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Summary of Satellite Tracked Ospreys - 2012/13 - 'Where are they now?'

jsb
15/08/2012 22:17

This spreadsheet gives the latest positions published by the various websites concerned. You will see at a glance the latest information.

If you are aware of any additions or corrections required, please let me know.

ChloeB has kindly offered to place the latest information on her webpage, which will be useful to those without MS Office or other office software.

ChloeB & Tiger's Osprey Data Site

Sat track schedule Spring 2014

LG 7 days; RW & SWT nil; LDOP varies

Sat Track ospreys 2012.xlsx
  • 17/09/2012 22:20 in reply to Tiger

    Those points seem to be in the air?

    Or is that the tracker giving spurious readings?

     

    Tiger Signature

  • 17/09/2012 22:21 in reply to moffer

    moffer said:

    Blue 44 still in France but further south.

    This must be a popular stopping point  because 3 ospreys were reported around this lake (l'étang blanc in the commune of Seignosse) on Weds 13th & that they had been there since the beginning of the week (see sightings).

    Best wishes

    Hazel in Southwest France

  • 17/09/2012 22:40 in reply to Noisette

    I thought of that too Tiger - if visibility was poor he could have flown into something

  • 17/09/2012 22:45 in reply to Tempo

    Based on what we know so far, the disappearence of 09 reminds me most of Sanford, a Rob Bierregaard tracked osprey.

  • 17/09/2012 23:20 in reply to Sue C

    Unknown said:

    Based on what we know so far, the disappearence of 09 reminds me most of Sanford, a Rob Bierregaard tracked osprey.

    That is exactly what I have suggested elsewhere (the conclusion not the comparison wih Sanford).

     

    Tiger Signature

  • 17/09/2012 23:23 in reply to Sue C

    If you believe that the average life span of an osprey is 7-10 years, could 09 have just died. Given the age a lot of the birds we monitor are well over this I am not sure about these average life span numbers but they fit for 09/98?

  • 17/09/2012 23:25 in reply to Sue C

    It is of course very possible as you suggest with Sanford that he suffered the osprey equivalent of a heart attack - whatever happened to him it is still upsetting and sad.

  • 17/09/2012 23:54 in reply to jsb

    jsb said:

    Has anyone checked on 09(98)'s feeding/fishing on the way south? He could have starved due to lack of fish or died from lead poisoning, which was one theory for Lady's close call in June 2010. Poisonous lead used by fishermen, could be ingested by an osprey, or anything else that a fish may have eaten accidentally.

    There was a report in the spring 2012 issue of l'Oiseau magazine on Red kites. One of the items was about the 'accidental' poisoning of the kites by bromodioline, an anti-coagulent used in bait to kill voles. In a small area (22 communes) of the Puy-de-Dôme, between 1st November & 31st December 2011 they found 44 bodies of raptors including 28 red kites. They also found traces of the poison in fish & crayfish.

    What I'm saying is that are a lot of nasty people & products out there & an osprey could easily have picked up a fish dying of poison!

    Best wishes

    Hazel in Southwest France

  • 17/09/2012 23:58 in reply to Tempo

    I was devastated to read of the probable demise of 09 when I looked in at the blog yesterday full of eager anticipation of his progress.....and after his first successful season too after all those years RW must be devastated too.  Just hope somebody is able to find the truth one way or another

  • 18/09/2012 00:13 in reply to patily

    I can concur with you on those sentiments Patily - I would have had no concerns on 09 making a safe migration up to the point where he stopped last week and then got worried as I thought it strange to stop where he had and in daylight.    It was the young birds I was worried about but it brings home how vulnerable they all are.