JANIS (2018, Latvia) - adult bird

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January 10
Hello everyone

Previous data
- 09.01.2026, Distance: 4388 km (+ 6 km)
- Turkey: Bebeli - a village in the municipality and district of Karataş, Adana Province (to the south of the village)

NEW DATA
- 10.01.2026, Distance: 4411 km (+ 23 km) Janis moved to new place in this area (to the south)
- Turkey: Çakırören - a village in the municipality and district of Karataş, Adana Province

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google earth offers more photos




https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gps-c ... BxSA=h1440 by İsa BEÇİK, Yüreğir Plain Agricultural Irrigation


https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gps-c ... 53fg=h1440 by İsa BEÇİK, Cotton Field


Çakırören REEL uploaded on Sept. 17, 2025 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOtMaMEDQeZ/

Çakırören STREET VIEW by Ahmet Şenel uploaded on 2/2018 https://maps.app.goo.gl/WiAfoiVYExuPGNdo7

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January 14
Hello everyone

Previous data
- 13.01.2026, Distance: 4452 km (+ 15 km)
- Turkey: Incirli/Yemişli - a village in the municipality and district of Karataş, Adana Province

NEW DATA
- 14.01.2026, Distance: 4476 km (+ 24 km) Jani’s most recent location is on the shore the Akyatan Gölü - Ramsar Site (more morning in thread for Janis)
- Turkey: Akyatan Gölü/Karataş - a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Karataş, Adana Province

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PHOTO 1

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gps-c ... r9pg=h1440

PHOTO 2

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gps-c ... h5Ro=h1440

PHOTO 3

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gps-c ... Sclg=h1440

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first posted here: viewtopic.php?p=52564#p52564

Akayatan and Akyayan LAKE
- and there are used names Akyatan for the bigger lake to the west and Ağyatan for the smaller lake to the east
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Og ... eaches.png



VIDEO
Akyayan or Ağyatan is the right name for the smaller lake/lagoon

uploaded on 15.10.2020 by Aytaç Batıbay

Akyatan or Akayatan is the right name for the bigger lake/lagoon

PIC from this very, very short video https://youtu.be/HDaLuSR-gik?si=xqH8FXsuGo4YkBdQ

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Akyatan Lagoon. 15/04/98; Adana; 14,700 ha; 36°37'N 035°16'E. Cultural and Natural Asset; Wildlife Protection Area. A coastal lagoon surrounded by brackish marshes, sandy shores, freshwater pools, wet meadows, and dunes. Among the dunes are pits extending below sea level that fill with freshwater in the rainy season. The site provides habitat for several globally threatened species, including breeding marine turtles, and regularly supports internationally important numbers of numerous species of migrating, wintering and breeding waterbirds. Human activities include agriculture, scientific research, and an important fishery. The area has high historical and archaeological value. Ramsar site no. 943. Most recent RIS information: 2008.
(https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/943?__goawa ... gle.com%2F)

https://www.birdingplaces.eu/en/birding ... tan-lagoon
Black Stork photographed there: https://www.birdingplaces.eu/storage/fi ... vaar-2.jpg

interesting description and nice photos https://www.adanabaska.com/en/3/excepti ... ite/22/191

https://map.navigatormap.org/site-detail?site_id=45313

posted 29.08.2025 short reel
https://www.facebook.com/kampadanacom/v ... 605494241/

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Dobry den,snad jen vysilac prestal posilat data!a nebo je mimo signal,,doufam,ze se brzy ozve

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February 11
Hello everyone

last longer "trip" on 14. - 16.01



- 17.01.2026, Distance: 4537 km (+ 3 km) very few
- Turkey: Bebeli - a village in the municipality and district of Karataş, Adana Province

- 18.01.2026, Distance: 4541 km (+ 4 km) very few again
- Turkey: Bebeli - a village in the municipality and district of Karataş, Adana Province

19.01 - No birdmap update

- 20.01.2026, Distance: 4554 km (+ 13 km in 2 days) - to the east from Kesik (often visited area)
- Turkey: Kesik - a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Karataş, Adana Province

21.01.2026, Distance: 4559 km (+ 5 km) - to the south from Kesik
- Turkey: Incirli/Yemişli - a village in the municipality and district of Karataş, Adana Province

NO birdmap update on 22. and 23.01

- 24.01.2026, Distance: 4598 km (+ 39 km in 4 days) - to the easth from Yemişli
- Turkey: Yemişli - a village in the municipality and district of Karataş, Adana Province

- 25.01.2026, Distance: 4607 km (+ 9 km) - to the easth from Yemişli (birdmap update only for Janis)

NO birdmap update for 26.01

- 27.01.2026, Distance: 4625 km (+ 18 km in 2 days)
- Turkey: Bebeli - a village in the municipality and district of Karataş, Adana Province

- 28.01.2026, Distance: 4629 km (+ 4 km) very few (location is near one bigger canal)
- Turkey: Bebeli - a village in the municipality and district of Karataş, Adana Province

NO new data for Janis on 29.01

- 30.01.2026, Distance: 4637 km (+ 8 km in 2 days) very short distance (rainy days)
- Turkey: Bebeli - a village in the municipality and district of Karataş, Adana Province

NO NEW data (last location is not like usually on one el. pylon - only above/in (?) the nearby field)
- Turkey: Yemişli - a village in the municipality and district of Karataş, Adana Province

NO birdmap update for 01.02

- 02.02, Distance: 4656 km (+ 19 in 3 days)
- Turkey: Bebeli - a village in the municipality and district of Karataş, Adana Province

NO birdmap update for 03.02

- 04.02.2026, Distance: 4662 km (+ 6 km in 2 days )
- Turkey: Bebeli - a village in the municipality and district of Karataş, Adana Province

it seems like there’s a technical problem with OrniTrack

NO new data for Janis on 09.02, 10.02 (as well for Matis and Walli)

in very good situation (feeding ground - night roost + weather) the daily distance is approx. 6 km

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Dobry den,snad jen vysilac prestal posilat data!a nebo je mimo signal,,doufam,ze se brzy ozve

Musíme trpezlivo čakať a dúfať, že Janis je v poriadku (Mats poslal naposledy údaje tiež 04.02. a Walli dokonca 02.02.)
Držme palce!

"Hello, perhaps the transmitter has stopped sending data! Or maybe it's out of range. I hope it will be back soon."
- We must wait patiently and hope that Janis is okay (Mats last sent data also 04.02 and Walli even 02.02).
Fingers crossed!




night: el. pylon near Bebeli, day: clearly 2 feeding points/irrigation canal