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.
NiteOwl : I checked GE and it has been updated. I expect there will be a blog update tomorrow. There is still a rogue point dated 27/02/2013 on the map.
Swedish osprey 57375 : No change:
BlueYD latest position :
Fearna : Back to original wintering site.
Fiddich : Also back to earlier wintering site.
Beatrice : Settled back on the Guadiaro river.
Red8T and Rothiemurchus : No change.
Thanks ALAN. Just before I came on here I was reading through some notes from last year and found that Beatrice set out on migration on 8th August. Is that exceptionally early?
Looking at her migration history Beatrice is some lady - her route remains the same and her dates too.
Tempo said: Looking at her migration history Beatrice is some lady - her route remains the same and her dates too.
Which means that she will be off in about eleven to fifteen days.
Tiger Signature
Are there records of other ospreys migrating S as early as or earlier than Beatrice?
patily said: Are there records of other ospreys migrating S as early as or earlier than Beatrice?
Well we have only one other bird wintering in Spain that has been tracked and that is our old friend Green J.
In 2000 she headed north about 26th March and about 21st March 2001
so that gives a window of opportunity for her husband Blue XD to have a get together with EJ while she is still on her way from Spain.
S18 aka Blue XD was a bit late getting back in 2001
Of course the one we really want to be looking at this year is Rothiemurchus who hopefully should have learned by now that if you get back late all the good nests are taken.
Indeed Tiger - she seems to be a bird of consistency and wishing her another safe journey home. Yes agree and hope that Rothiemurchus makes it safely back and earlier and realises that he now has to get on with it.