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.
SUE I have just watched the Autumn Watch video - it was so beautiful and reassuring that, with a little luck, those who have left us this year may find a place like this. I hope Alba settles now in this place of relative safety. Thank you for posting the link - it's now in my favorites :-)
Good morning all and thanks for all the information, I should think Caledonia and Alba are enjoying some dry, warm weather after the vety wet and cold season at LG this year. I saw Alba had made the news with her extremely quick migration. Ospreys never fail to amaze me. Looking foward to next update no to see if Caledonia has moved on and whether Alba is content where she is for now.
Margobird
We are now at the stage where we have to hang on to every new report... no webcam to watch, and the autumn leaves are already starting to fall around here.
What wonderful offspring our EJ produces - I think each of the girls will have some of her commonsense and make great mothers themselves.
Thanks Doggie for the alert! Thrilled to see that Alba has stopped and is hopefully eating now. Hope Cally has a safe onward journey.
I am amazed at Alba, not only did she do a record migration but she has probably found the best place possible for ospreys. All she needs to do now is stay there and hold her ground when all the rest of the adults arrive and she will be fine.
Here's praying Alan that she does just that.
Alba appears to be at the same place as she was on the last GE update. Good for her, finding a great place like that. Cally likes her spot in Spain. Perhaps the fishing is very good there. Will she move on to Africa? Time will tell.
Loch Garten stats. and All the important links for LG.
GE has not been updated yet tonight :o(
Fingers crossed by me too Tempo and Alan that she does that
I'm sure Alba has been here before It is like she made a beeline for this place. I hope she chooses to stay and is able to hang on in there
If its safe with plenty of fish perhaps Caledonia too has picked somewhere to remain