Timmu (adult male, Pärnu county)

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the autumn birdmap starts with data from August 15
The spring/summer migration stops in mid-August and the autumn/winter migration continues from the following day, the 15th = the bird map is set for autumn/winter migration and the new distance measurement starts from 15.08. However, the birdmap is sometimes ready a week or two later.

in this thread we follow TIMMU, adult male from Pärnu county (we follow his 4th autumn-winter migration with transmitter)

Caught in the beginning of August 2020, on the old wood rafting channel Timmkanal, after which he was named. (info by Madli)
Timmkanal (also New River) - in Häädemeeste Parish of Pärnu County (info https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timmkanal)

TIMMU colour ring number: 704X

data source:
https://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN/2024/aut ... =0&speed=1

birdmap description (2021/22):
Adult black stork from Pärnu county, Estonia. Caught in the beginning of August 2020, on the old wood rafting channel Timmkanal, after which he was named. We only found out about Timmu's nest in the next year, because in 2020 he had no brood. After his capture and installation of the transmitter, Timmu stayed at the release point for several days probably due to stress and did not want to fly. But when he started flying, he went on migration on August 17, 2020. Timmu made a stop in the southern part of Belarus on August 21, where he spent almost a month. Timmu then flew for two weeks without longer stop overs to winter in Ethiopia, near the Sudanese border. Timmu reached wintering site in October 2nd. He has a wintering area of ​​about 160 square kilometers. During the spring migration (March 2nd - April 15th), Timmu did not make any long migration stops.
Breeding in 2021 was successful with two chicks fledged. Timmu also reached the same wintering place in 2021, but made two stops during the autumn migration, in southern Belarus and Romania. In time he started wintering in 2021, Ethiopia did not have as good a mobile network as a year earlier. Sometimes we had to wait a long time for data. Maybe it was caused by the conflict between Sudan and Ethiopia?

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NESTING 2024: 3 eggs - nesting failed (info, photo https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 607#p35607)
- nesting 2023: 1 chick+ 1 unhatched egg (info, photo https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 488#p20488)
- nesting 2022: Timmu was alone this year. In spring he even flew to Latvia to search for a mate and spent time waiting in 5 different nests. (thx Madli)
- nesting 2021: Timmu raised 2 chicks (thx Madli)
- nesting 2020: no brood

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Autumn-winter migration 2024-2025
birdmap started on 08.09 - first data for Timmu 08.09/updated: 05.09

the transmitter has not been working well since the spring migration 2024

0/ departure/migration started (Estonia) on 26.07

- Latvia (26.07) - Belarus (01.08 - 27.08? Timmu explored/visited new places - he stayed not in his usually Stolin area)

1/ stopover place/s 01.08 - 27.08 (?)

Belarus (01.08 - 27.08? Timmu explored/visited new places - he stayed not in his usually Stolin area)
(arrival: https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 480#p39480 - departure

- Ukraine (05.09) ... no new data

2/ crossing the Sea of Marmara via Bosporus

- Turkey (21.09 Konya, no more data)

4/ crossing the the Gulf of Iskenderun 23.09

- Syria (23.09) - West Bank (24.09) -

5/ crossing the Gulf of Suez 25.09

Egypt/Africa (25., 26.09)

NO new data till now
Last data: https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 954#p39954
26.09, Egypt (Qena Governorate)



6/ arrival to wintering destination (Ethiopia)

contninuation - Spring migration 2025 -

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Autumn-winter migration 2023-2024 - overview: https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.php?f=89&t=139
Autumn-winter migration 2022-2023 - overview: https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.php?f=65&t=82[/
last data on the birdmap: 08.10 (wintering area)
Urmas (27.12.2022): Timmu occasionally sends data from his wintering area, but it's not on the birdmap
new data on the (spring)birdmap: 16.03 (outdated - 08.03) Egypt: Red Sea Governorate, to the west from Hurghada, in the Red Sea Mountains
Autumn-winter migration 2021-2022 - https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.php?f=51&t=2 + overview: https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.php?f=51&t=24

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previous autumn migration path

2023 autumn migration - complete data: https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 398#p39398



previous stopover site - Timmu spend usually almost a month in Belarus - around the town Stolin in Stolin District of Brest Region/Horyn river marshes

