Nov. 2022 Good morning Paul Iratxe and Gernika have low charge Almost sure that Iratxe is female and she could be in her nest As to Gernika, let's wait a little bit... But maybe the bird is also a female in the same situation. Have a nice weekend All the best joseba
oooooo Hello my friend, good to hear from you, I hope all's well with you and your family. ... Yes I am also following Iratxe and Gernika - I am very pleased that the PTTs are working.
I haven't looked at the GPS data lately though. With low charge we may loose GPS fixes. I will have a look this evening. It might be possible to very accurately locate the nests. We have just made a few more of these PTTs to go on Hen Harriers here in the UK. More later. Take care of yourself. Paul
oooooo Dear Joseba, sorry for the long delay, it was really good to hear from you, ...
It is too long since we have exchanged words ! I wanted to check the data on your birds before replying - and I think that they are both still alive
but hiding in the dark ! - I expect that you have seen that they have both moved south since you wrote, they need to get back
to the Basque country to get some sunshine. Hopefully they will both be back soon and you might even be able to get to see them again. The charge is always quite low on them, I need to think of a way to boost the battery voltage, it may seem counter intuitive - but putting a smaller capacity battery in them might work. I also have another magic trick I might experiment with. ... The Pintxos are much better in your country ! We will have to come over and see you again before too long. Take care of yourself Paul and Julia
oooooo Sorry, I was completely misled and was not able to use the Parser properly My goodness
It's very OK Both birds are coming back!
Thanks
again
Take care
All the best
joseba
Yes, unfortunately the charge is too low to operate the GPS so we are only occasionally getting Doppler locations. ... Bye for now
Paul 
