Well Mallachie has hung around Sotokoi in The Gambia for the last 24 hours or so. She roosted there last night (26th) having spent the day there and up until 11am this morning (the latest point I have) that's where she was. Looking at the satellite picture you can see it's an area with lots of water channels (and I assume that may still be the case at this time of year) and so should be good fishing. It'll be interesting to see if she sticks around there any longer or moves on somewhere else.
Rothes meanwhile had another quietish day - she hung around Varela yesterday afternoon, then headed NW to near Sucujaque - right near the border with Senegal. She spent last night there and as of 8am this morning (27th) that's where she was.
Meanwhile here at Abernethy it's been raining nearly all day. That didn't stop me and the vols heading out to create some more deadwood. They were winching and I was chainsawing. When we got back to dry off I set them onto satellite data entry (so you can thank them for tonight's map) and I created a map of the deadwood we've done so far this winter - we've covered much more than I had thought - and it's looking good. We'll be back out again tomorrow (unless the pickups have floated away!).
More tomorrow.
Once again, Alice and vols, thankyou for the update and for your work in the forest! Alice, you really do seem to like your chainsawing - but pleeeeze be careful!
Thanks Alice and vols for the update. Looks like R & M are settling down in their respective areas. Lots of good fishing opportunities I expect. Sorry about the weather. We could do with some rain here on TI.
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Good to know the girls are apparently comfortable where they are.
Take care with that chainsaw Alice - great that you are creating these deadwood habitats -'least I assume that's what it's all for!
Thank you as always Alice, and thanks to the "vols'. Great to have such regular news about the girls, I know it will change soon.
Watch out Mallachie ! You might well be toasting your talons in Sotokoi, but tomorrow will bring the threat of thunderstorms according to the weather forecast. It seems there's a nursery school started up there recently. I t would be rather exciting if one of the more enterprising LG osprey-watching primary schools managed to make contact. Here's hoping.
Thanks Alice, yet again. for your info and tracking etc. Very grateful.
More good news about the girls, thanks Alice and volunteers. Soon it will be weekly updates ... I hope the girls are well settled by then & it will be slightly less of a worry!
Thanks all for the update. Alice: We're all impressed by your lumberjill skills (do you sing the Monty Python song as you wield the equipment?).
Thank you Alice and volunteers for keeping us so well informed about our birds progress. We too had a really wet day on the Black Isle but the trees are still very beautiful. Here's hoping for a drier day tomorrow.
As always Alice (and volunteers) thank you for your update. Not only will we miss your R&M updates daily but we will also miss your escapades with chainsaw etc.
Thank you Alice and Friends!!! It has been a terrible day over in Northern Ireland too and it is just pouring at the moment! Glad to hear the girls are safe in the sun!!! Lucky them!
Thanks Alice and volunteers for the update. Really going to miss these when they stop but really hoping Mallachie and Rothes will settle down in their favoured place so at least we know they will be safe. Mind the chainsaw Alice and I hope you get some better weather tomorrow.
As long as the girls are safe and feeding well is all we can hope for ... much appreciate your updates Alice
Alice and Volunteers -- Thanks so much for the update and all you do year-round at LG. I'll get a chance at some chainsaw time this wkend cutting wood for hunt camp. Still amazed that you sharpen your own chain. Very impressive. Hope the weather clears up :-)
Poor Alice you will be getting webbed feet soon with all that rain. Please excuse my ignorance but why are you collecting dead wood or are you just cutting if down for "health and safety"
Thanks for the update at least the girls will be warm and dry. Hope you get some better weather soon!!
Alice - silly question - what is "creating deadwood" please?
Or anyone else who might be privy to the secret!