Bearded vulture! At last!
We are extremely proud to inform that this year it was finally possible to fit with our logger a Bearded vulture Gypaetus barbatus. It all took place in Armenia within a scientific project conducted by the NABU Armenia team. This very small (as the picture shows) lifeform successfully left the nest and is soaring over mountain tops of Armenia, Iran and Iraq.
His migration can be followed on the map on the home page of our portal. This year we also included data from Egyptian vultures Neophron percnopterus.
Results of GSE telemetry research published
The results of long-year studies on the European population of the Greater Spotted Eagles Aquila clanga were recently published. This time the aim was to reseach the migration strategies. Aquila dataloggers were used within the studies.
The publication can be viewed here.
News from our loggers - spring 2020
Rescued Golden Eagle occupies nest after 9 years
Today a story of the kind of fairy tale, or maybe a "happy end horror". For many years Czech Republic has implemented a reintroduction program for the Golden Eagle. In 2011 a young female was released within the project. Unfortunatelly she could enjoy the freedom for a coupleof years only. And again the reason was a hunter.
Aquila loggers' wintering aggregation
Last November saw a good example of how Aquila loggers contribute to science - thanks to data from the devices researchers discovered new wintering grounds in Saudi Arabia with large concentrations of Steppe Eagles, a globally endangered species. Further monitoring confirmed the presence of 6700 Steppe Eagles in two places only. That could equate to about 10% of the world population of the species. In addition birds of prey of other species were also recorded in the area.
New maps on our portal
From now on when using our portal it is possible to visualize data by means of additional 2 new terrain maps. This new feature will surely enrich the current functions and make the usage more attractive. Enjoy!
News from our loggers 2019
Finally a Steppe Eagle
About migration patterns of Russian Ospreys
In the recent issue of ornithological journal "Ardeola" an article by M. Babushkin, A. Kuznetzov and M. del Mar Delgado entitled: "Autumn migratory patterns of north-west Russian Ospreys Pandion haliaetus" was published. It is the first ever Russian publication on Osprey's migration based on telemetry studies and the very first publication on Russian Ospreys in an international journal.
Another observation of White-tailed Eagle with our logger
Our dataloggers operate as well in the difficult winter conditions, thus the bird can be found in the field and checked how he is coping with those theoretically unsuitable conditions. In addition an opportunity arises for researchers to make contacts on international level and exchange experiences on the field of nature conservation. And sometimes even beyond it.
Steppe Eagle from Oman is doing well
For this news we have been waiting for almost half a year. Fitted with our datalogger Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis started transmitting data again. After spending the winter in Oman, the bird started its spring migration towards the breeding grounds in Kazakhstan. As the gsm network is rather a luxury on the vast steppes, the contact with the bird was lost. Occasionally every 2 months we were receiving small portions of data that proved only that the bird was still alive. Apart from these sporadic moments the bird seemd to master how to avoid any contact with us.
II International Conference "Eagles of Palearctic" in the Altai
On 7th-10th of September the Second International Conference "Eagles of Palearctic: Study and Conservation" took place in the Katun village of the Altai Region, Russia. Experts from around the world presented the status of selected raptor species in various regions, pointing out the conservation issues they face in their research.
Vlad's fourth year
On June 28th 2015 a juvenile White-Tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) was ringed in the Darvin's Zapovjednik in Russia. On that day it was also fitted with a datalogger of our production and given the name Vlad.
Today morning, 29th of June 2018, Vlad sent new coordinates from his home area, starting the fourth year of the logger's transmission.
Long live the Vlad!
Imperial Eagles return from wintering grounds
Good news from Russia. Tagged with our 33g GPS/GSM logger Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca) named Timoscha made it safely from the wintering grounds and was observed on the border of North Ossetia and Ingushetia. The bird is doing well and so is the logger.
The same applies to the remaining four juvenile Imperial Eagles tagged with our loggers last year in the Uljanovsk Region, Russia. Keep it up!
More info can be found on the project's coordinator blog.
News from our loggers
First condor from Argentine sends data... at last!
Hard to decide whether it's a positive or negative story.For us definitely interesting: in 2016 we started cooperation with argentinian ornithologists. The aim for us was to test our devices on the South American continent. First attempts turned unsuccessful, mainly due to unclear and somehow misleading contracts between gsm providers. After a series of failures we managed to obtain first test data from the New (for us) World. The next step seemed obvious and in November a juvenile Andean Condor Vultur gryphus was fitted with our datalogger. It is a real flying giant and one of the biggest birds of the planet, with up to 320 cm of wingspan and 15 kg of weight. Our joy however did not last long as shortly after releasing the bird left the gsm coverage area. No data were transmitted and the bird seemed lost forever. Until yesterday, when the first data finally arrived after almost a year of silence, pleasing both us (the logger is working!) and our argentinian colleagues (the bird is alive!). The South America is conquered! Or maybe just a small piece of it.