by Faisal Al Lamki, Andrew Spalton, Bernd Meyburg, and Mike McGrady
The Steppe eagles we are tracking are displaying a variety of ranging behaviours. Some have moved off to Yemen, some have gone to Yemen and come back, some have wandered away from Salalah but stayed in Oman, and some have stayed fairly close to Salalah, moving only between the rubbish dump at Raysut and night time roosts on the escarpment.
The map below is of an eagle fitted with a transmitter numbered 186. Since it was tagged, this bird has travelled to Yemen and returned, and visited the chicken farm north of Thumrayt (green line).
In the last few days (white dots) it has been about 120 km NW of Salalah. I can't really make out any features that might cause this bird to dwell there, but something is attractive. We'll see what happens.
In the near future we'll try to post examples of birds of birds that have behaved a bit differently, so check back for new postings
The Steppe eagles we are tracking are displaying a variety of ranging behaviours. Some have moved off to Yemen, some have gone to Yemen and come back, some have wandered away from Salalah but stayed in Oman, and some have stayed fairly close to Salalah, moving only between the rubbish dump at Raysut and night time roosts on the escarpment.
The map below is of an eagle fitted with a transmitter numbered 186. Since it was tagged, this bird has travelled to Yemen and returned, and visited the chicken farm north of Thumrayt (green line).
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| Movements of a Steppe eagle fitted with a transmitter on 15 January 2019 at Raysut. Green line is the movement since release, and the white dots are where it was during 14-15 February 2019. |
In the last few days (white dots) it has been about 120 km NW of Salalah. I can't really make out any features that might cause this bird to dwell there, but something is attractive. We'll see what happens.
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| Movements of Steppe eagle 186 during 14-15 February 2019. |
In the near future we'll try to post examples of birds of birds that have behaved a bit differently, so check back for new postings
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