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.
scylla really well said and yes we are all in it together and worrying times.
Frederic Bacuez must be following the RSPB tracking now too, as he's said in a message posted on the Dyfi site:
"We went last sunday (30th) looking for your osprey (Leri) but we walked by the south, along the Ngalam river and stopped near a large swamp where we saw others ospreys - and maybe watched Bynack, a scotish neighbour... Next time, on thursday or friday (impossible tomorrow, what a pity !) we'll go directly to the Mengueye lake walking by the north on the west bank. In 2011 rainy season was the best one since 1967 and this year, three last rains failed last day of september and two others in october beginning - last one on the 17th, crazy ! You will understand that water is everywhere on the depressions between the sand hills north-east/south-west. Not a lot, just a spreading of 15-25 cm water level (a lot of stints and ringed plovers). Near the Ngalam, water accumulate... with many fishes (catfish in number !). Young ospreys like Leri don't have to move a lot when they find in last october their wintering area... without too many aggressive adults. In the Leri's area, we saw some shy birds: one black stork and two crowned cranes, it's a good sign and hope for finding Leri alive, next day !"
I think he's talking about this location, as they photographed Leri's most recent positions from the west side of the lake.
Nothing new on Frederic's own blog, but I'll keep watching.
Fingers crossed that Frederick has good news soon. Thanks Sue, for relaying this to us.
Two of Bynacks fixes for 31.10 are in the exact place that Leri was on 29.10:
Oh thank you Alan now we are really going to be worried about our young lad :-(
And now we are going to get updates for 5 days to a week its going to be a tough winter on the nerves.
Thank you SUE C for the easy to read maps I have given GE a break as I cant make head nor tail once the birds remain in one place in fact if you click onto where AW is at the moment you get a star burst effect of points and dates filling the screen lol.
A very old Shropshire Lad.
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Thanks ALAN If we don't expect "official" updates on Leri until Saturday, when will we get those for Bynack and Tore, please?
Patily - Julie Q said on the blog, all the LG ospreys change to 7-day updates from 1st Nov, so we may not hear till next Tuesday - though they will check on Friday. Sue
Please God that he will be ok and that there will be some good news on Leri. Heartbreaking that they have done this enormous journey to what we thought was safety for them. The more I read and follow them it brings home what an amazing girl Lady of the Loch is and EJ.
:-( Why you deleted your post June? :-(
I do zoom in sometimes but then I lose my way or I am distracted by a photo lol.