In the last couple of days the vulture we have been tracking has moved south and east and is back foraging around and at the Tahwa Landfill, which serves Sur. Quite a bit of time is being spent roosting on the high voltage power lines that run by the landfill. High voltage power lines are typically not as dangerous to soaring birds as medium-voltage power lines because the distance between the live wires and any grounded part of the pylon is much greater than the wingspan of a vulture. Soaring birds are electrocuted when they simultaneously touch a live wire and a grounded element.
Over the last few weeks this bird has "disappeared" for a few days at a time suggesting it is spendings some time in areas where GSM coverage is poor.
Over the last few weeks this bird has "disappeared" for a few days at a time suggesting it is spendings some time in areas where GSM coverage is poor.
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| Egyptian vulture movements during 4-9 October 2016 |
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