I offered yesterday to start a new Topic once Bynack had fledged, but as we now have the updated Satellite Tracking page, and biography pages for Tore and Bynack, and there are some tracking results for Tore on Google Earth, I’ve gone ahead with it.
A brief introduction to the ospreys we’re tracking – first, the class of 2011.
Tore – link to her Biography
Tore is the elder of this year’s juveniles, her ring is blue/white 48. She fledged on Tuesday 12th July aged 54 days, and has started to do a little exploring.
Bynack – link to his Biography
Tore’s younger brother, ring blue/white 47. Bynack is aged 53 days today and has yet to fledge.
Edit: He has fledged, at 10.18 am today 16/7.
Rothes – link to her Biography
Rothes is the eldest of EJ and Odin’s offspring, hatched at Loch Garten in 2009. Her ring is white/black PJ. She migrated as a juvenile to Guinea-Bissau, and spent her formative months on the small island of Unhocomozinho, in the Bijagos Archipelago. Now a sub-adult, she has travelled north to Europe for the first time this summer and is currently in the Gironde estuary in SW France, where she also spent 6 weeks on her way south in 2009. So far, she has not returned to the UK.
Rothes' earlier travels were followed in this thread, now closed.
Thanks, Everyone.
This is really interesting news, thanks Sue C and Vespa.
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What truly wonderful news. PJ - Rothes indeed. Thank you so very very much Sue for progressing this news .
I see Bynack has started to range further afield:
Oh Sandy, I hadn't checked. That really is good news. Thank you
No change for Rothes:
Thanks Sandy - I was at LG 27th and we were discussing that Bynack was not around the nest area for most of the mid part of the day - now I know where he was (Exploring).
Thanks for the update on Rothes - Alan
Hi Keith, it was a pleasure talking to you at Loch Garten on 27th. I hope your ospreys are ok at Skene. At least we got a fish delivery before we left. Beginning to see more ospreys near my house in Aviemore so it might mean some of the young that survived are out exploring. Hope to meet you again. best wishes Kenny(Caperwatch).
Hello Kenny - Tried to send you a message thro your own forum but some people do not have this link. However it was great meeting up with you at LG and interesting talking to you. Went back to Aviemore friday to play my wife and son at Spey valley and saw two ospreys at the end of the mamoth 5th green. One was chasing the other off and then one of them swooped down just above the fifth green and roosted in the tree beside the Spey. There is a lochan near the 6th tee which is housing a bird colony and may attract the Ospreys to look. I have an excuse to come again mid week Wednesday looks best as my wife wants to ride Aviemore top Broomhill on Strathspey railway.
Keith - If you want to send private messages to Kenny, go to his profile page and invite him to be your friend..............
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Just taking screenshots of the Google Earth update - will post them asap.