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.
Cirrus: What with the debate about Rothes' sex, future travel plans, need for a moult and new plumage with white being the in colour for 2012, we are in for more twists and turns in his/her story. A sophisticated bird with a taste for the Gironde, which we all know is the 'St Tropez' for those who like to avoid the crowds.
ChloeB & Tiger's Osprey Data Site
Sat track schedule Spring 2014
LG 7 days; RW & SWT nil; LDOP varies
Oh ha ha ha JSB. Won't Rothes have completed his moult by now? Not breeding I would have thought he may well have already got his new plumage. EJ moulted in the nest and migrated with new plumage so I thought perhaps any non breeding bird might, notwithstanding the need to fish.
Considering all the twists and turns of Rothes choices in a few years he/she may be the subject for a book :)
The cover could be a picture of Rothes tearing pages out of a " rule" book LOL
Formerly known as Barbara Jean
I can just see his wings tearing the page off the spiral wot not BARBARA with a very self satisfied look on his face :)
cirrus I can see him with the rule book under one foot and tearing off pages with his beak and yes " with a very satisfied look on his face" LOL .
Looks like Tore was still in Cornwall yesterday afternoon:
14/09 22:48 CORNWALL : Osprey, St. John's Lake [S]
one again this afternoon
It's gotta be Tore!
Just looking in and see that Tore is in the same area still - will she ever go!!!!! Bynack has moved a little futher South but not much, more or less around the same area, he seems to be liking it where he is as is Tore where she is. I presume they will head South before too long, does anyone have any ideas on that?
Notice that Leri and Dulas are now in France, Dulas not that far away from Bynack.
http://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/things-to-do/wildlife-webcams/loch-of-lowes/
RSPB Giving Nature a Home
the more we learn about "our birds" the more we realise that there are no rules..
Bynack & Dulas... Celtic cousins, masking it up as they go...lol
All for one and one for all.
With regard to previous data it is not unusual for the migration of juveniles to take up to 2 months.
Nethy left 17/08/2009 and arrived 19/10/2009.
Rothes left 09/08/2010 and arrived 04/10/2010.
Mallachie left 29/08/2010 and arrived 23/10/2010.