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Tuesday, 2 March 2010

Sunday data and admission of map error!

We received a bumper package from 7 tags on Sunday.  As follows...

Sky (Avoch) still happily roaming open ground and scrub areas between Munlochy Bay and Drumsmittal areas - occasionally resting up in stands of coniferous woodland... Ruby (Carrbridge) ranging a bit more widely starting off further east by Contin on the 18th then across to Drumsmittal, in woodlands to the west of Muir of Ord on the 21st up to Jamestown on the 22nd then back down to the north east of Beauly on the 23rd and 24th, across to Munlochy Bay again before arriving back at Marybank on the 27th (phew!)... despite Swooper Trooper (Culbokie) showing on the map over the North Sea and halfway to Scandinavia (!) this is infact an input error which should be rectified by this evening (I forgot to hit the minus on the longitude!).  Otherwise this female has been spending most of her time between Contin and Maryburgh between the 18th and 26th with a short trip west to low ground past Loch Achilty on the 22nd.... Lewis (Farr) still ranging in close proximity to Ruby between Munlochy bay and Drumsmittal... we also have information on kite A (not shown on map and currently not adopted by a local school) who between the 18th and 27th Februrary has been spending most of her time to the east of Loch Ness by Loch Ruthven, Torness, Inverfarigaig and uplands to the west of Dunmaglass.  We made contact with two other birds on this day, Red Arrow (Beauly) and Phoenix (Daviot) but unfortunately no more updates on positions.  Some more information to follow..