On 28th March, Beatrice left her overnight roost at the Etang des Pourcauds, NW of Mussidan, and flew 89 kms NNE before stopping in wooded farmlands east of Chassenuil-sur-Bonniere. Weather was not good for migrating.
March 28th
Beatrice sets off north
March 27, 2013
Beatrice left the Adour at 1100GMT today and on the last transmission at 1400hrs had fl
March 27th
own 89 km north through France and was heading towards east of Bordeaux. Weather changed to rain after she left and it is unsettled over next couple of days
Still waiting
March 24, 2013
Beatrice is still on the River Adour. Best place to be with the cold and snow in England. She was still there at 5am this morning and the weather was showery with a temperature of 11C
March 12th to 24th
Still stopping over
March 22, 2013
Beatrice was still on the Adour at 2pm on 22nd March – best to stay there as today I’m at Rutland Water watching one of the early ospreys on a cold snowy day
Living on the River Adour
March 16, 2013
Beatrice was settled on the River Adour with one longer flight of 9.5 km west and back to the river at Pontoux-sur-l-Adour
Beatrice seen at River Adour
March 12, 2013
Jean-Valentin Dourthe emailed the other day to say he would go and look for Beatrice on the River Adour – he knew her favourite places from a previous visit but I sent him a map of her latest locations. Today Jean-Valentin wrote to say he found her yesterday and sent me some photos. It’s great to see her on the Adour and the habitat – it’s easy to see why she finds the place so suitable. Thanks Jean-Valentin for the photos.
Beatrice beside the River Adour
Photos: Jean-Valentin Dourthe
The River Adour
Beside the River Adour
Settled down on the River Adour in France
March 10, 2013
Using her usual haunts along the river to 9th March
Beatrice starts her spring migration
March 9, 2013
Beatrice was down to Palmones on 16th and 25th February. On 26th she left the River Guadiaro and started her migration north, By midday she was over Cortes de la Frontera and roosted the night near a small river at Santa Elo. On 27th she flew north and roosted just NW of Piedrabuena and on 28th flew a short distance north to the reservoir Abraham , where she also stayed next day. On 2nd she migrated north to the west of Madrid and stopped at a small reservoir, El Pardo, north of Madrid. On 3rd she travelled 278 km to roost beside a little river NE of Logrono and on 4th in good weather she flew high over the Pyrenees and reached her stop-over site on the River Adour at 1600GMT. She settled there and is still there today.
Migration to stop-over site
Settled back on Guadiaro river
February 18, 2013
Beatrice remained on the river with a flight down to Palmones on 9th and trips to the Med coast on 7th and 13th. Beautiful sunny weather in Scotland and I passed her nest outlined against a clear sky in the afternoon today.
Continues to live at two centres
February 6, 2013
Beatrice continues to alternate between River Guadiaro and Bay of Algerciras, spending acouple of nights at old roost sites from last year east of Molino de Fuega
January 22nd to February 4th
