London home unwittingly tracked by lost oystercatcher satellite tag
The GPS device fell off the bird in Orkney and is now in Ealing.
Source: birdguides.com
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Mystery of bird tag's 750-mile journey from Orkney to London solved
The mystery of an oystercatcher bird tag travelling from Orkney to a residential street in London has now been solved.
Source: pressandjournal.co.uk
Mystery of Orkney bird tag tracked to London is solved
Researchers were baffled when the tag used for tracking oystercatchers was traced to London.
Source: bbc.co.uk
Either a bird went on vacation or scientists need a tourist to return their equipment
Researchers are asking for help retrieving a lost bird tracker. A tourist likely picked up the GPS device on the beach and brought it home with them from Orkney, Scotland, to London, England.
Source: theverge.com
Bird researchers track holidaymaker's every move after they went home with tracking device
The GPS device had been set up to track the birds flight from Dublin to Orkey but fell off somewhere on the island on Sanday.
Source: dailymail.co.uk
Reward offered for Orkney bird tag taken by possible London holidaymaker
Researchers are offering a reward for a bird tag which fell off in Orkney and appears to ended up in a home in West London.
Source: pressandjournal.co.uk
Experts thought seabird had moved home from Orkney to London and was dining on pizza
A suspected case of the ‘wandering’ Oystercatcher left experts baffled after the seabird appeared to have swapped the rugged Orkney coast for London’s bright lights.
Source: scotsman.com