Well Rothes has spent the last 24 hours or so exploring the islands that she arrived at on Sunday. After spending the night on Ilha das Galinhas on Sunday, on Monday she flew SW to Ilha de Uno, visited Ilha de Orango, then headed E, passing south of Ilha Bubaque before heading N again to roost on Ilha de Uno. So far today she has headed out W to visit a small island with no name on Google Maps and then headed a bit north towards Ilha Caravela (as of 11am this morning). Richard yesterday wrote that there were about 18 islands in the area - Rothes has made a good start towards visiting them all! Having travelled so far in quite a short space of time, she's probably happy to just cover relatively short distances exploring the area.
Mallachie is still in Portugal, flitting about.
Meanwhile here at Abernethy, we've got a new long term residential volunteer arriving tomorrow. We've been busy making a very long list of all the jobs we're going to get him to help with! I'll be asking him to contribute to the blog occasionally too so watch this space...
More tomorrow.
Well done Rothes, it sounds like an ideal place to be especially with the weather we're getting in Dorset at the moment. Mallachie seems to be happy just flitting, I like these stressless updates.
Good news again! Thanks Alice and hello to your new person.
Thank you Alice.
Maybe she's just saying eeny meeny minny mo to which of theswe islands wikll I go.!!! She's sage and darling Mallachie is happy in Portugal.. All wells ibn my world right now!! Thank you Alice.
Thanks Alice. Rothes is deciding on which Island is best to settle on.
Such amazing birds and so young, too, for all that traveling.
Thanks for the update Alice, nice to hear Rothes is still exploring at least she has plenty of islands to choose from!
Mallachie will go when the time is right. Nice to hear you are getting a new volunteer. Be gentle with him Alice LOL!!
Thanks Alice so glad Rothes is exploring she may decide to stay and then she may not !! As people say Mallachie is obviously hapy for now where she is and again may or may not move on .
A new volunteer aaaaaaaah hope you havent put those toilets on his list of to dos !!! baptism by fire that would be !! We shall await introduction frrom him . Take care
Thanks Alice. Think we should all migrate and fly away (in a plane, of course) untill spring.
Don't be too hard on the volunteer. You do want him to stay !
Thank you Alice for all the updates. They are the first thing I check when I put the computer on. Perhaps Mallachie will more now it is getting colder. Don't make the volunteer do all the grot jobs - unless they don't bring you some cake.
Thanks Alice. Managed to get to Bempton Cliffs last week whilst on holiday. Unfortunately most of the birds had disappeared, never mind, perhaps another time in season! Do hope your volunteer will be able to help and isn't that great that you have managed to secure his services!!
Thanks Alice and I can imagine Mallachie just flitting here and there. Rothes seems very busy and is obviously trying out the islands until she finds the one she can call home bless her.
Hello to the your new helper and look foward to a blog from him in the future.
Evelyn you are right about the weather in Dorset, it has been a very miserable day and so dark with it. You are right in saying that you like the stress free updates, so do I.
Not the loos Alice - PLEASE - not the loos!!!
Thanks, Alice- wonderful to get another update so quickly! Welcome, new volunteer -introduce yourself soon!