I guess that Blue XD is now set to be part of Loch Garten History. He deserves a page by himself.
Do people have data on his exact arrival time and some videos and pictures.
There has been a blog regarding him here on 28 Mar 2012 5:56 PM
There is still confusion as to his identity but he is said to be the long term partner of Green J or otherwise known as S06
So Blue/White XD may be S18 but there are certain problems with that.
S06 and S18 also parented a chick translocated to Rutland viz. T04
I wrote about Green J here on 3 March 2012
Tiger Signature
So BLUE XD is NOT S18.
So who is S18 then. First described as Black 8X
Apparantly Blue XD only paired with Green J in 2010 after his mate failed to return from Africa.
S18 paired with Green J in 2000.
About to board a flight so hope someone will have an answer for me when I touch down in Malabo. Tiger some homework for you tonight :).
SUE C - I have cross posted with you but I read your post the same as I see it.
Lmac - Wonder if Breagha is giving some tweets to Blue XD about his mother.
so why did we think that S18 and Blue XD were the same bird. Did Roy or an other originally intimate this?
Keith, I was wondering if it was a case of "like father like son"
Sue - that is how I read the new info too. Clears up a mystery or two, anyway. Presumably even Roy himself only worked out what was going on when he caught blue XD for tracking and was able to read his BTO ring.
Unknown said:Tiger some homework for you tonight :).
Not just tonight. This is going to take years to unravel and involved, Rutland, Analucia and probably other places too.
Rachel R said: Sue - that is how I read the new info too. Clears up a mystery or two, anyway. Presumably even Roy himself only worked out what was going on when he caught blue XD for tracking and was able to read his BTO ring.
So Roy would have been saying to Blue XD "You are supposed to be 1367816 " and you are not.
Unknown said: so why did we think that S18 and Blue XD were the same bird. Did Roy or an other originally intimate this?
Maybe it is the same bird and a mix up regarding pairing with Green J in 2010 - who knows - A BTO number for Blue XD will help.
Hazel b said: Sue - that is how I read the new info too. Clears up a mystery or two, anyway. Presumably even Roy himself only worked out what was going on when he caught blue XD for tracking and was able to read his BTO ring.
[/quote]So was this bird Black 8X