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.
Bynack has found some water close to Momignies. The road to the left is the N591
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Thank you for the capture Sandy for Bynack's latest GE update, my capture was sure to confuse! I'm a bit confused though, please forgive me, only just home and trying to catch up. Richards's blog update said "Bynack remains near Escaut, French/Belgian border area as at 9am this morning, Friday 26th." GE's last point is on 25th - as of tonight's GE upddate - so I guess he had, by this morning (26th), doubled back to Escaut? Or have I got confused?
EDIT: Well, I guess I am confused then! Would appreciate someone telling me where I've gone wrong ....
Meanwhile, Tore, pretty much the same but for the sake of an update with what we have with GE:
Closer ... (the lines are fragmented for some reason, is it just me?)
I saw that, Tiger, it's too early to say whether he was checking it out, or was simply flying over it. We might have to wait till Monday to find out.
Help! When I get into Google Earth and put in Loch Garten ospreys I get maps with routes back to 2008! Can anyone please put me right about how to get Tore and Bynack only? I thought last year I had it cracked but.......!
patriciat said: Help! When I get into Google Earth and put in Loch Garten ospreys I get maps with routes back to 2008! Can anyone please put me right about how to get Tore and Bynack only? I thought last year I had it cracked but.......!
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Wren Everyone gets data back to 2008. Best to deal with it is to uncheck the top box to get rid of all the data. Then bring back the data you want by checking either Tore or Bynack or both.
Thanks Tiger. Off to bed shortly and out all day Saturday but I'll try your suggestion when I get home.
ALAN, what a beautiful photo, I have saved it in Tore's folder :-)
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See that our 'chicks' are having a bit of a rest now after their initial forays into the world. Thanks to Everyone for the maps etc. (& Alans lovely pic)
Thanks Tiger
I will do that sometime this weekend, hope you will all have a good Bank Holiday.