Just to keep you in the picture on the movements of our young sea eagles. Since the last update, nothing today on Breagha but her brother Mara has been drifting about the centre of Mull and has moved up Glen More and over the hills to the north from his last fix. As of 1210 yesterday 7 January he was over a mountain called Beinn Ghraig on the SE side of Loch na Keal and in an area renowned for its concentration of eagles - in fact he's chosen well as the area is even designated by the EU as a Special Protection Area (SPA). It's also an area we sometimes see young sea eagles congregating at this time of year so hopefully he will meet up with some distant cousins.
I'll check the area out later today to see if he's using the woods as a roost but I'd better dash now as I've just had a reliable sighting of some very important birds turning up in the school playground in the village - our chickens seem to have made a bid for freedom and followed the girls to school. Now if only we had some more satellite tracking kits...
Dave Sexton RSPB Scotland Mull Officer
Dave Sexton, RSPB Scotland Mull Officer
Hi Dave good to have the update on Mara.We think you are cheating trying to get another award for the most intelligent chickens by sending them to school but you got caught out, good try though.Best wishes.
oh what a sight! can just imagine your hens in the playground - perhaps they wanted to join the girls in their PE lesson! hope you captured them! Great to hear the update on Mara - he's certainly chosen a beautiful location. Great to see RSPB have acknowledged your award - well done!
Dave- you had me going there! I was thinking - golly, what's been sighted??? Will this mean ringing in sick at work and making a dash for Mull??
But thanks for the update on Mara and Breagha anyway!
Dave, I have just managed to find out what the 'award' was which was mentioned in an earlier post. For those who,like me , were unaware the details have today been posted in 'Other news' here http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/details.asp?id=tcm:9-207268. Many congratulations and justly deserved.
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