Opsrey "Elcano" (NC)

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“Elcano” is a male born in the village of Aviemore. It can be identified from a distance by a yellow ring with the ‘NC’ code. It was named in honor of  Juan Sebastián Elcano (1476-1526), born in Getaria (Basque Country)  who participated in the first  round the world tour, being at the head of the expedition after the death of Ferdinand Magallanes.

 

Follow the journey of this osprey

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October 3, 2014:

No sign of Elcano.

Few weeks without news of GPS transmitter carrying Elcano. The last signal sent was near Saucelle, a small village on the border of Salamanca with Portugal, in the Natural Park of Las Arribes del Duero... read more

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September 8th and 9th:

In Arribes del Duero

Elcano likes starting his day early. He has started flying before down, towards the southwest, crossing Palencia and Valladolid. He has reached Zamora at 19:00. We haven't received all the points of... read more

 

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September 7th:

Visiting reservoirs in Castilla y León

At 7:00, the young Elcano has gone to Sobron reservoir, where Ebro connects Tobalina valley with Miranda de Ebro.
At 14:00 has arrived... read more

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September 6th:

The start of the adventure.

In the morning, at about 12:00, Elcano has decided to start migrating. In the 11th July we brought 11 ospreys. After 8 weeks, Elcano has been the sixth osprey that has set out on his journey... read more

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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