by B. Meyburg, F. Al Lamki, A. Spalton and M. McGrady
Most of the tagged Steppe eagles have made it to breeding areas in Central Asia. All that have settled into apparent home ranges are in Kazakhstan. At least one seems to be still migrating, and two have not been heard from since late March. Those two may just be in a hole in the GSM coverage. We'll have to wait and see.
Below is a map of all the movements of a Steppe eagle we marked in January 2017. It was caught at the Muscat Municipal Landfill at Al Multaquaa. It migrated and spent the summer of 2017 in western Kazakhstan. In that summer it did not seem to breed, and we would not expect it to have bred because it was a young bird. In winter 2017-18 it was at a rubbish dump NW of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In summer 2018 it settled into a home range about 100 km SW of Arkalyk, Kazakhsatan. In winter 2018-19 it returned to the rubbish dump in Saudi, and this summer it has settled at the same place as summer 2018.
We'll update the blog soon when we have more conclusive data on the location of summer ranges. Our colleagues working in Central Asia can then, perhaps, try to locate some of these sites.
Most of the tagged Steppe eagles have made it to breeding areas in Central Asia. All that have settled into apparent home ranges are in Kazakhstan. At least one seems to be still migrating, and two have not been heard from since late March. Those two may just be in a hole in the GSM coverage. We'll have to wait and see.
Below is a map of all the movements of a Steppe eagle we marked in January 2017. It was caught at the Muscat Municipal Landfill at Al Multaquaa. It migrated and spent the summer of 2017 in western Kazakhstan. In that summer it did not seem to breed, and we would not expect it to have bred because it was a young bird. In winter 2017-18 it was at a rubbish dump NW of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In summer 2018 it settled into a home range about 100 km SW of Arkalyk, Kazakhsatan. In winter 2018-19 it returned to the rubbish dump in Saudi, and this summer it has settled at the same place as summer 2018.
We'll update the blog soon when we have more conclusive data on the location of summer ranges. Our colleagues working in Central Asia can then, perhaps, try to locate some of these sites.
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| Movements of a Steppe eagle, first captured in January 2017 near Muscat, Oman. |
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