By Mike McGrady & Bernd Meyburg
Of all the Egyptian vultures we fitted with transmitters in January 2018, only one left northeastern Oman. Until mid April, 171318 moved back and forth between Sur and Musandam, then finally crossed to Qeshm Island. Since then, (and as of today) it has remained on Qeshm Island, and the nearby mainland. The first map below shows the movements of 171318 during June-September 2018. The second map shows what it did during 27 September, and the third map zooms in on that showing that the bird spent much of its time perched on pylons (one can see the shadows of the pylons on which the bird is perched located at about 11 o'clock from the cluster of locations).
Of all the Egyptian vultures we fitted with transmitters in January 2018, only one left northeastern Oman. Until mid April, 171318 moved back and forth between Sur and Musandam, then finally crossed to Qeshm Island. Since then, (and as of today) it has remained on Qeshm Island, and the nearby mainland. The first map below shows the movements of 171318 during June-September 2018. The second map shows what it did during 27 September, and the third map zooms in on that showing that the bird spent much of its time perched on pylons (one can see the shadows of the pylons on which the bird is perched located at about 11 o'clock from the cluster of locations).
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| Movements of Egyptian vulture 171318 during June-September 2018 |
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| Movements of Egyptian vulture 171318 on 27 September 2018 |
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| Clusters of locations for Egyptian vulture 171318 on 27 September 2018. The shadows of pylons on which the bird is perching can be seen at about 11 o'clock to the clusters (click on image to enlarge). |
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