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.

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Monday 15 July 2013

119986,119987, 119988, 120196 and 57109 during early July 2013

119986

On 2 July 119986 was located about 4 km E of Fernybank.  By the 3rd it was located north of Fernybank where it lingered until the 7th, after which it moved a bit farther west (~5 km) and has been settled in upland areas NW of Tarfside.

Movements by 11986 during 2-11 July 2013.
119987

During early July 2013, 119987 was located mostly in northern Kintyre.  At the beginning of that period 118897 was located NW of Ellary.  On 5 Jly it moved ~7 km to the NE where it lingered until the 7th.  On that date it made a brief foray south then returned and headed north on the 8th.  By the 9th it was located south of Eredine in land between Loch Awe and Loch Aray.  By 11 July it had moved to a location SE of Kilmelford.

Movements of 119987 during 2-11 July 2013.
119988

Between 1 and 11 July, 119988 moved mostly within a relatively restricted area north and east of Bonar Bridge.  On 5 July it did make a circuit to the south and west covering about 60 km in 6 hrs.


Movements of 119988 during 1-11 July 2013.
120196

120196's movements during early July were not very different from those of 57109 (below).  120196 started out in early July southeast of Loch Ericht.  By 5 July it was moving east across the southern Cairngorms.  On the 9thti was located north of Enochdhu from whence it moved farther east to the uplands west of Clova on the 11th.

Movements of 120196 during 2-11 July 2013.

57109

57109 started out July moving around the Monadhliaths, then moving east and south to  locations south of Newtonmore in the southern Cairngorms.  This area between the Monadliaths and the southern Cairngorms seems to be particularly important to the eagles we have tagged.  Look back at earlier blogs to see for yourself.

Movements of 57109 during 29 June - 11 July 2013

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