UKU (2019, adult male) - Viljandi county

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It is very likely that our Uku, or rather his transmitter, will send us data again during his spring migration (only when he reaches at the scheduled data transmission time an area with good GSM coverage). If we receive new information, we will inform you immediately.[

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After leaving Europe and crossing the Sea of Marmara (western route - flying over the Marmara Islands to Anatolia), Uku spent four days traversing Anatolia (and the Gulf of İskenderun). In the following two days, data came from Syria, and after a safe flight over Lebanon and northern Israel, he entered Jordan, where his transmitter went silent.
This is the first year we are tracking Uku with a GPS transmitter, so we don’t yet know where he spends the winter. Now we wait — hopefully, the signal will return in spring, bringing with it the full story of his first recorded migration.

Last birdmap update: viewtopic.php?p=51906#p51906



Uku took the western route, flying over the Marmara Islands to Anatolia



Uku flew directly across the Gulf of İskenderun

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2026

February 22
Hello everyone

After being silent from 10.09 (!), his transmitter "woke up"

Previous data viewtopic.php?p=51906#p51906
- 10.09, Distance: 5147 km (+ 766 km in 2 days)
- JORDAN: Khirbat al Wahadinah - a village in Ajlun Qasabah District of the Ajloun Governorate
(not far from the border river Jordan)

NEW data
- 14.02, Distance: 11 993 km (+ 6 846 km in 5 month)
- AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN: Lainya - a county in Central Equatoria State, South Sudan

wiki:
- It is administratively divided into six sub-counties or Payams, namely; Kenyi, Kupera, Lainya, Mukaya and Wuji.
- Lainya is bordered by extensive bushland to the far west, east and south sensitive rock lands to the west.
- Lainya County is located in Equatoria, South Sudan. It features a tropical savanna climate with distinct wet and dry seasons. The county has greenlands and forests with lush green vegetation, making it suitable for agriculture and livestock farming. The terrain is hilly with relatively flat areas and some hills and valleys.
- Lainya County has several rivers, including the Yei River which provides water resources for irrigation, fishing, and other economic activities, kiju river which again acted as the border between Lainya county and Kajo keji county

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PHOTO
On the way from Juba to Maridi by Uspješno Pčelarenje - Successful Beekeeping - Photo 12/2018
- the area seems probably like this: https://maps.app.goo.gl/gMCXkcgwWiU7aqAz8