The Cape Bird Club
Western Cape Raptor Research Programme – Zandvlei's Fish Eagles
12/10/2008 – Ann Koeslag reports "The team of Adam Welz, Sharon Yodaiken, Lucia Rodrigues, Walter Neser and myself have wing tagged and ringed the new chick in September.
photographs by Ann Koeslag
The chick being checked over and data recorded.
Walter climbed to the nest at 55 meters above the ground, which took 2.5 hours!! He had to climb down again after placing the chick safely back in the nest.
photographs by Ann Koeslag
The chick back in the nest with its tag.
If you see this bird with this tag number flying around, please report it to any of the organisations below."
photographs by Ann Koeslag
17/09/2008 – Ann Koeslag reports "This seasons chick is estimated to be about 7 weeks old".
23/07/2008 – Ann Koeslag reports "The Fish Eagles have built another nest".
photographs by Ann Koeslag
09/04/2008 – Disaster the
nest of about 12 - 15 years came crashing down in high winds as the planation
trees were cut down too close to the 50 metre high gum tree.
There was no wind
protection / break from the north west side for the tree which has gown for
about 90 years.
photographs by Ann Koeslag
03/03/2008 – The Fish Eagles nest indicated with yellow arrow was measured with a GPS at 44 metres.
If anyone sees him/her, please report it on the
CapeBirdNet or contact Western Cape Raptor Research Programme, Fitzpatrick Institute, UCT.
We would be most grateful.
