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MATS (adult male) - Pärnu County
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Re: MATS (adult male) - Pärnu County
2026
Happy New Year!
enjoy our Black Stork Calendar 2026 viewtopic.php?p=53192#p53192
January 1
BREAKING NEWS
Previous data: viewtopic.php?p=52475#p52475
- 08.10 (!) (outdated), Distance: 6941 km (+ 312 km)
- EGYPT/Sinay: Al Kantalla - a settlement in Nakhl/Nekhel/Nikhl , North Sinai Governorate 8912133, Egypt
NEW DATA
- 31.12.2025, Distance: 10 919 km
- Africa/Ethiopia: - to the north from Gish Abay, a town in west-central Ethiopia.
Located in the Mirab Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Region, it is the administrative center of Sekela woreda. The town is named after the nearby Mount Gish and the Abay River whose source is in the foothills of the mountain.
Mats spent a lot of time along streams in Sudan (to the northwest from Kulshabi, Lagawa, West Kordofan) and later moved to Ehiopia.
Happy New Year!
enjoy our Black Stork Calendar 2026 viewtopic.php?p=53192#p53192
January 1
BREAKING NEWS
Previous data: viewtopic.php?p=52475#p52475
- 08.10 (!) (outdated), Distance: 6941 km (+ 312 km)
- EGYPT/Sinay: Al Kantalla - a settlement in Nakhl/Nekhel/Nikhl , North Sinai Governorate 8912133, Egypt
NEW DATA
- 31.12.2025, Distance: 10 919 km
- Africa/Ethiopia: - to the north from Gish Abay, a town in west-central Ethiopia.
Located in the Mirab Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Region, it is the administrative center of Sekela woreda. The town is named after the nearby Mount Gish and the Abay River whose source is in the foothills of the mountain.
Mats spent a lot of time along streams in Sudan (to the northwest from Kulshabi, Lagawa, West Kordofan) and later moved to Ehiopia.
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marika.solo
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Re: MATS (adult male) - Pärnu County
evening update:
Previous data: see more viewtopic.php?p=53203#p53203 and next
- 31.12.2025, Distance: 10 919 km
- Ethiopia: to the north from Gish Abay - a town in the Mirab Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Region, it is the administrative center of Sekela woreda. (The town is named after the nearby Mount Gish and the Abay River whose source is in the foothills of the mountain.)
NEW DATA
- 01.01.2026, Distance: 10 938 km (+ 19 km)
- Ethiopia: same area (to the north from Gish Abay - a town in Sekela woreda, in the Mirab Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Region (west-central Ethiopia
Previous data: see more viewtopic.php?p=53203#p53203 and next
- 31.12.2025, Distance: 10 919 km
- Ethiopia: to the north from Gish Abay - a town in the Mirab Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Region, it is the administrative center of Sekela woreda. (The town is named after the nearby Mount Gish and the Abay River whose source is in the foothills of the mountain.)
NEW DATA
- 01.01.2026, Distance: 10 938 km (+ 19 km)
- Ethiopia: same area (to the north from Gish Abay - a town in Sekela woreda, in the Mirab Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Region (west-central Ethiopia
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marika.solo
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Re: MATS (adult male) - Pärnu County
previous update 01.01.2026 (2nd in the evening): viewtopic.php?p=53210#p53210 - next info/sit. on 01.03: viewtopic.php?p=53782#p53782
February 04
Hello everyone
Previous data
- 01.01.2026, Distance: 10 938 km (+ 19 km)
- Ethiopia: to the north-east from Gish Abay, a town in west-central Ethiopia.
Newest data
- 04.12.2025, Distance: 11 360 km (+ 422 km in 3 days)
- Ethiopia: to the north-east from Gish Abay, a town in west-central Ethiopia.
Located in the Mirab Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Region, it is the administrative center of Sekela woreda. The town is named after the nearby Mount Gish and the Abay River whose source is in the foothills of the mountain.
February 04
Hello everyone
Previous data
- 01.01.2026, Distance: 10 938 km (+ 19 km)
- Ethiopia: to the north-east from Gish Abay, a town in west-central Ethiopia.
Newest data
- 04.12.2025, Distance: 11 360 km (+ 422 km in 3 days)
- Ethiopia: to the north-east from Gish Abay, a town in west-central Ethiopia.
