Jean-Valentin Dourthe  emailed on 12th –  “Oh!! Oh!! Oh!!  I’m very lucky!

Beatrice in flight 12th March J-V Dourthe

 

Beatrice in tree with big fish J-V Dourthe

Favourite area on River Adour J-V Dourthe

One of Beatrice’s favoured fishing sites – a small lake near the Adour

 

Philippe Ramos also emailed to say he saw Beatrice and photographed her on 12th March.

Beatrice in flight with a fish P. Ramos

 

Beatrice roosted last night by the River Adour.  News and photographs of Beatrice have come in from French ornithologists – will get them posted later today

Beatrice is ranging in a large area around the River Adour – 82 sq km since she arrived on 4th March. Jean-Valentin Dourthe and Joanne Brambly both emailed to say the area was very flooded at present.

March 4th – 8th

Beatrice roosted near Aranjuez on night of 28th February and next day, 1st March, flew east of Madrid and completed a flight of 225 km to roost overnight near Soria. On 2nd she headed for the mountains north of Pamplona but had to turn back and roost in the Spanish foothills near Lantz. On 3rd March she crossed the Pyrenees into France at 1045GMT and roosted overnight west of Ponlonx-sur-l’Adour. Next morning she flew to her favourite stop-over on the River Adour.  Since then she has been ranging in that area, more widley than in other springs.

Beatrice set off just before 0900GMT on 27th February and headed NNW; an hour later she was west of Ronda and headed NNE and by evening settled to roost beside Embalse del Rio Yeguas, near Montoro. Next day she flew north nearly to Madrid and roosted that night beside the A4 just south of Dosbarrios.  Another journey is under way and she should be headed for her stop-over just over the French border. Today I passed her nest and it was standing proud in a bright winter’s day.

February 27th – 28th

Beatrice spent all her time close to her favourite haunts on River Guadiaro. All within one square km between 23rd January and 12th February.

January 20th – February 12th

Beatrice very settled on the River Guadiaro within a range of just 1.5 square km

December 22nd – January 11th

Beatrice is settled at her favourite Guadiaro river location; with trips down to woods south of Guadiaro on 2nd, 3rd, 7th and 18th December and a midday return flight to La Linea Bay on 15th December

December 1st to 26th

Beatrice left her usual haunts on the Guadiaro in the afternoon of 5th October and flew back to the big reservoir at Istvan and then returned to River Guadiaro on morning of 16th October.

October 2nd – 24th