This Topic has been set up to follow the Autumn 2012 migration and wintering of satellite tracked ospreys, other than Caledonia and Alba from Loch Garten, who are followed on this thread, Tracking Caledonia & Alba
This topic replaces Satellite Tracked Ospreys (non-LG) Mar-Aug 2012
N.B. There are still some missing details (and possibly birds) which I will add once the information becomes available.
BlueYD flying down the coast towards where 09 (98) used to winter :
Thats good Alan - isnt it?
Latest from Rob Bierregaard
Nobody's heading north yet, but they must be revving the engines. North Fork Bob and Sr. Bones usually leave around the 20th. Bridgewater Art should leave soon, as he usually gets back to his nest in New Hampshire around the 1st week in April.
Tiger Signature
Love the names they have chosen for these Ospreys LOL. Very interesting report tho Tiger.
EJ's Memorial Balgavies Loch Ospreys 2023
Swedish osprey 57375 still at wintering place in Western Sahara as at 10.03.2013 :
Ilmari from Finland still at wintering place near Mudeka Creeks in coastal Cameroon as at 03:00 this morning:
Estonian females
Piret has now passed Khartoum, and is shown cutting off one of the main bends in the Nile.
Erika is at her regular stopover spot in the Nile Delta, which Piret also used in the Autumn.
Male Ilmar still at his wintering site in Angola
Red 8T has been updated. He is pressing on. See Red 8T
RD says Red 8T roosted at the "amazing Richat Structure"
I have just Googled this and it says it is "a prominent circular feature in the Sahara Desert of w-central Mauritania near Oudane
patily said:I have just Googled this and it says it is "a prominent circular feature in the Sahara Desert of w-central Mauritania near Oudane
Oh thanks Patily that is really interesting.
Shows how desolate the journey is.