Located in the Mirab Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Region, it is the administrative center of Sekela woreda. The town is named after the nearby Mount Gish and the Abay River whose source is in the foothills of the mountain.
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marika.solo
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Re: MATS (adult male) - Pärnu County
- most probably there are (Ortodox) Forest Churches
- Church Forests are an iconic sight across the Ethiopian highlands. They preserve a small remnant of once widespread forest in a deforested land.
- Church Forests are an iconic sight across the Ethiopian highlands. They preserve a small remnant of once widespread forest in a deforested land.
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marika.solo
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Re: MATS (adult male) - Pärnu County
(infos from the past/older - Kuremari, Timmu)
The Incredible Church Forests of Ethiopia https://youtu.be/UdsmIkRagMw?si=98i7US9FzQ6orKsr uploaded on 20.05.2024 by Kieran Dodds
or e.g.
- this reading (photos) https://emergencemagazine.org/film/the- ... -ethiopia/
- https://documentaryweekly.com/home/2020 ... f-the-week)
- you can read about Ethiopia's 'church forests't also e.g. here https://www.nationalgeographic.com/envi ... odiversity
- or https://treefoundation.org/projects/chu ... -ethiopia/ (VIDEOs too)
and next 2 nice videos:
- Ethiopia's church forests (clip) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07m1pdq
- The Church Forests of Ethiopia (video) https://youtu.be/8fGe-CPWZlE
PIC from VIDEO https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/1 ... iopia.html
source: https://www.geographyrealm.com/ethiopia ... diversity/
The Incredible Church Forests of Ethiopia https://youtu.be/UdsmIkRagMw?si=98i7US9FzQ6orKsr uploaded on 20.05.2024 by Kieran Dodds
or e.g.
- this reading (photos) https://emergencemagazine.org/film/the- ... -ethiopia/
- https://documentaryweekly.com/home/2020 ... f-the-week)
- you can read about Ethiopia's 'church forests't also e.g. here https://www.nationalgeographic.com/envi ... odiversity
- or https://treefoundation.org/projects/chu ... -ethiopia/ (VIDEOs too)
and next 2 nice videos:
- Ethiopia's church forests (clip) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07m1pdq
- The Church Forests of Ethiopia (video) https://youtu.be/8fGe-CPWZlE
PIC from VIDEO https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/1 ... iopia.html
source: https://www.geographyrealm.com/ethiopia ... diversity/
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marika.solo
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Re: MATS (adult male) - Pärnu County
the area looks maybe similar
Rotating drone flight around remote village with classic homes made of straw, rural community in Ethiopia
Upload date: 23 August 2019 - Stef Hoffer
https://www.shutterstock.com/video/clip ... VideoClips
Rotating drone flight around remote village with classic homes made of straw, rural community in Ethiopia
Upload date: 23 August 2019 - Stef Hoffer
https://www.shutterstock.com/video/clip ... VideoClips
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marika.solo
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Re: MATS (adult male) - Pärnu County
previous update 19.02 (birdmap overview viewtopic.php?p=53573#p53573) - next update:
March 01 data
Hello everyone
"Mats last 10 days. Last data from 1.03.2026 19:46"
Previous data
- 19.02.2026, Distance: 11599 km (+ 11 km)
- Ethiopia: same area (to the north from Gish Abay - a town in Sekela woreda, in the Mirab Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Region (west-central Ethiopia)
NEW data
- 01.03.2026
- Ethiopia: to the north-east from Gish Abay, a town in west-central Ethiopia.
Located in the Mirab Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Region, it is the administrative center of Sekela woreda. The town is named after the nearby Mount Gish and the Abay River whose source is in the foothills of the mountain.
March 01 data
Hello everyone
"Mats last 10 days. Last data from 1.03.2026 19:46"
Previous data
- 19.02.2026, Distance: 11599 km (+ 11 km)
- Ethiopia: same area (to the north from Gish Abay - a town in Sekela woreda, in the Mirab Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Region (west-central Ethiopia)
NEW data
- 01.03.2026
- Ethiopia: to the north-east from Gish Abay, a town in west-central Ethiopia.
Located in the Mirab Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Region, it is the administrative center of Sekela woreda. The town is named after the nearby Mount Gish and the Abay River whose source is in the foothills of the mountain.