Fearna continued to live along the River Taw valley and visit a trout fishery to the east of Barnstaple. I have had one birder email in to say he photographed an osprey near Chivenor and Fearna has been there at least once to fish.

Fearna ranging over quite big area – visited estuary of River Taw at 2pm on 8th, owards Combe Martin at 3pm on 7th and at midday on 5th was north of Brattan Fleming

September 4th to 10th

Fearna has settled down along the River Yeo east of Barnstaple, moving as far up as Loxmore; she has also been visiting a trout fishery in the valley.

September 1st to 4th

Another slow start, but at 11am she  was 13 miles south and at midday flew out over Pendine Sands and passed Caldey Island and headed out to sea. She was 5 miles south of Caldey at 1pm and heading for the north Devon coast at 2pm, flying SE at 64kph some 250 metres abover the sea. She made landfall and at 3pm was perched north of Muddiford and then moved south to roost overnight in a wooded valley east of Barnastaple. Just 80 miles today.

To North Devon

She set off SW and at midday was flying S at 45kph in the Yorkshire Dales. At 1pm was over the Forest of Bowland and an hour later was over the sea SW of Stockport flying SW at 59kph. She coasted south and flew in over North Wales and at 5pm passed Aberystswth and then roosted the night near Newcastle Emlyn, SE of Cardigan after migration of 232 miles

SW flight to SW Wales

Fearna had a slow start and was perched at two places near Langholm at 1pm and 2pm. Then she headed SE and was near Hexham at 5pm and flying SE at 41kph just N of Stanley at 6pm. An hour later she was a short distance out over the North Sea but turned back to the coast and roosted overnight east of Durham after a flight of 92 miles.

SE to Newcastle

Fearna was under way locally after 7am and at 9am was perched north of Barr Loch, and at 11am was perched near Camphill Reservoir. These must be difficult days when young ospreys will be trying to catch fish for the first time after leaving home, where the male provided their food.  At 1pm Fearna had moved away SE to be near Dungavel and then set off towards the Scottish Borders, crossing the motorway near Abington and then missing the big windfarms in the forests north of Moffat. At 6pm she was near Garvald and spent the night in woods nearby after a flight of 81 miles.

Heading south-east

Fearna moved a little SW to Harelaw Reservoir at dawn, and then flew west to Kaim Dam, north of Lochwinnoch, and roosted the night in shelter belt woods just to the north – only 12 miles.

Local movements

Fearna was still at her nest area until at least 4.40 pm on 25th, then we lost signals due to low battery strength, but at 2pm on 26th she was well south in Perthshire near Blackford, and then flew west along the hills and was perched just east of Dunblane at 4pm and 5pm. An hour later she was flying SSW past Stirling and at 6pm heading over the northern suburbs of Glasgow. She crossed the city and settled for the night in a wooded farmland ‘island’ to the east of Paisley after a flight of 96 miles.

First day’s migration