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.
Very refreshing to have those facts aired ALAN, thank you. And a very good point. I'd forgotten that!
Without me going back all the posts could somebody please remind when Tore left LG and arrived in Cornwall I thought I had made a note but I can't find it
Patily. Last seen at the nest on the morning of 17th August. Blog on the 19th,entitled Tore Revoir, has the details.
Birdies LG DU update.
PATILY - Tore hatched 19 May (35 days) last seen at LG 17 August and on 24 August (I believe) she was close to Plymouth.
HTH
If you check out the route on the satellite tracking page you'll see that she arrived in Cornwall on the 23rd after going from Wales to Suffolk on the way!.
Hi Patily, Tore was last seen at LG on 17th August ... see ChloeB's stats here ... according to GE she arrived in Cornwall on 23d August .... been in and around her present location since 24th August. :)
There is a GE update on the Loch Garten Three, up to yesterday 15th - but none of them has moved on.
Looks like the St Johns Lake sighting on 14th was definately Tore.
Alan thank you for pointing out where Tore is and very much appreciated. Sue C maybe we will have to rely on you and Alan because I am new to this. Never tracked before and will LG report as I now know the visitor centre as closed. Who will report, will Richard do it or will it be left to you and Alan. I do appreciate both your input.
Am I right but now we will have to wait until GE is updated and do understand nothing to say as Tore and Bynack are staying in the same area.
Unknown said: Rothes did not start moving south until 24th September 2009. I guess we will have to wait to the end of September to get an idea. I think it is possible that he/she will not go back to Africa. I get the impression that the bird that came north not the bird that went south.
Rothes did not start moving south until 24th September 2009. I guess we will have to wait to the end of September to get an idea.
I think it is possible that he/she will not go back to Africa. I get the impression that the bird that came north not the bird that went south.
However if Rothes is Female I wonder what the chances are of her finding a partner in the area next spring and staying at her stopover to breed?
Have we heard anymore from LG or any experts on their opinions of the sex of Rothes?
Two years ago Rothes finally left the Gironde on 24th September. It'll be interesting to see what happens in the next couple of weeks, but I expect that Rothes will soon head back south, and will return to the Bijagos.