by Mike McGrady, Andrew Spalton, Bernd Meyburg and Faisal Al Lamki
Score card so far...
Two satellite tags have failed. One bird wandered around Yemen after release, but has settled on a rubbish dump, where it is currently (See below). All other eagles seem to be migrating or have migrated. One bird disappeared on 9 March west of Salalah, but it may be somewhere out of GSM coverage. We hope to hear from it soon.
Below is a map of locations for a bird that has been in Yemen for most of its time after release. For the last few weeks it has been at a rubbish dump just west of Taizz, the third largest city in Yemen. The maps are of locations for the past week, and a zoomed in view showing that it is spending time around a rubbish dump. This bird should migrate soon. It is the only one that has not left southern Arabia.
Score card so far...
Two satellite tags have failed. One bird wandered around Yemen after release, but has settled on a rubbish dump, where it is currently (See below). All other eagles seem to be migrating or have migrated. One bird disappeared on 9 March west of Salalah, but it may be somewhere out of GSM coverage. We hope to hear from it soon.
Below is a map of locations for a bird that has been in Yemen for most of its time after release. For the last few weeks it has been at a rubbish dump just west of Taizz, the third largest city in Yemen. The maps are of locations for the past week, and a zoomed in view showing that it is spending time around a rubbish dump. This bird should migrate soon. It is the only one that has not left southern Arabia.
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| Locations of Steppe eagle 182 just west of Taizz, Yemen during 1 week in March 2019. |
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| Zoomed in version of the map above. Red polygon is the dumpsite. |
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