by M. McGrady, A. Spalton, F. Al Lamki & B.-U. Meyburg
Just to build on what was said in the last post... Many Steppe eagles that we have been tracking, and presumably many others, seem to pass through or winter in a location between Riyadh and Burayda, Saudi Arabia, near the town of Shaqrah. It would be great if anyone in the area could confirm the presence of a large number of eagles. Dump sites used by our tracked birds are at 25.162 N, 45.195 E and 25.303 N, 45.125 E. Jem Babbington reports that about 100 eagles of all ages were seen at a site just SE of Riyadh, at 24.618 N, 46.895.
Of course we also know that eagles are concentrating at dump sites west of the Asir Mountains, which are along the flyway that some eagles use to migrate into Africa. Some of our tagged birds also visited that part of Saudi Arabia, and one spent a complete winter there. Again, any observations of eagles and other scavenging birds from these areas would be very interesting.
Just to build on what was said in the last post... Many Steppe eagles that we have been tracking, and presumably many others, seem to pass through or winter in a location between Riyadh and Burayda, Saudi Arabia, near the town of Shaqrah. It would be great if anyone in the area could confirm the presence of a large number of eagles. Dump sites used by our tracked birds are at 25.162 N, 45.195 E and 25.303 N, 45.125 E. Jem Babbington reports that about 100 eagles of all ages were seen at a site just SE of Riyadh, at 24.618 N, 46.895.
Of course we also know that eagles are concentrating at dump sites west of the Asir Mountains, which are along the flyway that some eagles use to migrate into Africa. Some of our tagged birds also visited that part of Saudi Arabia, and one spent a complete winter there. Again, any observations of eagles and other scavenging birds from these areas would be very interesting.
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| Locations during last days of October of three Steppe Eagles fitted with satellite transmitters. These birds were fitted with transmitters in Salalah, Oman, in January 2019. |
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