Mare, adult female (from 01.01.2022)

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MARE (0C9X) - adult female hatched in Latvia 2016

Ring ID: LVR ET-5389
Tag: 2699; Start of tag deployment: 2016-08-03 00:00:00.000; Deployment Id: 2699@Penkule new 2; Time of First Location: 2016-08-17 08:40:31.998
Penkule is a village in Penkule Parish and Dobele Municipality in the historical region of Zemgale, and the Zemgale Planning Region in Latvia

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continuation - previous post viewtopic.php?p=843#p843 (as of 31.12.2021)

Mare reached her main wintering area in Ethiopia (south from Bambasi) on 28.12.2021

Ethiopia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia
Beninshangul-Gumuz Region - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benishangul-Gumuz_Region
Asosa Zone - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asosa_Zone
Bambasi - district (woreda) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bambasi_( ... _District)
Bambasi (town) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bambasi
Dabus river - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dabus_River

Dabus, also called the Yabus River, originates from the West Wallagga area and drains rivers and swamps from the western part of the Benishangul-Gumuz region to merge with the Blue Nile just before it crosses the border to the Sudan. (wiki)

Mare's migration path



Mare's newest localisation in Ethiopia (her main wintering area)



Mare arrived to this area for the first time (first migration) on 16.12.2016 (she spend there her sixth winter)

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January 01
Hello everyone

MARE black stork female from Latvia 4CY https://goris.lv/mare-2017/
(previous post: viewtopic.php?p=845#p845)

basic informations: viewtopic.php?p=842#p842

previous data:
31.12. - 88 841 km (app: 13,3 km/24h), south from Bambasi, a town in western Ethiopia, Asosa Zone of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region of Ethiopia
new data:
01.01. - 88 846 km (app: 4,9 km/24h), same area

Mare is in her main wintering area in Ethiopia, today path - blue line





Mare's today moving is somewhere in this area (the red symbol is her localisation L5 at 14.30)

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MARE continuation

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January 02
Hello everyone

MARE black stork female from Latvia 4CY https://goris.lv/mare-2017/
(previous post: viewtopic.php?p=854#p854 and next)

basic informations: viewtopic.php?p=842#p842

previous data:
01.01. - 88 846 km (app: 4,9 km/24h), south from Bambasi, a town in western Ethiopia, Asosa Zone of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region of Ethiopia
new data:
02.01. - 88 857 km (app: 5 km/24h), same area

Mare is in her main wintering area in Ethiopia, today path - blue line



Mare's today moving is somewhere in this area (the red symbols are her localisations at 14.30/L5 on 31.12 and on 01.01)



Mare flew to the swampy area near the Dabus river

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MARE continuation

"The Dabus river. ... The catchment is rich in wildlife, forest and fish resources and supports large livestock and human population. The Dabus basin influences micro-climate and hydrology all the way beyond GERD and South Sudan and is a connection corridor for migratory birds and wildlife. Despite the low human population in the basin, one observes ecological degradation in terms of high soil erosion, deforestation and sedimentation. Clearly, the basin requires intervention to reduce soil, water and nutrient losses and maintain the carbon stock through forestation practices."
source: EWNHS (2018) A first directory of Ethiopian wetlands: descriptions, ecosystem services, causes of degradation and recommendations for restoration and sustainability. Ethiopian Wildlife and Natural History Society, Addis Ababa

Dabus swamp (riverfloodplain)

"The Dabus swamps are located in the headwaters of the Dabus River, have an area of approximately 900 km2 out of the 8030 km2 total area upstream of the swamp outlet ... "
source: Conway, D. (1997). A water balance model of the Upper Blue Nile in Ethiopia. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 42(2), 265-286. https://doi.org/10.1080/02626669709492024

"The rainfall distribution pattern is unimodal, and is from March to September (EWHNS, 1996).
source: Leykun A (2003) The distribution and status of Ethiopian wetlands: an overview. In: Abebe YD, Geheb K (Eds.), Wetlands of Ethiopia, proceedings of a seminar on the resources and status of Ethiopia’s wetlands, IUCN.

more next days (I found current resources)

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MARE continuation

"The Dabus Wetland complex in the highlands of Ethiopia is within the headwaters of the Nile Basin and is home to significant ecological communities and rare or endangered species. Its many interrelated wetland types undergo seasonal and longer-term changes due to weather and climate variations as well as anthropogenic land use such as grazing and burning."

source: Dubeau, P., King, D., Unbushe, D., & Rebelo, L.-M. (2017). Mapping the Dabus Wetlands, Ethiopia, Using Random Forest Classification of Landsat, PALSAR and Topographic Data. Remote Sensing, 9(10), 1056. MDPI AG. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs9101056

Figure 2
Example field photographs for: Aquatic Bed (a); Wet Meadow converted to cropland (b); Wet Meadow (c,d); Marsh Emergent (e,f); Papyrus Swamp (g); Papyrus Swamp and Shrub Marsh (h); Agriculture (maize) and Woodland (i); and forested area (centre) and fallow land (foreground) with houses/tukuls (j).


(https://www.mdpi.com/remotesensing/remo ... 6-g002.png)

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January 03
Hello everyone

MARE black stork female from Latvia 4CY https://goris.lv/mare-2017/
(previous post: viewtopic.php?p=858#p858 and next)

basic informations: viewtopic.php?p=842#p842

previous data:
02.01. - 88 857 km, app: 5 km (24h), south from Bambasi, a town in western Ethiopia, Asosa Zone of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region of Ethiopia
new data:
03.01. - 88 858 km, app: 908 m/24h, same area

Mare is in her main wintering area in Ethiopia, today path - blue line (yellow circle)



Mare stayed in the swampy area near the Dabus river

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MARE continuation

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January 04
Hello everyone

MARE black stork female from Latvia 4CY https://goris.lv/mare-2017/
(previous post: viewtopic.php?p=864#p864)

previous data:
03.01. - 88 858 km, app: 908 m (24h), south from Bambasi, a town in western Ethiopia, Asosa Zone of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region of Ethiopia
new data:
04.01. - 88 868 km, app: 9,5 km (24h), same area

basic informations: viewtopic.php?p=842#p842

Mare is in her main wintering area in Ethiopia, today path - blue line (swampy area near the Dabus river)
She flew to one of her favourite areas and back to the yesterday place



from the red symbol in the upper right corner to one of her favourite place in the lower left corner and back

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MARE continuation

the favourite area (localisation at 11.30)



the other today localisations