MATS (adult male) - Pärnu County

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previous birdmap update 25.09 viewtopic.php?p=52260#p52260 - next update 27.09 viewtopic.php?p=52296#p52296

September 26
Hello everyone

Previous data
travelling day
- 25.09, Distance: 6416 km (+ 592 km in 2 days)
- ISRAEL: Mevo Hama - a kibbutz in the Golan Heights, falls under the jurisdiction of Golan Regional Council

NEW data
- 26.09, Distance: 6433 km (+ 17 km)
- Israel: Gesher - a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council
(NE Israel, 15 km south of Tiberias)

continuation
150 black storks
https://ebird.org/checklist/S275559485 (26.09.2025, Gesher fishponds, Tal Arad)
60 BS on 24.09 Ido Ben-Itzhak, 100 BS on 19.09, Micha Mandel, 150 BS on 10.09 נעם חן
- at this time, it's about gatherings in migratory halt





Gesher ponds:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/u2LxRWGuLvhEHioW8 - AROUND THE WORLD - 04/2021
or
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1 ... cuyc=h1440

here Mats continued
A view across the River Jordan Valley towards the Golan Heights. This photograph is taken from sea level looking down on the Sea of Galilee which is about 200m below sea level.

https://flic.kr/p/g7RgMx taken on September 7, 2009 by Cycling Man

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previous birdmap update 26.09 viewtopic.php?p=52278#p52278 - next update 28.09 viewtopic.php?p=52314#p52314

September 27
Hello everyone

Previous data
- 26.09, Distance: 6433 km (+ 17 km)
- Israel: Gesher - a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council

NEW data
- 27.09, Distance: 6467 km (+ 34 km)
- Israel: Tirat Zvi - a religious kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council
(for night to the Jordan)



Mats checked the Neve Eitan ponds:
PHOTOSPHERE view
- https://maps.app.goo.gl/DCgpQix5hMBqghvT7 - Haim Shafir - 11/2022
- https://maps.app.goo.gl/iXPASrmNMgkSqhKJA - Gal Fridman - 01/2022

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1 ... 4057467775 - 12.04.2022 - Oscar4Travel

and continued to Tirat Zvi ponds:
PHOTOSPHERE VIEW - super! https://maps.app.goo.gl/jau6osZiFnsi92Qy7 - Haim Shafir - 10/2022


PHOTO https://www.yorav.co.il/images/tirat-zv ... -tzvi5.JPG

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previous birdmap update 27.09 viewtopic.php?p=52296#p52296 - next update 29.09 viewtopic.php?p=52333#p52333

September 28
Hello everyone

Previous data
travelling day
- 27.09, Distance: 6467 km (+ 34 km)
- Israel: Tirat Zvi - a religious kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council
(for night to the Jordan)

NEW data
- 28.09, Distance: 6483 km (+ 16 km)
- Israel: Neve Eitan - a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council
(northern Israel)

Mats moved back to the north, to the Neve Eitan ponds
PHOTOs, PHOTOSPHERE views and links to some more viewtopic.php?p=40106#p40106

continuation:

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previous birdmap update 28.09 viewtopic.php?p=52314#p52314 - next update 30.09

September 29
Hello everyone

Previous data
- 28.09, Distance: 6483 km (+ 16 km)
- Israel: Neve Eitan - a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council
(northern Israel)

NEW data
- 29.09, Distance: 6497 km (+ 14 km)
- Israel: Neve Eitan - a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council
(northern Israel)

PHOTOs, PHOTOSPHERE views and links to some more viewtopic.php?p=40106#p40106

continuation:



the visited pond area in Kfar Ruppin (PHOTO):

there are big changes:
The bold and beautiful rewilding of Israel’s wetlands https://www.israel21c.org/the-bold-and- ... -wetlands/
"Drained, dried and diverted for decades, Israel's wetlands are being restored to give half a billion migrating birds relief from past environmental errors."

Partnering with local kibbutzim like Kfar Ruppin, SPNI is transforming defunct fishponds again into a healthy wetland system, reclaiming a crucial stopover site for bird migration. (https://natureisrael.org/adventures-fro ... n-edition/)

"A pilot in Kfar Ruppin that began in March 2021 has already been attracting animals that once thrived in the area, including hyenas, the Israeli “jungle cat,” the Levant water frog and more, and lots of birds" ... (https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/202 ... 6c46040000)

+ interesting reading here too and PHOTOS (Kfar Ruppin) https://natureisrael.org/adventures-fro ... edition-2/
photo https://natureisrael.org/wp-content/upl ... x1536.jpeg
photo https://natureisrael.org/wp-content/upl ... 8x1139.png

Amid reservoire

The former fishpond at Kfar Ruppin in northern Israel that is undergoing rewilding. Omri Salner, Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (in the sources above)

https://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.co ... the-birds/ - PHOTOS too and also black stork

https://natureisrael.org/wp-content/upl ... ticle.pdf - with PHOTOS

reviving Israel’s wetlands (info, photos)
first here viewtopic.php?p=25330#p25330

- 2022, November 23 Bold, beautiful rewilding of Israel’s wetlands
https://www.israel21c.org/the-bold-and- ... -wetlands/

- 2022 November 17 Company tries to offset carbon footprint of Israeli COP27 delegates
https://www.timesofisrael.com/company-t ... delegates/

