They're Off!

Every autumn I follow the migrations of the ospreys, south through Scotland, England, France, Spain, North Africa, across the vast Sahara to the deltas, swamps and forests of the west coast of Africa. And every spring I wait anxiously for their return journey. Both journeys are really dangerous and arduous, and I wait for news of their travels, coping with sand storms, gales, high mountains and not least, man himself, as they struggle to get back to their breeding grounds in the highlands of Scotland.

It's all available for us all to follow - as well as the migrations of other birds and other species - on The Highland Foundation for Wildlife.
And, at last, some of them have started their great trek north........
Edited to add: Beatrice has crossed the English channel is starting the last legs of her long journey thousands of miles from the tropical swamps of West Africa up to her breeding ground in Scotland!!
Edited 040410 to add, from the Highland foundation for Wildlife site: "Beatrice is the first of our satellite tracked ospreys to get back to her nest. Last year spring she arrived back on 5th April." How's that for consistency?!? And stamina... and determination......there's some life lessons here for me to learn I think!