These are the most recent marking pattern used in the Alps

Marking pattern for the Alps 2008
marks2008alps.jpg - 313 kB
marking pattern used in the Alps 2008

2008 Sardinia & Andalusia
fcbv_marks_2008.pdf - 49 kB

Marking pattern for the Alps 2009
marking_pattern_2009.pdf - 240 kB

Marking Pattern for the Alps 2010
2010f.pdf - 45 kB

Marking Pattern used in Spain (& France)

Marking Pattern until 2009
marques.pdf - 248 kB

Black Vultures (Aegypius monachus) marked in France and Spain

Black vulture Baronnies 2008
baronnies_2008.pdf - 937 kB

Black vulture Verdon 2008
verdon_2008.pdf - 640 kB

Black vulture Catalonia 2008
catalonia_2008.pdf - 138 kB

Black vulture Baronnies 2007
baronnies_2007.pdf - 194 kB

Black vulture Verdon 2007
verdon_2007.pdf - 158 kB

Black vulture Catalonia 2007
catalonia_2007.pdf - 119 kB

Black vulture Baronnies 2006
baronnies_2006.pdf - 618 kB

Black vulture Verdon 2006
verdon_2006.pdf - 164 kB

Ring colours Baronnies
ring_colours_baronnies.pdf - 6 kB

Ring colours Catalonia & Verdon
rings_catalogne___alpes.pdf - 7 kB

New marking pattern available now:

Marking Pattern for the Alps 2010
2010d.pdf - 326 kB

New record in ALpine BV reproduction?

Out of 19 couples that started with incubation in the beginning of May 11 remain successfully raising a chick.

The first Bearded Vulture chicks are born

April 2010: Meanwhile a total of 18(19) couples have started with reproduction. At least 9 chicks have hatched in the Alps.

On ~21st of February the first hatchling could be observed this year in the Vanoise National Park. Congratulations to Jean Pierre Martinot and his successful monitoring team.

Alpine Breeding Season 2008/2009

In the year 2009 13 couples started to breed in the Alps. Two more might have started but could not be checked because the risk of avalanche was too high. In 5 cases the breeding failed. The first chicks hatched in March. Eight birds fledge during summer 2009.