George 2
Named after the tag funder Anne Master’s baby cousin.
- Status:
- Active
- Tagged:
- Tuesday, May 14, 2024 - 04:50
- Tagging Location:
- Dundonnell Estate, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
- Sex:
- Male
- Age when found:
- Adult
- Satellite Tag No.:
- 262934
- Wing Length (mm):
- 213
George 2's journey from 14 May 2024 to 12 November 2024
George 2's movements
05 Nov 2024 - George II's unexpected wanderings
George II is another of our tagged birds who took an unexpected route. Having made steady progress into Spain, he then turned north back into France, before returning to Spain and setting of across the Mediterranean just north of Barcelona, in late September.
He then spent much of October in southern Mali before moving once again, and is now alongside the Niger River in southern Niger, close to the borders of Benin and Burkina Faso.
13 Aug 2024 - George II returns to France
George II has spent weeks in the wooded mountains of the province of Guadalajara, in Castile-La Mancha in central Spain.
As we anticipated his next move south, he defied expectations by heading 800km (497 miles) back into France! He travelled north along the Atlantic coast, before heading inland at Arcachon Bay, just west of Bordeaux, and is now close to the confluence of the Loire and Vienne rivers. What will he do next?
22 Jul 2024 - Spanish surge for George II
George II has now left France and is making steady progress through central Spain.
He has spent the last few days in the Soria region, and was in very close proximity to Cuckoo Hafren for a couple of days!
15 Jul 2024 - George II forges south
George II has forged his way southward, and since leaving the Caen area a couple of days ago he has covered around 620 km (385 miles).
He is now in a lush agricultural area in the region of Occitanie, to the north of the Pyrenees.
12 Jul 2024 - George II makes Normandy landing
When we last checked in with George II four days ago, he was on the Essex coast.
Since then, he crossed the Thames estuary into Kent and continued south into East Sussex, from where he flew out across the Channel from Hastings. Taking a rather lengthy route of around 180 km (112 miles) over open water, he has now arrived in Normandy, just south of Caen.
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