- 2022, May 10 Drain the swamp? Israeli startup sees green bonanza in rewilding wetlands instead
https://www.timesofisrael.com/drain-the ... s-instead/

- 2022, May 4 Back to the birds
https://njjewishnews.timesofisrael.com/ ... the-birds/

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previous birdmap update 29.09 viewtopic.php?p=52333#p52333 - next update 01.10 viewtopic.php?p=52362#p52362

September 30
Hello everyone

Previous data
- 29.09, Distance: 6497 km (+ 14 km)
- Israel: Neve Eitan - a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council
(northern Israel)

NEW data
- 30.09, Distance: 6505 km (+ 8 km)
- Israel: Kfar Ruppin - a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council
(northern Israel)



Neve Eitan:
PHOTOs, PHOTOSPHERE views and links to some more viewtopic.php?p=40106#p40106

the visited pond area in Kfar Ruppin (PHOTO):
Amud reservoire

The former fishpond at Kfar Ruppin in northern Israel that is undergoing rewilding. Omri Salner, Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel
(source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/company-t ... delegates/)

there are big changes:
The bold and beautiful rewilding of Israel’s wetlands https://www.israel21c.org/the-bold-and- ... -wetlands/
"Drained, dried and diverted for decades, Israel's wetlands are being restored to give half a billion migrating birds relief from past environmental errors."

Partnering with local kibbutzim like Kfar Ruppin, SPNI is transforming defunct fishponds again into a healthy wetland system, reclaiming a crucial stopover site for bird migration. (https://natureisrael.org/adventures-fro ... n-edition/)

"A pilot in Kfar Ruppin that began in March 2021 has already been attracting animals that once thrived in the area, including hyenas, the Israeli “jungle cat,” the Levant water frog and more, and lots of birds" ... (https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/202 ... 6c46040000)

+ interesting reading here too and PHOTOS (Kfar Ruppin) https://natureisrael.org/adventures-fro ... edition-2/
photo https://natureisrael.org/wp-content/upl ... x1536.jpeg
photo https://natureisrael.org/wp-content/upl ... 8x1139.png

https://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.co ... the-birds/ - PHOTOS too and also black stork

https://natureisrael.org/wp-content/upl ... ticle.pdf - with PHOTOS

reviving Israel’s wetlands (info, photos)
first here viewtopic.php?p=25330#p25330

- 2022, November 23 Bold, beautiful rewilding of Israel’s wetlands
https://www.israel21c.org/the-bold-and- ... -wetlands/

- 2022 November 17 Company tries to offset carbon footprint of Israeli COP27 delegates
https://www.timesofisrael.com/company-t ... delegates/

- 2022, May 10 Drain the swamp? Israeli startup sees green bonanza in rewilding wetlands instead
https://www.timesofisrael.com/drain-the ... s-instead/

- 2022, May 4 Back to the birds
https://njjewishnews.timesofisrael.com/ ... the-birds/

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The edge of Amud Reservoir, left, lies just over the border fence with Jordan, right. Photo by Gary Goldberg


SPNI Project Manager Nadav Israeli looking out over the reed-filled Amud Reservoir at Kfar Ruppin. Photo by Abigail Leichman


The rewilded Amud Reservoir at Kfar Ruppin. Photo by Gary Goldberg


more photos and videos as well https://israel21c.org/the-bold-and-beau ... -wetlands/

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previous birdmap update 30.09 viewtopic.php?p=52347#p52347 - next update 02.10 viewtopic.php?p=52375#p52375

October 01
Hello everyone

Previous data
- 30.09, Distance: 6505 km (+ 8 km)
- Israel: Kfar Ruppin - a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council
(northern Israel)

NEW data
- 01.10, Distance: 6512 km (+ 7 km)
- Israel: Neve Eitan - a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council
(northern Israel)



PHOTOs, PHOTOSPHERE views and links to some more viewtopic.php?p=40106#p40106


PHOTOSPHERE VIEW https://maps.app.goo.gl/fWgiXEJjzYMvgoRQ7 - Gidi Avnon - 02/2022

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previous birdmap update 01.10 viewtopic.php?p=52362#p52362 - next update 03.10

October 02
Hello everyone

Previous data
- 01.10, Distance: 6512 km (+ 7 km)
- Israel: Neve Eitan - a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council
(northern Israel)

NO NEW data

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previous birdmap update 01.10 viewtopic.php?p=52362#p52362 - next update 04.10

October 03
Hello everyone

Previous data
- 01.10, Distance: 6512 km (+ 7 km)
- Israel: Neve Eitan - a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council
(northern Israel)

NO NEW data

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previous birdmap update 01.10 viewtopic.php?p=52362#p52362 - next update 05.10 viewtopic.php?p=52407#p52407

October 04
Hello everyone

Previous data
- 01.10, Distance: 6512 km (+ 7 km)
- Israel: Neve Eitan - a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council
(northern Israel)

NEW data
- 04.10, Distance: 6599 km (+ 87 km in 4 days)
- Israel: Neve Eitan - a kibbutz in the Beit She'an Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council
(northern Israel)

Mats is moving in the Beit She'an Valley since 26.09, in the area the Neve Eitan ponds since 01.10



the preferred fish pool and night roost near the Jordan river



btw. in the forum we have a lot of photos and street views