Osprey "Urdaibai" remains around the coast of Mbodiene in Senegal

Since "Urdaibai" left Dakar 1st of November and she arrived to the coast of Senegal between Ponto and Mbodiene, our osprey has been faithful to this place for more than six months and she only has left it once in order to make a tour towards Gambia and Guinea Bissau in the end of March where she returned after 5 days.

The satellite transmitter that has Urdaibai, give us the opportunity to know where she exactly is along the day. But not only are these data available to know where is Urdaibai, as we have also travelled to Senegal last Christmas help by these data and we were able to see her and to follow her up in situ in order to know the place she had chose for wintering.

The jetty that Urdaibai uses as perch

A baobab close to the coast where she spends the night

We have recently received good news from a French citizen that during his holydays along the Senegalese coast, could take photos of an osprey and after have got in touch with us and send us some photos, we could affirm that she was Urdaibai.

A photo taken by Jeans-Jaques Guitard in the lake of Mbodiène on the south of Mbour (Senegal)

Today, Urdaibai continues with her daily routine. Early in the morning, she used to visit the jetty of the hotel, that she uses as perch to fish and then she spends much of the day in the lakes and marshes that are dry in this season. To finish the day, she used to go close to the three baobabs that are near the marshes and where she will spent the night.