Tõnn's Travels

[leonia]

More people could see Tönn today behind the Swiss border near Klingnau lake:
http://www.ornitho.ch/index.php?m_id=54&mid=471148.

Comment: Coming from the bunker we see a bird of prey approaching us from the Rhine knee near Koblenz at 11:55 h: the wings slightly pushed forward, the arms slightly raised, the wings hanging and the very prominent fingers slightly spread upwards. Seen a bit closer and less frontal a dark eagle with plank-like wings can be seen, revealing all the features of the greater spotted eagle while circling above the Klingnau Forest. Already in frontal approach one could recognize behind the head on the back with a scope that he is transmittered: Tönn. Shortly after 12:05 h we lose Tönn out of sight in flight behind the forest to Döttingen.

[Hellem]

New data on birdmap, Nov 19th - 2817 km (+45 km), Tõnn is near Schöftland and Staffelbach, Switzerland

[leonia]

No news about Tönn at the moment.
But other interesting things: 2 greater spotted eagles were observed and pictures taken in the south of France between Nimes and the national reserve Camargue http://www.ornitho.fr/index.php?m_id=54&mid=128687.
But they both show different plumage details as for example the feathers of the outer wings. Both birds have much more worn out feathers there compared with one of the last pictures of Tönn http://www.ornitho.ch/index.php?m_id=54&mid=471043.
Greater spotted eagle in French is "Aigles criards".

[Liz01]

I am not sure if you have this information. I was contacted by someone who lives nearby.
It should also give pictures on Facebook .. Max Planck Institute Ornithologie Radolphzell ?

"update 20.11.17: "Tönn" hält sich mittlerweile 10km westlich des Hallwilersees bzw. ca. 15km NNW von Sempach in der Schweiz auf"
"update 20.11.17: "Tönn" is now 10km west of Lake Hallwil or about 15km NNW from Sempach in Switzerland"

https://www.bodensee-ornis.de/

[Rita]

Oh, Liz, thank you for this additional information. Much appreciated!

[leonia]

Thank you Liz, it's new for me too!

[Hellem]

It's not new information, it's Tõnn's last location and last data from birdmap as of 19th Nov evening

[Hellem]

New data on birdmap

Nov 21th 2893 km (+75 km), Tõnn is near Bern, about 10 km to the north in the forest Lindenwald, Switzerland

[Hellem]

Nov 22th new data - +61 km, Tõnn is still in Switzerland, he flew to the SW direction and stays an overnight about 500 m from the Sherlock Holmes Museum in Lucens
No observations from Swiss birdwatchers in ornitho.ch

Janne+Ais

[Janne+Ais]

A Sherlock Holmes museum also is in Meiringen, Berner Oberland, because he (Holmes) died there at the Reichenbach waterfalls. I'm glad, Tönn is not there!

[Hellem]

New data Nov 22th - Tõnn flew to the SW direction (+11 km) and was about 10 km from Lausanne and Lake Geneva, Switzerland

[sigge]

Thanks Hellem

Oh how easy he flies over this landscape where I ran Internationale 5-Tage OL many years ago (and won a stage ) , I can tell you that these "kind" hills are very jobbish to run up and down, wish I'd been a bird then

He might be in France already today and here is a link to LPO-regions with further links: http://franche-comte.lpo.fr/index.php?m_id=20166
Also Oiseaux rares: http://www.ornitho.fr/index.php?m_id=4
On the southern coast near Nimes there are many reports of Spotted Eagles and it is debated if it's LSE, GSE or hybrids, very interesting but my french is not the best : http://www.faune-lr.org/index.php?m_id=1

[Hellem]

Nov 24th ornitho.fr:
http://www.ornitho.fr/index.php?m_id=54&id=104420
http://www.ornitho.fr/index.php?m_id=4#

I think, that it's our Tõnn's journey

[Hellem]

Yes, it's Tõnn, birdmap Nov 23th - +106 km near Saint-Lothain, France
http://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN/

[sigge]

Yep Hellem
Last point on that plotting map is from today 1124 06:30? same area anyway, a bit hard to read
http://franche-comte.lpo.fr/index.php?m ... id=2782918
They could throw that question mark away

[Hellem]

Nov 24th - new data on birdmap, +38 km, Tõnn was near Saint Aubin and Aumur

[leonia]

Yep Hellem
Last point on that plotting map is from today 1124 06:30? same area anyway, a bit hard to read
http://franche-comte.lpo.fr/index.php?m ... id=2782918
They could throw that question mark away

Hello sigge, the questionmark is automatically inserted and those observations must be confirmed by a rarity commission (may be you know that already). But you are right because both "observations" were only notes because of the birdmap-information. Nobody did see him personally. So it is confirmed automatically as well.

EDIT: there is a real observation of Tönn in ornitho.fr with photo
http://www.ornitho.fr/index.php?m_id=54&mid=129843
One doesn't need to have an account there, this link is visible for everyone!

[Hellem]

Nov 25th, three beautiful pictures of Tõnn
http://www.ornitho.fr/index.php?m_id=54&id=104663
http://www.ornitho.fr/index.php?m_id=4#

[Janne+Ais]

WOW, thank you!

[Hellem]

Nov 25th on the birdmap - +20 km Tõnn was near Chamblanc an Seurre, France