Hi Willers, Alan is on holiday now, but as the RSPB were involved, I would think they will have all the information, but chosen not to put it in circulation. It does say that the ring on the bird was checked and it had returned from Africa.
Re Olly:
Seeing the report again, which refers to ‘he’ and ‘him’, unless I am mistaken, Olly is a female and the penny did not drop for me in the excitement of the news.
Also I have emailed to Richard and Roy, the ring number that was placed on Ollie in the Channel Islands. The newsreader also refers at the start of the news item, to the Northerly winds, that could have blown Olly off course.
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Sat track schedule.
LG May 8, data (2pt) every 7 days. SWT every 3 days from Mar16
Excellent detective work jsb. I hope you hear soon and they confirm your thoughts.
It's official! Roy has just confirmed (from the video) that Olly is a girl! He also said that reading metal rings in the field is very difficult, but who knows maybe someone will be lucky to read the number, or perhaps a photographer may get a zoom lens picture.
Thanks for the update jsb. Some thoughts about rings........
As I understand it (please correct me if I'm wrong anyone) the metal rings are mainly intended for identifying birds found dead or injured, as it's very unlikely anyone would be able to get a reading of one in the wild. To assist osprey conservation, the practice has therefore evolved of fitting a plastic ring, which is more easily read, on the other leg. You can see the difference in this detail from one of Xalbai's photos of Mallachie, which is about the best quality you could hope to get - on the metal ring you can read "25" but the rest of the number is hidden.
It's the plastic rings which Roy Dennis distributes in the UK and keeps the records for - Olly seems to have been given a metal ring only, on the left leg, so I guess they didn't have any plastic ones on Jersey as they had no reason to expect an osprey to drop in!
The current convention in the UK is to put the plastic ring on the left leg in Scotland, and on the right leg in England and Wales (though some older birds including EJ, are the other way round). It therefore seems that the osprey rescued at Sypes, White CW, is a Scottish bred bird as one would expect - Snypes is on the W side of Glasgow.
Roy's web page about rings: http://www.roydennis.org/Osprey/index.asp?id=88
This link provides some information about the numbering systems used around Europe for the plastic rings - some familiar names and places here. http://home.scarlet.be/~pin02658/cr-Osprey.htm
Sue C: The information was passed to Roy/Richard, on the basis that it might prove useful and I had the opportunity to read the number. The chance still exists for a sighting of this bird with the single ring and if part of the number were to be read, it would be a possible identification. Incidentally, I spoke to LG this morning and Richard's mail box is full up and emails are being bounced back. No doubt he will be telling us of his adventures, when he returns.
Regarding the other possibility, you can draw your own conclusions.
Have just caught up with the story of Olly the Osprey and it is an amzing story with a happy ending thanks to the fisherman that rescued Olly and also the kind people of Jersey. My thanks also and hopefully Olly made it to Scotland and will be seen eventually.
Margobird
doctorslim, was the writer/film maker who brought us the Olly rescue story...here is what he has to say!
http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/british-birds/68771-great-osprey-story.html
Many thanks to the doctor!
Osprey in USA, rescued from tree, after being entangled, by balloons!
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic/article_35d20184-67b1-11df-98f4-001cc4c002e0.html?mode=story
jsb thanks for the 2 links. Did manage to catch the Olly story on the TV and maybe he is up in Scotland now.
Balloons and string, an ospreys worse nightmare thankfully it was rescued and it will be able to return to the wild.
Another osprey rescue story with an anticipated happy outcome.
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20100525/NEWS/5250307/1001
An Osprey rescue in France. Link is posted in French, as the Google translation is not good English. Story is a starving osprey found a fish farm, but got caught up in the trout nets and damaged its wings, was rescued and cared for at some expense to the rescuers, who rehabilitated it, prior to a planned release.
Auntie, will be pleased to know that the bird carries a Finnish ring.
http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2010/06/01/845929-Le-sauvetage-de-l-aigle-pecheur.html
Try the zoom on the photo, the title mentions, 'taken prior to release'.
An Osprey rescued in Canada, after suffering burned feathers from contact with power lines. Is now in good hands, but will take time to be fully recovered. There is a video on this link.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2010/06/02/injured-osprey.html
An Osprey rescued in South Carolina from being trapped by fishing wire and hooks. Successful release after rehab.
http://www.islandpacket.com/2010/06/06/1264555/osprey-back-in-the-wild-after.html
jsb An Osprey rescued in South Carolina from being trapped by fishing wire and hooks. Successful release after rehab. http://www.islandpacket.com/2010/06/06/1264555/osprey-back-in-the-wild-after.html
Thanks for this article so pleased there was a happy ending. Makes me think how lucky Odin was last year.