Waba (hatched 2022 in Karula NP)

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The autumn migration stops in mid-February and the spring migration continues from the following day, the 15th = the bird map is set for spring migration and the new distance measurement starts from 15.02. However, the birdmap is sometimes ready a week or two later.
Our storks appear on the map continuously when they reach areas with GSM coverage after starting their journey north.


in this thread we follow 3rd spring migration of the black stork named WABA (subadult/adult - hatched 2022, 4 CY in Karula National Park


WABA colour ring number 718W

Waba winters probably again in southern Sudan and second half of wintering in Ehtiopian highlands (northwestern Ethiopia) https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 889#p40889 and next

AUTUMN-WINTER MIGRATION 2024/2025
- last data: - 14.10.2024, Israel: Neve Eitan - kibbutz in Northern District (Beit She'an valley - ponds) https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 292#p40292 and next
- next birdmap update / spring birdmap started on: - first update for Waba:

Spring migration 2025
data source (spring birdmap 2025):

0/ departure/migration started on
(2024: 28.04)

1/ crossing the Gulf of Suez
(2024: 03.05)

2/ crossing the the Gulf of Iskenderun
(2024: 06.05/around)

3/ crossing the Sea of Marmara
(2024: 12.05/via Marmara Islands)

4/ arrival
(2024: Europe/Bulgaria (12.05) via Turkey; Estonia/mainland: 20.05,first Saarema Island:18.05)

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continuation:
- Nesting season 2025 news or summer/Europe:
- Autumn migration 2025:

28.08.2022 (last seen on the nest - 13.16.52 Waba took of)

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SEASON 2023/2024
- last data: 17.12.2023, Sudan: between Al Mafaza and Munirah - in El Rahad locality of the Al Gedaref/Al Qadarif State
- next birdmap update / spring birdmap: 01.05.2024, Egypt - Hurghada, Red Sea Governorate

Spring migration 2024 https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.php?f=109&t=178
- migration started on 28.04 (subadult - no nesting, summer 2024 see in the spring thread - link above, Europe/12.05 - https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 456#p31456)

SEASON 2022/2023
- last data: data continuously arrived, only some-times short pause (14.02.2023, Sudan: Degheim - New Halfa subdivision, Nahr Atbara district of Kassala state
- next birdmap update/ spring birdmap: 18.02.2023; Sudan: Degheim - Nahr Atbara District of Kassala state (same area)

Spring migration 2023 https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.php?f=101&t=159
- migration started on 08.03 (subadult - no nesting, summer 2023 see in the spring thread - link above, Europe/18.05 - https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 641#p26641)