The Flight of Osprey T04

Osprey T04 is a male. It was translocated to Rutland Water on 11 July and released on 1 August. Just before release this bird weighed 1360g and had a winglength of 440mm. BTO ring number 1367817.

T04's mother is S06 so its older half-brother is R03. Its father is S18. It was very active in its pen before release and the first bird to come in to take food from the feeding platform. It is carrying a solar-powered radio transmitter.
 

 

Date
Lat.(N)
Long.(W)
Near:
01/09 18:39
52.65
0.69
Rutland Water
02/09 20:45
51.67
1.63
Swindon
03/09 22:21
48.31
3.51
70m E of Brest
05/09 09:51
47.63
3.43
Lorient, Brittany coast
05/09 12:08
47.35
3.18
Belle-Ile, 40km off Brittany coast
06/09 16:40
46.43
1.97
Les Sables D'Olonne, Brittany coast
08/09 20:07
46.33
0.81
20km E of La Rochelle
11/09 07:34
46.36
0.89
NE of La Rochelle
12/09 17:43
47.06
0.81
Cholet, Maine-et-Loire
16/09-21/10
46.39
0.83
15km E of la Rochelle

Note: times in this table are GMT: add 1hour for BST.

T04 followed the westerly route initially, leading to a Channel crossing to Brittany. On 6/9 it was at Les Sables d'Olonne, near the observatory where its mother S06 was seen during her migration on 21/8. Despite the efforts of local birdwatchers, T04 was not seen while he was in the area.

The temporary move 80km northwards on 12 -14 /9 was very surprising.

High quality transmissions were received from the area E of la Rochelle until 21/10 when they suddenly ceased.

 

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