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Osprey Report
by Bob Walker |
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Satellite technology is providing a fascinating insight into the migratory habits of Ospreys released from sites in the UK.
Last summer the Today programme revealed how new, solar-powered satellite transmitters had been fitted to Ospreys at Rutland Water in Leicestershire. The birds - which had been bred in Scotland and reared at Rutland - were then released into the wild.
Anglian Water has been trying to get Ospreys to breed at the site and the tracking devices have been used to monitor their migratory patterns. Battery-powered transmitters have been used in previous years but the new solar-powered ones will last longer.
So far Ospreys have been tracked across the bay of Biscay and into Africa. One sadly disappeared into the Mediterranean and another crossed the Sahara in a single day.
One - known as TO2 - made a puzzling start by flying West into Wales. It then headed south, across Morocco and over the Atlas Mountains.
Some of the birds are now returning to the UK, providing scientists with important information about their breeding habits.
'Track' the Osprey on their journey
Note: times in the table are GMT: add 1hour for BST.
LINKS
- www.ospreys.org.uk/AWOP/Home.htm
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