Stolin - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolin
Horyn river - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horyn:
... it finally flows into the Pripyat; ... In the upper reaches of the river, the floodplain is waterlogged, is covered mostly with meadow-bog vegetation, less often with shrubs and individual trees. In other areas, it is mostly dry, meadow, strongly overwhelmed by elders, gullies and lakes, along the banks of which there are thick thickets of cane and shrub (willow, weeping willow). There are sandy ridges and separate hills, with a height of 1 to 8 m. At the slopes, the lower part of it is marshy and is a wet meadow. Soils are muddy-sandy and clay, in wetlands peaty.



previous wintering site - wider area near the Wudi/Wadi/Wedi Gemzu - settlement in Metema woreda, North Gondar Zone in Amhara Region of Ethiopia
- Timmu "has a wintering area of ​​about 160 square kilometers" (birdmap info)

Ethiopia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia
Amhara Region - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amhara_Region
Semien Gondar/North Gondar Zone - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Gondar_Zone
Metema District (woreda) and town - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metemma
Atbarah River (Bahr-el-Aswad, or Black River) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atbarah_River



the area of the river Wudi Gemzu (Wadi/Wedi Gemzo)

https://www.cartercenter.org/news/featu ... le-rb.html :
- There is also a video showing the Wudi Gemzu river and area closer. Now we have a pretty good idea, where Timmu spends the winter : (thx to Madli!)
photos of the area also there https://www.cartercenter.org/news/multi ... -cdds.html

we see big black areas/spots on the map in Timmus´s wintering area - the slash-and-burn method is used in this area to improve soil quality
more to this topic: https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.php?p=1001#p1001 and https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.php?p=1002#p1002 (thx to Madli)

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PHOTOS in this post https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.php?p=8436#p8436 and here https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.php?p=856#p856

21.08.2023 pic shared by our Madli: Timmu visited the fish basket, had a good meal and around at 15h he began his journey ...



15.05.2022


PHOTO https://media.voog.com/0000/0048/2495/p ... Urmas1.jpg
(source: https://www.talgud.ee/talgud/tulevased- ... utesoo2022)

[marika.solo]

post moved here on 27.08

July 26 data

Timmu started his migration too. But is very questionable how long will his transmitter working.

"Yesterday (25.07) late in the evening he went to the swamp to eat and this morning also at 9.17 he was at the swamp, but it is doubtful if the otter left him anything there at night. Anyway, 12:10 is an inaccurate point from Latvia."

FROM:
- ESTONIA
TO
- LATVIA: Valtiņi (maybe there) - a village in Sausnēja parish of Madona Municipality
new data: 26.07.2024 (at 12.10)



STREET VIEW https://maps.app.goo.gl/6dKmwS23HoXmoLTB8 Google Street View Jul 2023 - Valtiņi, Sausnējas pagasts, Madonas novads

[marika.solo]

August 01 data
Hello everyone

(I have an internet connection again - I will complete everything)

Thx to Madli for data - map.
Timmu have reached the Pripyat Marshess and he is preparing for migratation.

FROM:
- LATVIA: Valtiņi (maybe there) - a village in Sausnēja parish of Madona Municipality
previous data: 26.07.2024 (at 12.10)
TO
- BELARUS: Veresnitsa/Верасніца - an agro-town in the Zhitkovichi district of the Gomel region
new data: 01.08.2024

btw. it is the favourite summer destination of our Bonus

[marika.solo]

August 16 data
Hello everyone

"data source": our Madli - big thx

FROM:
- BELARUS: Veresnitsa/Верасніца - an agro-town in the Zhitkovichi district of the Gomel region
previous data: 01.08.2024
TO:
- Belarus: Turskoe/Турское - a village in the Stolin district of the Brest Region
new data: 16.08.2024 (at 12.01)

Timmu moved approx. 30 km to the east in this area

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August 27 data
Hello everyone

description (photos) later - I am again on holiday

"data source": our Madli
10 days moving of Timmu

FROM:
- Belarus: Turskoe/Турское - a village in the Stolin district of the Brest Region
previous data: 16.08.2024 (at 12.01)
TO:
- Belarus: Duboi/Дубай - a village
new data: 27.08.2024 (at 11.17)

Timmu moved approx. 35 km to the west in this area

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2024


previous seasons


EDIT:
The other storks are relatively in the same area as before and are not rushing to Africa yet. (07.09, info shared by our Madli)

[marika.solo]

next update for Timmu https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 759#p39759

September 08 (data 07.09)
Hello everyone

we have the first birdmap update https://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN/2024/aut ... =0&speed=1

- 05.09.2024 (outdated); 2266 km
- Ukraine: Klesiv / Клесів - a rural settlement in Sarny Raion (district) of Rivne Oblast (province)
(western Ukraine)





(probably later more - some info, photos)