Estonia: EEDI, adult male

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EEDI, adult male from Karula National Park (we follow him from season 2015/2016)
spring migration started on 07.03.2022 viewtopic.php?p=1207#p1207

- last autumn birdmap update viewtopic.php?p=1080#p1080 and next + here viewtopic.php?p=1066#p1066
- unfortunately the spring map is still not ready

-Eedi started migration, but no real data of migration route. (info by Urmas, 09.03.2022)
EDIT: SPRING BIRDMAP started viewtopic.php?p=1207#p1207

previous season: spring migration started on 10.03.2021 and arrival to the nesting area on 07.04.2021

- the situation a year ago, when we followed Eedi's spring migration already for the sixth time, was as follows:

departure (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, wintering area): 10.03.2021
- SA (10.-12.03) - Jordan (13.03) - Israel (14.03) - Lebanon - Syria -
Gulf of İskenderun/Gulf of Alexandretta 17.03.2021
- Turkey (very cold and rainy days: 17.03 - 22.03)
Sea of Marmara: 22.03.2021
- Turkey/Europe (22.-26.03 unfavourable weather) - Bulgaria - Romania/Moldova (28.03) - Moldova (29.03) - Ukraine (31.03) - Belarus (04.04) - Lithuania -
arrival (Estonia): 07.04.2021 (5656 km)

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EEDI 2021 http://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN/2021/spri ... =0&speed=1

in the last season his spring migration started on 10.03.2021 (at home: 07.04.2021)

2021 (!)
first spring data - data 07.03.2021 (birdmap update 09.03) - still Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (in his wintering area)

previous data:
- Distance: 192 km, Last data: 07.03.2021 (a new distance measurement started on 15.02.)
- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aseer Province, Bishah Governorate
new data:
- Distance: 767 km, Last data: 10.03.2021 - plus 575 km
- east from Al Khuwayjiah, Medina State, SAUDI ARABIA

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next update on 12.03 Distance: 1435 km, Last data: 12.03.2021 - plus 668 km
east from Tabuk, the capital city of the Tabuk Region in northwestern SAUDI ARABIA



and than on 13.03 Distance: 1649 km, Last data: 13.03.2021 - plus 214 km
between Aqaba and Wadi Rum (protected area), JORDAN

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EEDI - 2021 http://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN/2021/spri ... =0&speed=1
who know were he is these days

2021 (!)
the next data arrived on March 14 - ISRAEL, plus 242 km
- Distance: 1891 km, Last data: 14.03.2021
- west of the Dead Sea in the eastern edge of the Judaean Desert, in the Southern District of Israel
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there they are flying

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EEDI http://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN/2022/spri ... =0&speed=1

March 14
Hello everyone

SPRING BIRDMAP
Eedi started to his spring migration most probably on 07.03. (2021: 08.03)

previous data
- 14.02.2022, distance 7944 km (+31 km/2 days)
- south from Al Mahala village (affiliated to Al Qawba Center, 120 km southwest of Bisha), Bisha Governorate, Asir Province, SAUDI ARABIA (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia/KSA)
new data
- 14.03.2022, distance: 2100 km (a new distance measurement started on 15.02.)
- to the west from the Damian/Adam Bridge, WEST BANK (Israel)

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1/ situation - 2/ detail


Jisr ed-Damiye, (Arabic: جسر الدامية, romanized: Jisr ed Damieh, lit. 'Bridge of ed-Damieh') (also Prince Muhammad Bridge) known in Israel as Gesher Adam (Hebrew: גשר אדם) is a bridge over the Jordan River between the West Bank and the Balqa Governorate of Jordan. It was the name of a bridge over the Jordan River on the Nablus – Es Salt – Amman Road. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jisr_ed_Damiye)

"The bridge is not in commercial use in recent years, since the traffic between Jordan and Israel – now under a peace treaty – was relocated to Allenby bridge. The area of the bridge is a closed army zone, and visits to the site are permitted only after coordination with the Army." (more e.g. here, also photos https://www.biblewalks.com/adambridge)

VIDEO (short and very old, but also views on the wider area the river Jordan there) https://youtu.be/DAUVnvBdjIM

(in this area spent her winters little Karula (hatched 2018, offspring of Karl and Kati) - he perished on the way to her most probably first nesting area in Turkey 2021)


link to one of these PHOTOs https://media.britishmuseum.org/media/R ... _front.jpg ("Postcard; printed; colour photograph showing the Damia Bridge on the River Jordan, between the West Bank and Jordan."

