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.
Thanks for that FlyingC. I am also glad that Rothie has reached Morocco safely. All Roys other birds now seem settled in their winter locations.
Jukka is now in Libya having crossed from Italy successfully. His latest position is plotted on GE at 07:00 on 16.10.2009.
More from Roy on Rothie. Migration looking good so far (fingers crossed)
Thanks FlyingC, good news.
Thanks from me as well FlyingC
Thanks FlyingC. Nice to see Rothie doing well. Stll a fair way to go yet though.
Jukka is now in Niger as at 11:00 on 19.10.2009. Really interesting to see where he winters.
ALAN Thanks for the updates on Jukka. I never managed to work out the finnish site so am relying on you for letting us know how he goes. I too am looking forward to see where he decides to winter.
Unknown said: Thanks FlyingC. Nice to see Rothie doing well. Stll a fair way to go yet though. Jukka is now in Niger as at 11:00 on 19.10.2009. Really interesting to see where he winters.
It is great to see Rothie doing well, Alan and he does have a long way to go but he's going well - 400km on from his roost site already.
FlyingC: I too have a soft spot for Rothie after his earlier antics - let's hope he finds a great place to spend the next couple of years.
I too have a soft spot for Rothie, what a pair of wings!
Jukka`s route looks a lot like Mirja`s. Mirja was tracked from autumn -02 to spring -06, her wintering area was in Kamerun, so it is very interesting to see if Jukka goes to that area as well.
my photos in flickr
Update from Roy Dennis on Rothie....he has travelled SSW through Morocco, staying fairly close to the coast, and is now near to Tan-Tan
Rothie is on NImrod s track south. Nimrod roosted close to Tan-Tan. Fascinating to follow the different routes the ospreys take. Rothie has no memorized landmarks to follow. How does he do it?