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Author: | Jazzel26 [ Sat Jan 01, 2011 1:25 am ] |
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PLEASE START YOUR 2011 POSTS HERE |
Author: | Jazzel26 [ Sat Jan 01, 2011 1:27 am ] |
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PLOUGHBOY, a member of our forum posted this video in 2010. Not to be forgotten in 2011. "Born to Travel" JAZZEL |
Author: | Catbird [ Mon Sep 26, 2011 4:55 pm ] |
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Great good news about the ospreys! Thanks for posting, kitten. |
Author: | Beth [ Mon Sep 26, 2011 5:06 pm ] |
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Thanks Kitten! tracking devices sure are handy for migration info!! |
Author: | kittenface [ Tue Sep 27, 2011 12:33 pm ] |
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OH Beth Your geek is to cute reminds me of my son |
Author: | kittenface [ Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:52 am ] |
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Loch Garten osprey diary Tore & Bynack, both fine & dandy richard thaxton 10 Oct 2011 2:10 PM Thankfully, Bynack's chosen course has steered him away from the barren, arid areas of inland West Africa, so that's another potential hazard & hurdle behind him/side-stepped. He has pitched-up on the coast of Mauritania, phew! .He flew out into the Atlantic a wee bit, flying west of Banc d' Arguin, over Tidra Island, then s-w passed Nouamghar. Bynack's most recent fix at 2pm yesterday, 9th October was just north of Tikattane.There ought to be plenty fish available to him in that area. The Banc d'Arguin National Park area is a wildlife wilderness, a mix of shallow sea, vast mudflats, sea-grass beds, intertidal zone, islands and desert. Osprey passage apart, it is home to at least 2 million waders - the largest concentration of shorebirds in the world. Bynack will not want for food in this area, because as well as all those over-wintering shorebirds, Banc d'Arguin supports about 40,000 pairs of assorted fish-eating birds, present all year round, making it one of the largest waterbird colonies in West Africa. There must be a whole lotta fish there to supoport that lot, so Bynack will be filling his boots too, no doubt. Bynack's big sis, Tore, is doing fine & dandy too. She has edged just a wee bit north from Guinea Bissau, now in Senegal, appearing to follow & explore a river system. She is close to Marassoum, on the Soungrougrou River, her last fix 3pm yesterday, 9th October, was in an area of riverbank-side woodland called Foret de Diognere. No data for Rothes, sorry, but let's hope that all's well with her also. |
Author: | skygirlblue [ Tue Oct 11, 2011 4:13 pm ] |
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Thanks KF!!!! |
Author: | kittenface [ Thu Oct 13, 2011 12:14 pm ] |
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Loch Garten osprey diary National Park hopping by Bynack...... richard thaxton 12 Oct 2011 11:46 AM Last time we reported that Bynack was at Banc d'Arguin National Park in Mauritania. Well, he has since pressed on south and is now on the Senegal River which forms the border betwen Mauritania and Senegal, at Djoudj National Park. This a fantastic place for Bynack to bide some time. Like Banc d'Arguin, it is a massive wetland that absolutely heaves with water birds - and so presumably heaves with fish too - and is much frequented by migrant ospreys. I know, because ironically , as I am about to deaprt on sabbatical, Djoudj was where I spent a previous sabbatical over 20 years ago. In haste, I think I have blogged about this before, when Nethy I think it was, (haven't got time to look back - but some of you'll keep me right!), also called-in at Djoudj. When there, I saw several ospreys, but that was in the days before tagging, so from whence they came we could not know. Bynack sure knows the spots to pick. Both Banc d'Arguin and Djoudj National Parks are listed in the Top 100 Birding Sites of The World by Dominic Couzens - a great book. I remember vast clouds of white-faced whislting ducks, a flock of ruff thought to number 500,000, and pelicans and cormorants all over the place. Djoudj is a magical place, Bynack will do well there. Meantime not much change for Tore, she remains along the Soungrougrou River. So both birds in Senegal, which is great. Alas, no news from Rothes, but let's hope she's there too, somewhere. Got to go, Julie Q will up-date you on Friday. |
Author: | skygirlblue [ Sun Oct 16, 2011 11:35 pm ] |
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Author: | kittenface [ Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:29 pm ] |
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This is the best update yet in my opinion Loch Garten osprey diary With grateful thanks to Nigel & Andrew at the Lodge....... Posted on behalf of Julie, who will have her own Blog log- in soon. WE HAVE NEWS OF ROTHES – she is back in her old haunt of Ilha de Unhocomozinho. Nigel and Andrew at the Lodge have been sterling in their efforts to find news of her and have come up trumps and we now have data of her travels since the 12th October – thanks guys. They wanted a mention on the blog, so a HUGE thanks from us all! It has turned much colder here at Abernethy, a real change from yesterday; I had a walk round Loch Morlich in beautiful autumn sunshine. We saw a flock of geese heading south and some redwings, but otherwise it was fairly quiet. This morning it turned very stormy with gusting winds and a dusting of snow on the Cairn Gorms, a small taster of what’s to come I guess........ And now news of Tore and Bynack. Not much change with them, they seem to be exploring the areas they are in – will these be there wintering grounds for the foreseeable future or will they move on to join Rothes nearer the coast? Tores last point at 9am yesterday was east of Tintinkome on the Casamance River, and Bynack’s last point at 6am this morning was west of a place called Dara, northwest of the Senegal River. Sitting here trying to keep warm I wish I could follow them south – I think a brisk walk is called for! Julie Q |
Author: | skygirlblue [ Thu Oct 20, 2011 12:38 pm ] |
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Author: | kittenface [ Sat Oct 29, 2011 10:26 am ] |
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Rutland Water ospreys tracked to African sites |
Author: | kittenface [ Sat Oct 29, 2011 10:47 am ] |
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Loch Garten osprey diary, Hoping for some island hopping Hi All News of the Ospreys. Rothes has been island hopping from Ilha de Unhocomozinho about 16km to another island and back. Bynack has been mostly in Mauritania, just over the border from Senegal and is flying around the coastal delta waters. Tore is still hanging around the river Casamanance in Senegal. That is all the news for the moment, quite fancy a spot of island hopping myself, oh well I will just have to dream! If you do happen to be in the vicinity of Nethy Bridge in Inverness-shire, we are having a RSPB Feed the Birds day, a free event at Explore Abernethy |
Author: | Jazzel26 [ Mon Nov 07, 2011 12:42 pm ] |
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Kitten, thanks for the update |
Author: | kittenface [ Wed Nov 09, 2011 11:31 pm ] |
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Thanks Jazzel I read about Leri and about the searching they did and jsut kept hoping the transmitter just fell off it is such a shame with this I will finish reaading tomorrow when my eyes will stay open better |
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