Hafren

Named by employees of tag funder Severn Trent Water. Hafren is the Welsh name for Severn and also the name of Severn Trent Water’s counterpart Welsh business (Hafren Dyfrdwy). The ‘f’ is pronounced as a ‘v’ sound.

Status:: Active
Tagged:: Saturday, May 18, 2024 - 05:30
Tagging Location:: Hill Court Farm and the Blacklands, Worcestershire, England
Sex:: Male
Age when found:: Adult
Satellite Tag No.:: 262938
Wing Length (mm):: 236

Hafren's journey from 18 May 2024 to 30 April 2025

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30 Apr 2025

Hafren's movements

28 Apr 2025 - Hafren heads 'home'

Hafren was still in the Finistère department of Brittany on Friday afternoon, but by Sunday morning he was back in the UK. Heading north, he flew straight across The Channel, passing just 20 km (12 miles) west of Guernsey, before flying over the Dorset coast near Abbotsbury.

He continued, passing over Sherborne, Bath and Gloucester before arriving back in the area around Hill Court Farm and The Blacklands, where he was tagged on 18 May last year.

25 Apr 2025 - Hafren's homeward bound

In the last three days Hafren has left his temporary home in the Cáceres province, Spain, and covered around 1,600 km (994 miles). His journey took him around the Bay of Biscay, passing over Bilbao, then Bordeaux, before heading to Nantes, and finally taking a rest just north of Lorient, in southern Brittany.

His next big flight should take him to the UK and to his Worcestershire summer residence!

09 Apr 2025 - Hafren's Spanish flee...

As we expected, Hafren crossed the Mediterranean overnight on 5 April and headed straight inland, passing over Granada and on into central Spain.

He is currently feeding up and resting on the shores of the Puente Nuevo Reservoir in the province of Córdoba.

07 Apr 2025 - Hafren hoofs it

When we last checked in, just before the weekend, Hafren was close to Mijek in Western Sahara. Since then he has cut up through Morocco, passing close to the cities of Marrakesh and Fes, before arriving on the north Moroccan coast close to Temsaman commune in the Driouch Province, on Saturday.

His most recent signal shows that he has now set off across the Mediterranean. If he crosses without incident, he should make landfall somewhere between Malaga and Almeria.

04 Apr 2025 - Hafren is go!

Hot on Wilfrid’s heels, Hafren has now set off across the Sahara.

Leaving his temporary stopping-off point in the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, he skirted along the eastern border of Guinea, cut across south-eastern Mali, and motored through Mauritania before arriving in Western Sahara, covering around 2,200 km (1,370 miles).

From here, he should head up along the Moroccan coast, after which he will cross into Spain.

Past updates from hafren

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