This Topic has been set up to follow the Spring 2012 migration, and summer activities, of satellite tracked ospreys, excluding Rothes and Tore from Loch Garten, who are followed on this thread.
It replaces this earlier thread, Satellite Tracked Ospreys (non-LG) Aug 2011 - Feb 2012.
Kawartha Lakes osprey 54706 seems to be delayed once again to the west of Washington:
Rothiemurchus update by RoyD. www.roydennis.org/.../index.asp
Birdies LG DU update.
Mike B said: Rothiemurchus update by RoyD. www.roydennis.org/.../index.asp
Wow, Rothiemurchus arrived in Devon this morning. Will be fascinating to see where he goes this year.
EDIT. His landfall this year near Salcombe is about 4 miles from his landfall on his spring migration last year at Hope Cove. The difference is that last year he had flown 830km direct across the Bay of Biscay from northern Spain, but this year he has arrived from France after a mere 100 mile (160km) crossing from Brittany. Despite these differences he arrives in virtually the same place on the British coastline, which is also from where he first left Britain on his first migration south in 2009. How these birds do that is beyond my comprehension.
Last year he arrived on 30th May. His route to Scotland is detailed here www.roydennis.org/.../index.asp. Scroll to the bottom of the page to see his 'homeward' run.
It will be fascinating to see if Rothiemurchus calls in at Dyfi.
Last year he flew almost overhead when ChloeB and I were visiting.
See here
Tiger Signature
Glad he's made it back to our islands
Mike / AG: You have reminded me of the osprey's 'map reading' skills, I shall put up another question for RD on the thread here.
ChloeB & Tiger's Osprey Data Site
Sat track schedule Spring 2014
LG 7 days; RW & SWT nil; LDOP varies
Tiger, your map shows that he came over Neath, where I live and Port Talbot area!!
If nothing goes right, go left! :-)
Sandra P said: Tiger, your map shows that he came over Neath, where I live and Port Talbot area!!
Well he probably was flying over you today then.
Sad news about Lake District number 12:
www.flickr.com/.../ospreywatch