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Friday, November 8, 2013

All falcons underway

130396 finally left the area where it was reared and started on migration. By about 10:00 on 8 November it was located close to PDO's Lahkwair camp near the Oman/Saudi/UAE border.

130396's first migratory movements
Also 130393 has moved farther along its migratory path, and by afternoon on 8 November it was located near the Sudan/S. Sudan border near the towns of Tungaru and Tongoi.


Related to what we are reporting, here is some information the migratory movements of Eleonora's falcon (Falco eleonorae) fitted with satellite tags in the eastern part of their distribution, and being tracked by Thomas Hadjikyriakou, a PhD candidate studying the birds in Cyprus.  The Eleonora's falcon is closely related to the sooty falcon.  The two species breed during summer so as to feed their offspring on autumn migrants, and the bulk of both spend the non-breeding season in Madagascar.
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