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.
Good news all round....and reassuring to get at least some signals from Rothes
Great to read they are all doing fine!!
Since determining the sex is not an exact science imagine if Bynack was a female. The foot stamping, screaming temper tantrums would chase a mate away LOL
Good thing he is probably a male .
Formerly known as Barbara Jean
Great news again about Tore, Bynack and Rothes. All seems to be going very well and fingers crossed long may it continue.
Margobird
This time Rothes migration South seems to have gone much smoother than the previous trips. I recall he/she spent a lot of time over the desert on the last two journeys . It appears now he/she has a better route. This time it didn't take long to get to the winter island. Too bad the tracker was not working or we could have seen the new route.
I hope next year when Rothes finds a mate someone follows the tracker to answer the burning question. Is Rothes a female or a male?:)
New blog from Jayne.
All 3 birds are all safe and well :o)
Loch Garten stats. and All the important links for LG.
Thank you MOFFER! It's nice to feel a bit more relaxed about our dear birds, though talk of crocs spooked me a bit the other day ;-) We have at least 5 months before we watch out for EJ and Odin - cannot wait!
IMAGICAT
This has been a magical year to watch! No huge crises such as Odin getting tangled up in fishing line. The only small crisis was the night when EJ rushed to the nest to defend it from what appeared to be a Pine Martin.
Even when Tore and Bynack fledged they learned quickly to make accurate landings. No one missed landing on the nest and was hanging upside down over the edge.
Tore and Bynack never had any terrible fights . And now Both have survived their first migration. :)
And after the devastating news of Joe and Leri. I fervently pray that they remain safe to be able to make another successful migration back to Scotland
The only worry is that Bynack is further north than anyone else so is closer to where Joe and Leri have gone missing :-(
A very old Shropshire Lad.
Prayers for Joe and Leri :'(