Migration - investigated by satellite tracking

Ringing has shown that Ospreys which breed in Britain spend the winter further south, usually in West Africa. However, little was known about the details of their migration until in 1999 the mystery began to be solved using the latest satellite technology.

Why satellite tracking?- what we hoped to learn

About the satellites

About the transmitters

About the data and the maps

Summary of two papers describing similar satellite tracking of Swedish Ospreys.

You can examine the migratory flights of all the birds that have been tracked by clicking on the code name of the bird below. In each case you will find an interactive map allowing you to pan and zoom to examine the positions recorded. In each case there is also a separate page giving a description of the individual Osprey and its migratory route.

Flights of Rutland juveniles

In 1999: R03 R04 R05 R06
In 2000: T01 T02 T03 T04 T08 T09
In 2001: U03 U04 U06 U10

Flights of Scottish juveniles

In 1999: S08
In 2000: S11 S12
In 2001: S8H
In 2002: SSK

Flights of Scottish adults

In 1999: S01 S06 S07 S09 S10
In 2000: S06 S18

©2008 Rutland Osprey Project.
Photographs and images by members of the Project Team unless otherwise stated.
The project is a partnership between Anglian Water and the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust,
with funding from Augean Plc through the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme.
The project is based at Rutland Water Nature Reserve.