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.
black jaguar the updates are elusive and vague
Tore is in Spain! I'm delighted - all that worry about another 'Deshar moment' was groundless. I'm off to look at Google Earth now. Yes, Ospreyitis has no cure, and I'm not hoping for one!
Brilliant news about Tore!
Fabulous news that Tore is in Spain!! OK, she spent quite a while in Cornwall (given the chance, who wouldn't?!) But my "rough" calculations suggest that since she left our shores on 18th September she has flown 677 miles (ish) in three days (to her last data point on 20th September). You go girl!!
fantastic news about Tore and the best news ever when I got home from work. Sheila I was really worried if you compare their routes but so happy now.
Ladybird fabulous news Tore is in Spain what a girl and so happy.
GO TORE !! - wonderful news that she has done so well, after her short UK break - she must have felt Autumn coming (it has arrived here, the leaves are falling :-(( )
Wonderful news to see Tore is in Spain, go girl go.
Margobird
Yes, good girl Tore. I wish Bynack would get a move on . Just need to see him heading west before going south .
New blog from Richard.
The best bit being " nothing much to report on Rothes and Bynack, both are pretty much in the same places as before, but Tore has pressed on. She is near the River Safara, near the town of Beja, just over the border into Portugal. Will she move on to the Strait of Gibraltar soon? We shall see, anon."
I think that Tore is about here.
Loch Garten stats. and All the important links for LG.
A long way too far east for my liking MOFFER. Especially with that dratted east wind Richard spoke about. The straits of Gibralatar will act like a wind tunnel speeding the wind up and my heart is in my mouth again.
Anyone got a forecast for winds at the Gibraltar straits?