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Greater Spotted Eagle Migration, Autumn 2023

Since the beginning of our project to better understand the movement and ecology of Greater spotted eagles (Clanga clanga, GSE)…

Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus). Photo R. Al Hajii. The main focus of our tracking effort thus far has been…

Greater Spotted Eagle with tracking device, Al Jahra, Kuwait (Photo by R. Al Hajji) The Greater Spotted Eagle that most…

We know Greater Spotted Eagle 6488 quite well. She is our old friend. We first caught her at Al Jahra…

Throughout the year Greater Spotted Eagles are a “wetland” species. On the breeding grounds they nest in forests that are…

Figure 1. Steppe eagle 8751 just before release, 29 March 2022, Al Jahra, Kuwait. Sadly, some of the birds we…

6488 perched in a tree at Jahra Reserve. In this picture she has attained her adult plumage. We first caught…

Long-legged buzzard (Buteo rufinus) ©Hamad alSehaib Although our focus has been mostly on tracking Greater spotted eagles (e.g. here, here,…

Steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis). Although our main focus has been on Greater spotted eagle (See here, here, and here, for…

Greater spotted eagle being released at Jahra Pools Reserve, Kuwait, after being fitted with a tracking device. 8749 was about…