by B. Meyburg, F. Al Lamki, A. Spalton and M. McGrady
Bird migration has started, but not all birds have moved. This is the situation across species. For the Steppe eagles we have tracked, its also mixed, so far. Below is a map of locations from six tags since 1 August. You can see that some are still on their home ranges (186), some seem to be wandering and have not pushed along their migration route (182), and others have started their migration (183,185,187). 184 was last heard heading east from its summer home range on 5 August. Two of the birds appear to be heading around the north part of the Caspian, and has headed down the east coast of the Caspian. None of the birds we have tracked have ever wintered outside of Arabia. We'll see if that record holds.
Migration can be a perilous time, and Steppe eagles have been lost to electrocution and poisoning on the way. Hopefully, all the birds will arrive safely.
As the migration gets going, we'll post progress reports to the blog, so come back every so often or sign up to be notified when we post something.
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