that time, are known to us now - Logie's straying mate is Talisman, while the "floozie" who tries to take over at their nest is Morven.
Hi Sue. I'm sorry to say that I don't own a copy of Roy's book "A Life of Ospreys". I've been meaning to buy it for ages but haven't got round to it yet. I'll have to treat myself to an early Xmas present!
Funnily enough it was the World on the Move series on R4 that alerted me to the fact that sattelite tracking existed. I'd been keen on ospreys for a long time but I was really excited by the opportunities that tracking afforded. Following Logie's travails led me to search for webcams on the net and I found both this site and Loch of the Lowes. The rest, as they say, is history.
I listened to most of the bulletins when they were first broadcast, but it was great to hear them again. It reminded me just what a tortuous migration Logie endured that year. Let's hope that the weather next Spring is kinder for all birds migrating back to the UK.