WABA, hatched 2022, streamed nest in Karula NP

[marika.solo]

February 05
Hello everyone

Birdmap update for WABA https://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN/2022/aut ... =0&speed=1
(update 05.02 a.m)

Previous data:(viewtopic.php?p=11374#p11374 and next)
- 03.02.2023, Distance: 12 315 km (+ 69 km in 3 days/)
- SUDAN: Degheim - New Halfa subdivision, Nahr Atbara district of Kassala state

NEW data:
- 04.02.2023, Distance: 12 338 km km (+ 23 km)
- SUDAN: Degheim - New Halfa subdivision, Nahr Atbara district of Kassala state

Waba is flying (mid-flight data) to the north from Degheim.

situation - change
edit: I forgot to upload the picture

[Adria]

Searching for food on Canal Tur'at Sab`ah wa Thalathun A

[marika.solo]

continuation

Waba has new line also near this village

big PHOTO https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1 ... BbFe=h1440 or
googlemaps https://goo.gl/maps/S8i6fJDgvEBNHXF8A image capture Sep 2017 by قرية كرري مصنع سكر حلفا الجديدة

the canal there (click)https://goo.gl/maps/tLGi8BfunfjGz7FT7 image capture Dec 2019 by حامد ود الشيخ

Waba is searching for food mostly on the (irrigated) fields, but we see lines in the area the main canals too

canal near the Village nr 38

PHOTO https://goo.gl/maps/VQJBsGbwccfpKPcW6 image capture Aug 2019 by حامد ود الشيخ

Water is brought from a dam at Khashm el Girba and travels through a main canal which extends 26 kilometres up to the first regulator. At this point the canal is divided into three northward running branch canals. Minor channels branch off from these three canals, and finally, the water is distributed through lateral field channels. Each of them serves 18 or 36 tenancies.

The fields must be farmed according to the crop rotation and management regime determined by the New Halfa Agricultural Production Corporation (NHAPc). A three years' rotation of cotton, wheat and groundnuts is prescribed for the tenancies without any fallow-year provided for. Cotton and groundnuts are grown as summer/rainy season crops planted between June and August, while wheat is a winter/dry season crop planted in October. Recently, sorghum (dura) has been introduced in the rotation). It is also a rainy season crop, planted at the onset of the rains in June-July.
(source: http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/di ... TEXT01.pdf - 1985, probably there are changes)

[marika.solo]

February 07
Hello everyone

Birdmap update for WABA https://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN/2022/aut ... =0&speed=1
(update 07.02 early morning)

Previous data:(viewtopic.php?p=11377#p11377 and next)
- 04.02.2023, Distance: 12 338 km km (+ 23 km)
- SUDAN: Degheim - New Halfa subdivision, Nahr Atbara district of Kassala state

NEW data:
- 06.02.2023, Distance: 12 463 km + 25 km in 2 days)
- SUDAN: Degheim - New Halfa subdivision, Nahr Atbara district of Kassala state

Waba is flying around Degheim also to new places (irrigated fields and canals).

change


edit:

[marika.solo]

continuation
I hope Adriána is O.K. and her silence is only because they have problem with internet (electricity) because they have there much snow and strong froze

newest line is to the west from Degheim, near the Village nr 38


satellite view on that area 2 years ago (Jan 2021 - this is the right year)


Village Nr 38 in detail - villages that were not built as part of resettlement have a different structure

[marika.solo]

continuation

view on the canal (next view - this is near Degheim to the north)

PHOTO https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1 ... -h725-k-no

New Halfa Sugar Factory Railway (GT)

the same photo on the google-map https://goo.gl/maps/cPSDFEbMrQiVNTn87 image capture Aug 2019 by حامد ود الشيخ

[Adria]

Marika, thank you for the addition . Unexpectedly, I had to go away from home to take care of some things.

[marika.solo]

February 13
Hello everyone

Birdmap update for WABA https://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN/2022/aut ... =0&speed=1

Previous data:(viewtopic.php?p=11382#p11382 and next)
- 06.02.2023, Distance: 12 463 km + 25 km in 2 days)
- SUDAN: Degheim - New Halfa subdivision, Nahr Atbara district of Kassala state

NEW data:
- 13.02.2023, Distance: 12 556 km + 93 km in 7 days)
- SUDAN: Degheim - New Halfa subdivision, Nahr Atbara district of Kassala state

Waba is flying to the west from Degheim - in the area around the Village Nr 38, but the newest line is to he NE from the village - north from Degheim.

[marika.solo]

situation:


newest favourite area:


newest localisation:

[marika.solo]

February 14
Hello everyone

Birdmap update for WABA https://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN/2022/aut ... =0&speed=1

Previous data:(viewtopic.php?p=11396#p11396 and next)
- 13.02.2023, Distance: 12 556 km + 93 km in 7 days)
- SUDAN: Degheim - New Halfa subdivision, Nahr Atbara district of Kassala state

NEW data:
- 14.02.2023, Distance: 12 651 km (+ 95 km)
- SUDAN: Degheim - New Halfa subdivision, Nahr Atbara district of Kassala state

Waba flew today around Degheim and continued to the north.
Next "trip" ad back again? or ... - we will see on the spring migration map (starts 15.02)