[delia todd]

Where are you looking Tiger? I've got the same result as Kawwauser on the Osprey Tracking site. The last pointer for Blue Boy is 19 September at Saint-Jean de Luz.

While Blue YD was at Tiznit on the 23rd.

EDIT: Sorry, we cross posted Tiger, but that's the same screen as I've been looking at.

[Tiger_mz]

Originally Posted by delia todd

Where are you looking Tiger? I've got the same result as Kawwauser on the Osprey Tracking site. The last pointer for Blue Boy is 19 September at Saint-Jean de Luz.

While Blue YD was at Tiznit on the 23rd.

EDIT: Sorry, we cross posted Tiger, but that's the same screen as I've been looking at.

I was looking on Google Earth where you can trace Blue 44 point by point.

He has not moved in that he seems to be on a stopover which is normal for ospreys.

He ceratinly has moved around that lake.

I would imagine that there would be a new download of data today.

[Tiger_mz]

My last positions for Blue 44 are here

[delia todd]

Aaaargh.... got there eventually, by blowing the map up, so he retraced his steps it appears, I suppose there's good feeding there, or perhaps he's waiting for the right wind direction? We live and learn!

Thanks Tiger.

[Tiger_mz]

Originally Posted by delia todd

Aaaargh.... got there eventually, by blowing the map up, so he retraced his steps it appears, I suppose there's good feeding there, or perhaps he's waiting for the right wind direction? We live and learn!

Thanks Tiger.

It is perfectly normal for young ospreys to do stopovers. If you followed Nethy and Deshar in 2008 they both did stopovers in the south of England.

Rothes did a stopover in France.

I think that Mallachie stopped at exactly the same place as Blue 44.

[Tiger_mz]

Yes Blue 44 updated now


Everything fine.

[Tiger_mz]

There is a new blog for Wednesday 26th September 2012

[delia todd]

Thanks Tiger, he does seem to be enjoying himself in France, zigzagging all over the place.

[SaxCat]

Originally Posted by delia todd

Thanks Tiger, he does seem to be enjoying himself in France, zigzagging all over the place.

He could have found a worst place for holidays

[kawwauser]

there has been no data recieved on blue 44 since dec 2012

http://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/...-to-do/osprey/

[Tiger_mz]

Originally Posted by kawwauser

there has been no data recieved on blue 44 since dec 2012

http://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/...-to-do/osprey/

Blue 44 was photographed in Spain on 9th November. I think the next set of data came in on 11th November but there has been none since.

Clearly his tracker has suffered a major malfuntion. The question is the malfunction because Blue 44 has come to harm.

In these cases it is almost always because the bird has come to harm but Blue 44 may be an exception.

That area that Blue 44 was in was thought to be safe as another famous osprey viz. green J winters not far away and has done for over twenty years.

On the other hand an osprey can fly a long way in a day.

We may never know what happened to blue 44


Perhaps we should start a new thread for 2013?

[kawwauser]

birdguides has a report of an osprey here today

[June Atkinson]

A clean slate - yes, that's a good idea.

Originally Posted by Tiger_mz

Blue 44 was photographed in Spain on 9th November. I think the next set of data came in on 11th November but there has been none since.

Clearly his tracker has suffered a major malfuntion. The question is the malfunction because Blue 44 has come to harm.

In these cases it is almost always because the bird has come to harm but Blue 44 may be an exception.

That area that Blue 44 was in was thought to be safe as another famous osprey viz. green J winters not far away and has done for over twenty years.

On the other hand an osprey can fly a long way in a day.

We may never know what happened to blue 44


Perhaps we should start a new thread for 2013?

[delia todd]

The new thread for 2013 can be found HERE.

I moved the last few posts regarding this year into that thread.