TIMMU, adult male from Pärnu county

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DAY 3 - 19.09
(probably mid-flight data)



in my opinion Timmu most probably reached his wintering area already

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Timmu sucesfully reached his wintering area on 21.09.2022

September 24
Hello everyone

Birdmap update TIMMU https://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN/2022/autumn/timmu?line=1&track=0&speed=1

Previous data: viewtopic.php?p=9900#p9900 and next
- 19.09.2022, Distance: 6103 km km (+ 933 km in 3 days)
- SUDAN: east from Telbuk/Tlecoq (?) village in Al Gash district of Kassala state

NEW data
- 21.09.2022, Distance: 6559 km (+ 456 km in 2 days)
- ETHIOPIA: Wudi Gemzu - settlement in Metema district of North Gondar Zone, Amhara National Regional State

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wider view on that area

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We have the opportunity to follow Timmu's migration since 2020 (the third season).



Timmu reached his wintering area in Ethiopia (not far from Metema to the north-east):
in 2022 on 21.09 (in 2022 he had no brood - thx Madli for info)
in 2021 on 25.09 (in 2021 he raised 2 chicks - thx Madli for info)
in 2020 on 02.10 (in 2020 he had no brood)

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 Atbara river seems to be in the Sudan part, in Ethiopia the river is called the Guang river or also Goang/h or Gwang river)

there are sometimes problems with the names on the maps:
1/ the name of the RIVER
googlemaps describes the tributary of the river Atbarah, where Timmu is the same name - Atbarah, on one another map I found the name of this tributary Shiager, later the name Wudi Gemzu (in one researchpaper - some of the authors are Ethiopians)
b/ the name of the VILLAGE
on the maps using the mapbox there is the populated place where Timmu is described as Wedi Gemzo or also Wudi Gemzo

update on the first page/post

edit:

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September 26
Hello everyone

Birdmap update TIMMU https://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN/2022/autumn/timmu?line=1&track=0&speed=1 (early morning)

Previous data: viewtopic.php?f=65&t=82&p=9964#p9964 and next
- 21.09.2022, Distance: 6559 km (+ 456 km in 2 days)
- ETHIOPIA: Wudi Gemzu - settlement in Metema district of North Gondar Zone, Amhara National Regional State

NEW data
- 24.09.2022, Distance: 6605 km (+ 46 km in 3 days)
- ETHIOPIA: Wudi Gemzu - settlement in Metema district of North Gondar Zone, Amhara National Regional State

more later - done

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Timmu visited some streams in the area

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also there he searched for food in the river Wudi Gemzu


photo of the river there (first posted by Madli)

Volunteers trap black flies for research along a river near Wudi Gemzu village in Ethiopia’s Amhara region. Wudi Gemzu is a hot spot for river blindness.

(source in this post: viewtopic.php?p=887#p887)

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September 27
Hello everyone

Birdmap update TIMMU https://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN/2022/autumn/timmu?line=1&track=0&speed=1 (very, very late evening)

Previous data: viewtopic.php?p=9971#p9971 and next
- 24.09.2022, Distance: 6605 km (+ 46 km in 3 days)
- ETHIOPIA: Wudi Gemzu - settlement in Metema district of North Gondar Zone, Amhara National Regional State

NEW data
- 26.09.2022, Distance: 6626 km (+ 21 km in 2 days)
- ETHIOPIA: Wudi Gemzu - settlement in Metema district of North Gondar Zone, Amhara National Regional State

more later - done

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searching for food in the river Wudi Gemzu and its tributary

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September 27
Hello everyone

Birdmap update TIMMU https://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN/2022/autumn/timmu?line=1&track=0&speed=1

Previous data: viewtopic.php?p=10003#p10003 and next
- 26.09.2022, Distance: 6627 km (+ 21 km in 2 days)
- ETHIOPIA: Wudi Gemzu - settlement in Metema district of North Gondar Zone, Amhara National Regional State

NEW data
- 27.09.2022, Distance: 6631 km (+ 4 km)
- ETHIOPIA: Wudi Gemzu - settlement in Metema district of North Gondar Zone, Amhara National Regional State

Timmu is in his wintering place.

more later - done