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.
Fresh westerlies for today and tomorrow. Swinging to the east after that.
Portugal is a good place to cross into Morocco. Rothiemurchus crossed from there in 2009.
Thank you SANDY - let's hope the majority of the youngsters get across today or tomorrow
Doesn't that mean chancing the Bay of Biscay ALAN?
Cirrus No, the Bay of Biscay lies between N. Spain, W. France and Britain - she's done that!
It's worth checking the osprey "blog pages" linked to the main LG blog (on the RHS of the page). Katie Fuller has updated Tore's page as far as this Wednesday's update and Torquemada. Also, Bruce Taggart has posted another comment giving a link to his blog with pictures of Tore at Wacker Quay on the Tamar.
Thanks very much for the link Sue. How fantastic to see Tore with a fish!
Loch Garten stats. and All the important links for LG.
Cirrus, fear not. Both Rothes and Mallachie flew from Portugal to Morocco.
Wont be able to check on progress until Monday but please keep safe all of them. Fantastic to see photos of Tore.
SueC : Brilliant pics of Tore. I am not surprised someone managed to get a pic near Wacker quay.
Thank you so much Sue C for the reminder to check the blog pages :) I'd forgotten to check :o so I really do appreciate that :) and the link to Bruce Taggart's photographs of Tore at Wacker Quay are so special. How many more people will photograph her in the coming years? ~ Thank you so very much Sue C and Bruce Taggart :)
Tore's journey through Spain into Portugal.
She's made a couple of fishing stops :o)))
Here is the latest.