Usual haunts on Caithness Border

107’s transmitter battery is not charging because of the lack of sun, but non GPS signals showed he was in a usual area on December 1st and 5th, north of Strath Helmsdale near Creag Scalabsdale

Ranging usual Sutherland and Caithness areas

107 was south of Loch Rimsdale and then on 25th moved to the hills north of Kildionan and on 29th and 30th had moved back onto Berriedale Estate

From Ben Hope south to Ben Klibreck

107 was at Ben Hope on 11th October and then flew east to Strathnaver before moving south on 14th to the Loch Choire area eastwards towards Ben Armine to 18th October

October 8th to 18th

Moved to NW Sutherland

107 was in usual haunts in Strathhelmsdale to 5th July, flew to moors south of Loch Rimsdale from 5th to 9th, when flew north to Borgie and then on 10th flew west and at 3pm was on Whiten Head on NE side of Loch Eriboll

October 3rd to 10th

In the Flows of Sutherland and Caithness

The young male 107 is ranging in a large general area near his natal site. He was in the Loch naver area on 20th, moved to the flows north of Rimsdale, moving further on 23rd to Strathhalladale and then out to the moorlands between Forsinaird and Morven – an area of 1400 squre km

 

Ranging in Caithness and Strathhalladale

107 is living mainly in the same region as he was reared

September 1st to 12th

To Forsinaird

The male, 107, having spent time north of Kildonan, flew further north and spent the rest of the month east of Forsinaird

August 24th to 31st

North all the way back to Caithness

107 departed the Monadhliaths on 31st July, and by 1 pm was at Strathfarrar and at 2pm was flying north at 64 km/hr at Loch Vaich. He roosted overnight between Glencassley and Loch Shin. On 1st August flew north to the area south and west of Altnaharra; stayed there until midday on 3rd when he flew north to Suisgill and then to Morvern and Knockfin Heights – back in an area well used by 106 in previous periods.

July 31st to August 11th

At Coignafearn

107 ranged in the Coignafearn Estate throughout last two weeks to 11am on 18th

Short trip to North Caithness and back

106 continues to live in Flows on Caithness and Sutherland border; he flew north to the Forsinaird and then on 24th went north nearly to the coast west of Reay before turning into Strathhalladale. He then flew back to the Morven area.

March 24th – April 1st