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• Nov 12, 2022

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Today BBC News continues the reports of Glen, the hitch-hiking Osprey. He must be heading for Santiago.

What happened to Glen the hitch-a-ride osprey?

The bird from the Borders which migrated south via two cargo ships continues to surprise observers.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

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A great story! May Glen continue to thrive and enjoy his travels!

 

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A brilliant story. Go Glen. Maybe we'll spot him in Spain or Portugal on the next Camino.

 

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With his breed, being an Osprey, Glen would simply have to love Spain! Think about it …

Happy travels Glen - may you have amazing adventures as you fly wherever your little birdie heart wishes to be.

Buen Camino!

Cheers from Oz -
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• Nov 30, 2022

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On the BBC News website is a report that Glen was feared dead as his tracking device had failed in Portugal with fears that he may have met his end by flying into electricity pylons. The good news is that he has reached Africa at last with his tracker now working again & recording that he successfully completed a mammoth journey to Morocco.

 

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SEB2 said:

On the BBC News website is a report that Glen was feared dead as his tracking device had failed in Portugal with fears that he may have met his end by flying into electricity pylons. The good news is that he has reached Africa at last with his tracker now working again & recording that he successfully completed a mammoth journey to Morocco.

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Brilliant news, thank you

 

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I was just considering birds and the Camino earlier today.

Winter temperatures came on very fast in my little neck of the woods and it has been a struggle to keep the backyard feeders filled for a rather demanding (and motley) crew of finches, sparrows, juncos, chickadees, quail, and Eurasian doves.

Now here I am doing them a favor and yet.... there are a few sparrows - and it is JUST the sparrows - who have adopted the practice of filling their gob at the sunflower seed stations then moving over to the top of our mojone to crack the seeds and drop the hulls. There is, of course, a less easily swept away residue.

ARGGGGH!

I am hoping that the damage to our mojone is less a problem than the graffiti "artists" on the Camino would pose.

Very happy that Glen is doing well! I am very fond of osprey though they do put the fish down while I am casting a fly.

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• Nov 30, 2022

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Morocco seems like an excellent location to spend the winter! https://news.stv.tv/scotland/scotti...-arrives-in-morocco-after-flying-for-36-hours

 

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• Nov 30, 2022

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JennyH94 said:

With his breed, being an Osprey, Glen would simply have to love Spain! Think about it …

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I thought the same thing, Jenny!