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.
Patily: We don't yet know what Tore & Bynack will do. So far only 2 UK juveniles have survived with working transmitters for 2 years - Rothes and Roy Dennis's Rothiemurchus. The younger birds may show us different behaviours. However it is noticeable that the adults tend to have much smaller ranges than the youngsters - probably because the latter are forced to roost away from the best fishing spots.
Hilary J
Update from Julie Q:
"Not much to report today - all three birds are in same areas.
Rothes' data is a bit disjointed, but some points are coming through.
Tore is still on the Casamance River, she seems to have a favourite roosting area about two miles SSE of Banbali.
Bynack is being a little more adventurous and is exploring the wetlands just north of the Diawling National Park.
It is a calmer day here than yesterday when we had torrential rain and high winds - a day for sitting by the fire with a good book! I've just looked out of the window at the office and it's SNOWING! I don't mind it staying on the hills, but down here, its a bit too early!
Still waiting for my blog sign in, hopefully I will have it by Friday."
Rothes stayed on the same island from Feb 10 (1st winter) till she migrated to France this summer
Thanks ALAN for all that info , once again
MARGO, SCYLLA - tahnk you - wonderful day at Slimbridge but no swans yet !!!
So, all seems well in Ospreyland - can I relax now :)
Update on the blog
Not much to report today - all three birds are in same areas.
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Loch Garten stats. and All the important links for LG.
What about Nethy?? She is still out there somewhere!!
Didn't we lose contact with her satellite transmiter???
If nothing goes right, go left! :-)
The Transmitter of Nethy never stopped working initially - It provided two weeks data 11/3 and 20/3 - 2009 of nil movements which would indicate either Nethy was lying dead in the same spot or the transmitter had fallen off. Then with no flight or charging time the battery would go dead.
Moved SANDRA'S videos to Osprey Chat thread :-)
IMAGICAT
Thanks SCYLLA Happy memories Wouldn't it be wonderful to see them in their winter quarters?
PATILY, I am incredulous that a thousand watchers with trackers and hi-def cameras are not posted in West Africa for our winter :o ;-)