This thread has been set up to follow the travels of Caledonia and Alba, the young ospreys raised at Loch Garten in 2012.
Their mother is “EJ”, the resident female at Loch Garten since 2003; there is some doubt about the identity of their biological father, given EJ’s dalliance with a male from a neighbouring nest, Blue XD, both before and after the return of her regular partner Odin, who raised them.
Caledonia hatched on 16th May and Alba on 18th May; they both fledged on 14th July.
This is a link to the Loch Garten blog describing the ringing and satellite tagging.
Caledonia’s ring is Blue/White AA1, reading downwards. Alba’s is Blue/White AA2, reading upwards.
Following the tracking
This page gives a quick overview of the routes on a map, which will be more useful once they start migrating.
If you want to look at the routes in more detail on Google Earth, this page contains instructions on setting up your PC to do this.
This blog contains some useful information about how the tracking works – we are now on a 3-day reporting period.
Maybe if it is as Moffer says that the GE isnt updated until 7 pm, we will still find out later tonight (fingers crossed) or hopefully early tomorrow morning. Its an anxious time for us all and waiting patiently.
EJ's Memorial Balgavies Loch Ospreys 2023
Alba in northern Spain. Cally in France.
Alba flew the Bay of Biscay from yesterday and overnight to today.
Cally took the land route.
Tiger Signature
OMG!!!
Loch Garten stats. and All the important links for LG.
Wow, just checked GE and Alba has done big over water journey. Cally more 'normal' ?
EDIT.. Image deleted as Moffer already posted. Alba is one heck of a bird! :-)
Wow! Amazing! Well done Cally and Alba :)
My GE would not refresh for a while so only just seen this.
ChloeB & Tiger's Osprey Data
I wonder why Alba has points for today but not Cally?
I am shocked and am I right Alba was on land 24/8 to 26/8 and flown for a day.
Interesting near enough the same line with at the same point Alba goes to the West and Caledonias goes to the East about the exact line on the map. Not got the words. you can draw an horizontal line
At least both of them have made land phew :)
I'm so glad that whomever retrieved the GE info (thank you so much) that they continued until this morning for Alba, so that we know that she is over land again. Cally's points finish yesterday afternoon.
That is fantastic news! Well done Cally and Alba :)
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