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.
Thank you Rachel! Will take a closer look ...
Tore is on a fresh water creek so she is doing ok as well
Just hope she crosses the channel here rather than the trip over Biscay.
A very old Shropshire Lad.
I just checked Bynack's location and it looks like there are fishing boats on the water where he is staying.
So If he isn't very good at catching fish yet he can always pinch one from a fishing boat LOL
That boy is resourceful !!
Tore on the other hand has made life difficult for herself. She could have crossed at the Dover Straits and it would have been a short distance over water. Now she has a wide body of water to cross.
If all three eggs had hatched Bynack would have been the youngest and not tagged. Yet he seems to be doing quite well. In fact after his marathon trip over the North Sea he seems to be doing better than Tore. She appears to be reluctant to cross the water. He took on flying over the sea like a pro. Maybe this will change the decisions of who they tag. Maybe they need to look at the ones who are the fighters like Garten and tag them.
Formerly known as Barbara Jean
That's a most interesting point, Barbara. I am inclined to agree with you. The fighters of any species are often incredibly interesting.
Bynack the Bold is leaving his sister behind. I wonder why she does not want to cross the channel yet. A stopover in Devon would not be a bad thing. Time to improve fishing skills before moving on.
I will keep the faith, Tore has taken a sensible route - unlike Bynack! Her instincts are sensible - she is an Osprey and can fly east at any time she chooses to make life easier to cross the channel. Maybe she will stay put for a while? Is there a time deadline when Ospreys MUST reach Africa? She will do as she feels fit (like most women LOL) untill she is ready, the weather is better and the thermals will help her on her way? I will keep the faith - Tore is going where her instincts tell her ... God bless Tore ... and Bynack.
It's not as if she hasn't already crossed a very substantial body of water :-?
IMAGICAT
Good point, scylla! She took the sensible route (via IoM) then, too, so the evidence so far suggests that she has good instincts for crossing water.
Rothes crossed from near where Tore is now when she migrated in 2009.
That's encouraging, Alan :-)