Rutland Water osprey's 3,000-mile migration trip

Transmitters with built-in GPS technology have allowed conservationists in Rutland to map an osprey's 3,000-mile migration trip.

Osprey 09 was fitted with a satellite transmitter last summer and having returned to Rutland Water, project officers have downloaded the details.
Data shows Osprey 09 spent his winter in Senegal, West Africa before beginning a 16-day return journey.
The 14-year-old male has now clocked up 75,000 migration miles (120,700 km).
Tim Mackrill, from the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust, said: "It was enthralling to follow 09's migration in such detail.
"Although he has made the journey many times, the north-easterly winds which blew him out into the Atlantic made the flight incredibly demanding.
"It was a relief to see him arrive back at Rutland Water."  read more

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