Fred
Fred has been named by Sarianne Durie after her father and in tribute to his interest in wildlife
- Status:
- Inactive
- Tagged:
- Tuesday, May 20, 2014 - 01:00
- Tagging Location:
- Sherwood Pines, Nottinghamshire
- Sex:
- Male
- Age when found:
- Adult
- Satellite Tag No.:
- 134955
- Wing Length (mm):
- 216
Fred's journey from 21 May 2014 to 01 August 2015
Fred's movements
03 Sep 2015 - Battery failure for Fred's tag?
No further signals have been received from Fred’s tag since 1 August. His tag has not been charging properly for several months and has been showing generally very low but erratic voltage. There is strong evidence that Fred’s tag has failed and nothing to suggest that he has died but it is unlikely that we will receive further signals to alert us to his progress.
03 Aug 2015 - Fred in Spain
A number of locations from Fred on 1 August showed that he had left France and was in Spain, just west of Madrid.
07 Jul 2015 - Fred heads south
Having been settled for almost a month in central western France, Fred is now on the move once again. A signal from him around 6.00pm on 6 July showed that he was 367km (228 miles) southwest of his previous location, and that he is north of Bayonne close to Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx. How long will he stay here before crossing the Pyrenees?
01 Jul 2015 - Fred settled in France
Better quality signals from Fred confirm that he is still in the area close to La Roche-sur-Yon in western France. He has been in this area since he arrived there on 10 June.
17 Jun 2015 - Poor locations received from Fred
Over the last week we've only received poor quality locations from Fred but there are enough of them in the same location to indicate that he left the UK and has been in northern France since the 10 June. His location will only update on the map once a good quality location has been received. He is close to the western coast, near to La Roche-sur-Yon, while Ash, who transmitted from France on 16 June, is further north and east.
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