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At the present Csalán has been located the most southwards from among the red-footed falcons tagged by satellite transmitters. Just like the other birds, she has been roaming in the romantic landscapes of Angola during the recent weeks, but according to our latest information she has left them and crossed the Okawango River. (2009/11/09)

Jasmine, the female red-footed falcon breeding in Vásárhelyi-puszták, Hungary, was the first one fitted by satellite transmitter in July. However, her transmitter has not forwarded signals even since one week following the fitting. Ornithologists feared that the bird perished, as not any signal of Jasmine has been received for several months from the locating satellites. (2009/11/02)

Red-footed falcons tagged with satellite transmitters in the Carpathian-basin during the breeding season began their migration less than 3 weeks ago. The birds heading towards the southern part of Africa successfully crossed the Sahara. It is only Csenge whose fate is doubtful as the last data on her localization was received from the middle of the desert. It is likely that her transmitter, that had already operation problems earlier, has broken down. (2009/10/12)

Red-footed falcons tagged with transmitters all arrived to Africa in the first week of October. From Nigeria news were received about Anita who was sought to be lost previously! Csenge and Hárpia, the “lagmen” are closing to the southern part of the desert! (2009/10/05)

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Csalán at the bank of Okawango

(2009/11/09)

At the present Csalán has been located the most southwards from among the red-footed falcons tagged by satellite transmitters. Just like the other birds, she has been roaming in the romantic landscapes of Angola during the recent weeks, but according to our latest information she has left them and crossed the Okawango River.

While writing this news, Csalán can be found in Namibia, in the vicinity of its borders with Angola and Botswana. Whether Csalán takes only a „short excursion” or will she continue her journey to the south? Will the other tagged redfoots follow her?

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After 3 months of silence Jasmine’s transmitter has restored to life

Anita Kiss (2009/11/02)

Jasmine, the female red-footed falcon breeding in Vásárhelyi-puszták, Hungary, was the first one fitted by satellite transmitter in July. However, her transmitter has not forwarded signals even since one week following the fitting. Ornithologists feared that the bird perished, as not any signal of Jasmine has been received for several months from the locating satellites. We have almost given up hope to ever find her when Jasmine’s transmitter started to operate again on 25^th October and sent signals from the border area of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola.

Shortly after being localized again, Jasmine joined the other redfoots in the central part of Angola. Thus we can follow again the way of six birds and may trust that Magdi or Csenge could be re-localized sooner or later!

After covering 7000 km red-footed falcons are close to their presumed wintering grounds.

(2009/10/12)

Red-footed falcons tagged with satellite transmitters in the Carpathian-basin during the breeding season began their migration less than 3 weeks ago. The birds heading towards the southern part of Africa successfully crossed the Sahara. It is only Csenge whose fate is doubtful as the last data on her localization was received from the middle of the desert. It is likely that her transmitter, that had already operation problems earlier, has broken down.

Heni and Csalán – flying only a few kilometres away from each other – having crossed the rain forests are already in the gateway of South-African savannas. Anita and Virág follow them in the same route but a little bit lagging behind. From among the birds having a working transmitter only Hárpia has not set forth yet to fly across the rainforests. She is still staying to the south of Lake Chad.

If the birds keep on flying with a speed experienced earlier they may reach their wintering grounds within a few days. In the meantime, specialists of MME/Birdlife Hungary are planning to follow-up their birds into Africa. Their objective is to survey the threatening factors in the wintering area that may endanger red-footed falcons which are strictly protected in Hungary. Members of the projected scientific expedition hope that redfoots’ “terminal” will be Namibia, Botswana or South-Africa as easily accessible areas for foreign travellers compared to the less safe Angola.

Whether will Heni and Csalán stop over in Angola?
Will Virág and Anita be able to cross the rainforests safely?
For how long will Hárpia stay at Lake Chad?

World premier: first time ever did cross red-footed falcon tagged with satellite transmitter the Equator!

(2009/10/05)

Red-footed falcons tagged with transmitters all arrived to Africa in the first week of October. From Nigeria news were received about Anita who was sought to be lost previously! Csenge and Hárpia, the “lagmen” are closing to the southern part of the desert!

The leading Heni gave a proof again of what a great performance such a small and fragile falcon is able to make. It was five days ago we reported on her the last time when she was just about to cross the Sahara. Since then she has caught up with Csalán and Virág in Chad flying couple of hundreds of kilometres ahead of her at the time. While the latter two birds slowed down somewhat after crossing the desert, Heni did not stay for long. Skimming East-Cameroon she immediately set forth to fly across the rainforests. Hardly more than five days after she arrived to Africa the satellites localized her on the southern side of the Equator, in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Within 9 days Heni got into a distance of 5500 km away of her breeding area in the Carpathian-basin. In the black continent she covered 3700 km in the course of 5 days. This is a huge performance made by a fragile little bird weighing some 200 grams!

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