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.
These ospreys do not have maps. They just go south and hope for the best.
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Very worrying. Lets hope she backtracks.
Oh, I do hope she backtracks!!!
St Austell is where I lived as a child (as well as Plymouth). 10 miles south of it is surely in the sea? Must be patient for GE to update and correct my geography ;-)
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Just having a look at the coastline 10 miles south of St Austell and there is a nice lake at Caerhays castle she may be fishing in. We will have to wait for the update on GE. I agree that being this far west is not ideal.
This is getting more worrying. I thought Tore was one that would be ok and Joe was the one to be more concerned about.
Tempo said: This is getting more worrying. I thought Tore was one that would be ok and Joe was the one to be more concerned about.
Things can change in an instant in the world of tracking.
Hazel b said: Things can change in an instant in the world of tracking.
That is very true Tiger. We know what these sat navs are like don't we? :)
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I refuse to worry. Tore I believe to be a confident youngster and she's just having a good ole explore. She'll get down to the serious business of crossing the Channel in due course. Just so long as she's having successful fishing sorties.
How many miles did Bynack fly over the sea to Bruge ?? That's a fair ole way and he managed. And the same with him - just so long as he's having successful fishing sorties
I wonder how high an Osprey would need to fly to actually be able to SEE France whilst crossing the Channel.
HI ALL i don't think we should worry about TORE. remember the distance BYNACK did, also JOE was down west and he did miles , TORE will go when she is ready. i bet she could go through france and roost in spain.... god speed