WABA colour ring number 718W
data source: https://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN/2023/aut ... =0&speed=1
birdmapdescription:
Juvenile Black Stork grown up in the nest of Karula webcam. One of three local chicks, with a foster chick added as a fourth. In order for the young to be in normal condition by the time they leave the nest, we fed the parent birds with fish. The parent birds took the fish to the nest and all four chicks got enough to eat. Waba started the autumn migration on August 28, so one day after the other fledglings flew out of the nest. In four days, he reached the Ukrainian-Moldovan border areas and stayed there for a week. In two days, he flew to the central Bulgaria, where he stayed for two days. Next, a week of flying to the Middle East, where he stopped for a few days in the Jordan River Valley and fed on fish ponds. Reached Africa a few days later across the Red Sea over Hurghada. Two days later, Waba reached the Nile, where it wintered in various places until mid-January. He then moved along the Atbara River to the agricultural area of New Halfa and is still there in March. On three occasions, Waba has tried to fly further east to the border between Eritrea and Ethiopia, but turned back. Probably there was too dry and no water.
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WABA is most probably the eldest offspring of Karl II and Kaia hatched in the season 2022.
Autumn-winter migration 2023-2024
birdmap started on 26.08
0/ departure/migration started on Aug. 13 (PL - Biebrza National Park)
- Belarus (12.,13.,14.08) - Ukraine (15.,16.,17., 18.-21.08) - Moldova (22.08) and back to Ukraine (23.08 - 23.09)
1/ stopover place/s
Waba like previous season is exploring the welt
1.1 Ukraine
- from 26.08 to 05.09 (11 days) around Korolivka, Olenivka, Luky, Chukiv, Nemyriv (Vinnytsia district of Vinnytsia province) viewtopic.php?p=23818#p23818
- from 07.09 to 16.09 (10 days) around Hruzke (Haisynskyi raion of Vinnytsia oblast)
viewtopic.php?p=24296#p24296
- from 17.09 to 23.09 (7 days) around Mala Stratiivka, Nova Obodivka, Trostyanchyk (Haisynskyi raion of Vinnytsia oblast) viewtopic.php?p=24626#p24626
1.2 Romania
- from 28.09 to 05.10 (8 days) around Rasova (Constanța County)
viewtopic.php?p=24960#p24960
thx for data to Adriána
- Moldova (24.09) - Romania (25.09 - 05.10) - Turkey/Europe (06.10)
2/ crossing the Sea of Marmara on 07.10 via Bosporus/Istanbul
viewtopic.php?p=25184#p25184
- Turkey/Asia (07.,08.,09.10)
4/ crossing the the Gulf of Iskenderun on 10.10 via the Gulf
viewtopic.php?p=25225#p25225 and next
- Syria (10.10) - Israel (11.10 - via Lebanon, 12.10)
Last data arrived on 12.10
Israel: Beit HaShita kibbutz in Northern District of Gilboa Council
viewtopic.php?p=25241#p25241
btw. the last ornitrack is ending in the far south of Israel around 40 km north of Eilat, to the west from the permanently closed Ovda airport - video/fly above this area and landing https://maps.app.goo.gl/qGEaFxkcSLbyXNyM8 (most probably Waba continued above Sinay and the Gulf of Suez to one wintering site in Africa)
5/ crossing the Gulf of Suez: 15.10.2023 viewtopic.php?p=25574#p25574
- new data arrived on 19.11
- Egypt (15.,16.11) - Sudan (17.11 -
6/ arrival to wintering destination: 26.11.2023 viewtopic.php?p=25658#p25658
- new area
- SUDAN: between Al Mafaza and Munirah - in El Rahad locality of the Al Gedaref/Al Qadarif State
to the north of the Al-Hawwata/El Hawata (one of the bigger localities) and to the east from the Rahad River (Nahr El Rahad)
continuation - Spring migration 2024 -
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Spring-summer migration 2023
overview: viewtopic.php?f=70&t=101
Autumn-winter migration 2022
- overview: viewtopic.php?f=65&t=88
- wintering place:
1/ Northern State (Waba is moving around the Bayuda desert, mostly on the irrigated fields near the river Nile)
2/ Kassala State (Waba is moving mostly around Degheim on the irrigated fields and near the canals there)
