Mystery Bird in Mallorca

[Ragnar]

I was on holiday in Mallorca and saw this bird at S'Albufeira wetland nature
reserve last Saturday
http://picasaweb.google.com/hairybreeks/Birds#5396204513245243106

Large raptor, flying fairly low with slow wingbeats, occasionally gliding
but not soaring. The interesting thing was that it apparently had a radio
transmitter on its back with a short aerial, which can just be made out in
the photos. All the photos show the bird from behind. The bill looked quite
large and was held pointing down. I did not get a decent view of wing
patterns unfortunately so these pictures are all I can offer you. I had seen
Booted Eagle earlier but this bird did not look the same, and besides would
anyone bother fixing a transmitter to a Booted which is not all that rare a
bird in the Balearics?

Any ideas from raptor experts would be welcome.

TIA
R.

[Phil Wilson]

It's an Osprey, Pandion haliaeetus. The clues are in the white
underparts, the tapering wings which are still squared off, and the
rather long down-drooping bill (with correspondingly small head).
Unmistakeable. It will no doubt be one of Roy Dennis's
satellite-tagged birds.

http://www.roydennis.org/osprey/index.asp

I will let him know about the record. He will probably know the
individual bird concerned.

Cheers

Phil

[Phil Wilson]

e-mail sent to RD. If he wants to include the photos on his website
would that be OK? Or can I provide your e-mail address (mine is not
spam-trapped).

Cheers

Phil

[Ragnar]

"Phil Wilson" <philip...@talk21.com> wrote in message
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>
> e-mail sent to RD. If he wants to include the photos on his website would
> that be OK? Or can I provide your e-mail address (mine is not
> spam-trapped).
>
> Cheers
>
> Phil

I have no objection. FYI the pics were taken on 18th October (NOT Saturday
17th Oct as I mistakenly said in my post) at 15:55 BST (16:55 local time) at
39 deg 48 min north, 3 deg 6.5 min east.

Thanks for your help.

R.

[Ragnar]

I heard from Roy Dennis who says my Osprey is a local bird and not one of
his.

R.

"Phil Wilson" <philip...@talk21.com> wrote in message
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[Phil Wilson]

Ragnar wrote:
> I heard from Roy Dennis who says my Osprey is a local bird and not
> one of his.
>
> R.

Yes, he replied to me as well. Great stuff.

Cheers