During the past week the satellite tracked bird has moved around quite a bit. During 23-24 November it was mostly located east of Sinaw. During 25-28 November it moved NE and was located NE of Ibra. Late on the 28th, it moved across the Hajar Mountains to a place just west of Sifa, not very distant from the Al Multaqa rubbish dump where it was first captured. By the 30th it had moved south towards Quriyat.
Egyptian vultures are, of course, scavengers, and have the ability to cover huge distance in search of food, and may need to do so when food availability is low. However, between the large and small rubbish dumps near the towns and cities of Oman, the shoreline and the death of animals in rural areas it seems that there is a lot of food around in Oman for vultures. We don't know why this bird made these relatively long movements. Maybe with more data and data from other birds, we'll come to better understand vulture ecology in Oman.
Egyptian vultures are, of course, scavengers, and have the ability to cover huge distance in search of food, and may need to do so when food availability is low. However, between the large and small rubbish dumps near the towns and cities of Oman, the shoreline and the death of animals in rural areas it seems that there is a lot of food around in Oman for vultures. We don't know why this bird made these relatively long movements. Maybe with more data and data from other birds, we'll come to better understand vulture ecology in Oman.
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| Movements of an Egyptian vulture during 23-30 November 2015. |
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