This is a blog that features the movements of eagles reared in Scotland and fitted with satellite-received transmitters. This effort to better understand eagle dispersal is being undertaken by Natural Research and its partners: the Highland Foundation for Wildlife, the RSPB, SNH and the Scottish Raptor Study Groups. Eagles have been tracked since fledging and data from them will form part of a Natural Research funded PhD by Ewan Weston at Aberdeen University.

IF YOU CLICK ON THE MAPS THEY WILL OPEN IN ANOTHER WINDOW AND WILL BE MUCH CLEARER.

Saturday 14 July 2012

57109: 1 - 9 July 2012

57109 continued to stay in and around the Monadhliaths.  During the first part of the period, 1-6 July, it was located in an area with signs of extensive burning of heather.  On the 6th it flew 15-20 km WSW, and has been wandering in that area ever since.

32867: 1 - 10 July 2012

Nothing much to report... 32867 spent the period mooching around in a limited area on the east coast of Lewis, around Eisgen.  Nestlings from this year should be fledging about now.

Wednesday 4 July 2012

57109: 16 - 23 June 2012

57109 spent yet another 10 day period in the Monadhliaths.  A number of locations were visited repeatedly.  The June 16 location shown on the map was visited by this bird during three different days.  The tight cluster of locations at the centre of the map was visited on at least three different days, and has been a location visited frequently by this bird in the past (Look at previous postings).

32867: 20 - 30 June 2012

32867 seemed to spend all of the period in a limited area (~ 50 sq km) north of Eisgean on the east coast of Lewis.