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EEDI - continuation

"The old and new bridges are located in the center. They pass over the Jordan river, hidden from this angle. The narrow river flows left (North) to right (south), marked by the grey bushes on the bottom of the picture. Farther behind, on the right side, is the ancient Tell Adam – a round barren hill. Behind it is the mountain pass of Yabbok river (Jabbok, Zarka - Marika: Zarqa on the google map) was one of the major ancient trade routes, leading to the east." (https://www.biblewalks.com/adambridge)

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Adam bridge or Damia bridge

https://www.biblewalks.com/Photos47/adam3.jpg (you can zoom it)

Karameh Dam, Jordan (there Eedi flew to his newest localisation respectively flew back to the dam area - to the west on the pic)

https://goo.gl/maps/ufZE6nh5QjdC8GkA9 image capture Oct 2019

about his migration more in the evening - done

edit:

... Still no new updates from Karl II (or any other storks)

KARL is on the spring birdmap (but only the old data - to 04.03.2022)

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EEDI http://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN/2022/spri ... =0&speed=1

EEDI 1st day (07.03.2022)

from:
wintering area - south from Al Mahala village (affiliated to Al Qawba Center, 120 km southwest of Bisha), Bisha Governorate, Asir Province, SAUDI ARABIA (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia/KSA)
to:
east from As Sayl al Kabir - a village in Makkah Province, in western Saudi Arabia

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photo https://goo.gl/maps/mri9z1zQi9MnQRzg8, image capture Aug. 2011

the el.pylons in that area

photo As Sayl al Kabir https://goo.gl/maps/Rb9UrYQT8cx9e3yz7, image capture Aug. 2021

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EEDI http://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN/2022/spri ... =0&speed=1

EEDI 2nd day (08.03.2022)

from:
east from As Sayl al Kabir - a village in Makkah Province, in western Saudi Arabia
to:
south from Al Hegrieah - Al Madinah Region, Saudi Arabia

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Eedi spent the night near one stream


wider view on the hospital area in Al hegrieah

https://goo.gl/maps/2QurE1x4qj9vtcPr5, image capture Dec 2021

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EEDI http://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN/2022/spri ... =0&speed=1

EEDI 3rd day (09.03.2022)

from:
south from Al Hegrieah - Al Madinah Region, Saudi Arabia
to:
west from Sulailah Juhainah - Al Madinah Province, Saudi Arabia

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to the north are salt marshes - not far from his night resting place west from Sulailah Juhainah

big photo https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1 ... TaCa=h1440 or google-map https://goo.gl/maps/hjpG8aF6cH84jF527, image capt Oct 2014

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EEDI http://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN/2022/spri ... =0&speed=1

EEDI 4th day (10.03.2022)

from:
west from Sulailah Juhainah - Al Madinah Province, Saudi Arabia
to:
south from Tabuk Tabuk - the capital city of the Tabuk Region in northwestern Saudi Arabia

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photo https://goo.gl/maps/5j1MywbGTZswYmy89 image capture May 2021

in the vicinity there are more historical places

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EEDI http://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN/2022/spri ... =0&speed=1

EEDI 5th day (11.03.2022)

from:
south from Tabuk Tabuk - the capital city of the Tabuk Region in northwestern Saudi Arabia
to:
JORDAN, Ma'an Governorate, north from Mudawwara - the most southerly settlement in Jordan

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continuation next day - done

view on the Mudawwara and on the group of conical hills to the NW of the town

https://goo.gl/maps/m8E4cF53yGt9QaWc6 image capture Nov 2019 and https://goo.gl/maps/6z2Qik8Fp3k6gdBi9 image capture mar 2018