Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Navarre's new data (up to September 11th, 2009)


Taking into account the last data, Navarre came again to Aralar in the autumn/winter of 2008/2009, stayed there in winter and went back to Russia in the spring of 2009.

Given the woodcocks’ special behavior (related to the different places where they breed, stay in winter and so on) and taken into account the specific behavior of Navarre (she came to Aralar in 2007 and went back to Russia in 2008), it is possible and plausible the bird to have done the same track again (around 3,800 km to reach Aralar and another 3,800 km to go back to Russia): 3,800 + 3,800 = 7,600 km.

With this hypothesis Navarre has traveled around 7,600 km from August 2008 until September 11th, 2009.

There are only two possibilities:

(1) Navarre is still in Russia on September 11th. So, Navarre, all in all, has travelled around 11,425 km plus 7,600 = 19,025 km. Around 19,000 km.

(2) Navarre is already in her coming back, again, towards Aralar. In this case, Navarre has travelled even more than 19,000 km.

Navarre was defined as iron woodcock (2007/2008), then as golden woodcock (2008).

Taken into account the very special behavior of this bird in the period 2008-2009, Dr. Charles Fadat defined her as the Master of Suspense.

That Master of Suspense, however, has become a diamond woodcock, travelling more than 19,000 km.

But Navarre has even overcome the label of diamond woodcock: she is wonderful, just wonderful.