BS from ESTONIA with transmitter (to 31.12.2021)

[Madli]

UDU

Tracker map update 11.11.21 https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mi ... 467837&z=9
Tracker map is provided by Ornitela: https://www.ornitela.com

Previous data: 28.10.21. Farafra, Egypt
New data: 11.11.21. Wadi Salih province, Central Darfur region in south-western Sudan. Near the border of Tchad

Wadi Salih Province: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadi_Salih

Total distance flown from Egypt tp Sudan - 1977 km.
3D of 28.10-11.11 by Lukaš: https://ayvri.com/scene/ykxwgxee59/ckvv ... 6k1cblbn2e

Udu is staying on vegetated areas. Nearby are Wadi Robaru and Wadi Timuing.
wadi- Arabic term traditionally referring to a valley. In some instances, it may refer to a dry (ephemeral) riverbed that contains water only when heavy rain occurs. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadi)





View of a wadi in Nyala- the capital city of the Central Darfur Region - illustration (click) https://i.postimg.cc/y8N8h7Fg/Nyala-Darfur.jpg (source: https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2015/08 ... -conflict/)

[Madli]

November 12

UDU
About the situation is Sudan:
Sudan is conflict zone. The War in Darfur, also nicknamed the Land Cruiser War, is a major armed conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan that began in February 2003 when the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) rebel groups began fighting the government of Sudan, which they accused of oppressing Darfur's non-Arab population. The government responded to attacks by carrying out a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Darfur's non-Arabs. This resulted in the death of hundreds of thousands of civilians. 2021 conflicts and killings still take place. Last bigger clash happened on June 5th between the Arab Taisha and ethnic African Fallata tribes in South Darfur. 36 people were killed, with 37 others wounded. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Darfur#2021)

About the climate: The rainy season in Sudan lasts from May/June until October/November. Last year, Sudan witnessed the worst floods in 30 years. Now, in November, the rains are over and it gets very hot and dry over the next few months.

table (click) https://i.postimg.cc/sDNNszwp/2021-11-12-08h33-34.png (https://www.climatestotravel.com/climate/sudan)

https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-new ... -destroyed

[Flights2]

this is again interesting information, good job Madli 👍

[marika.solo]

UDU's last localisations are in Wadi Salih Province/District as writen by Madli

Wadi Salih Province/District https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadi_Salih - Wadi Salih is a province of Central Darfur state
Central Darfur State https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Darfur - Zalingei is the capital of the state of Central Darfur
Zalingei https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zalingei

Zalingei PHOTO Sep 2013 (click) https://flic.kr/p/g5cMqg

if you are interested to know more there is 2020 Conflict Analysis Central Darfur, Sudan https://reliefweb.int/report/sudan/2020 ... rfur-sudan

[marika.solo]

November 14
Hello everyone

EEDI is back in the river area - Distance: 6302 km, Last data: 13.11.2021
(documenting maybe in the late afternoon or in the evening)

[marika.solo]

EEDI http://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN/2021/autu ... =0&speed=1
(previous post viewtopic.php?p=547#p547)

previous data: 04.11.2021, distance 6171 km (+ 78 km) - "trip" to the King Fahad Dam/Bisha dam (one of his favourite areas there) and localisation is on the way back maybe to the previous area
new data: 13.11.2021, distance 6302 km (+ 131 km in 9 day) - to the east from the town Alfaraah Al Shamaliayah (North Farra), Al Namas Governorate, Asir Province, Saudi Arabia (to the east from North Farra the territory of the tribe extends to the city of Bisha - wiki)

Eedi flew back to the stream area after trip to the King Fahad Dam and visited ones the Valley Dam Bdoh reservoire and the wadi Tarj/stream near the northern/big Wadi Tarj Dam. Our stork is searching for food in the known stream and than flies for night resting on one electricity pylon (two new places).



EEDI: his fly to the east, to the northern/big Wadi Tarj reservoire - Tarj Valley Dam and to his favourite resting place there (south from the dam)

سد وادي ترج (Tarj Valley Dam)

PHOTO view to the north https://goo.gl/maps/MgEUVS4gpo3wLEip7 image capture Jan 2019

Eedi flew from the stream area to the south for (night) resting

PHOTO view to the south https://goo.gl/maps/SQAvVUnvbKbVsahGA image capture Jan 2019

[marika.solo]

EEDI - continuation

Eedi's fly to the west - to the Valley Dam Bdoh


PHOTO Valley Dam Bdoh https://goo.gl/maps/sDDbdzB22wVArZpZ6 image capture Aug 2020

click on this pic and than zoom - you can see the place where Eedi searched for food https://lh5.ggpht.com/p/AF1QipOs0SwVi6p ... PsTE=w1920 (image capture Aug 2021 (https://goo.gl/maps/BwwV58TUbVZWKyRo8)

and Eedi is again fishing/searching for food (maybe) in "his" stream, now on new place (so far the southernmost place this season)


electricty pylons - most probably Eedi's night resting place

[Madli]

November 15

Hello everybody!
I had the opportunity to ask straight from Mr. Urmas about the situation about Estonian storks- why there has been silence in data for such a long time already.
His answer
"From Egypt, the transmitters do tend to go out of range. And then, of course, I don't know if it's out of range temporarily or permanently. If not earlier, then in spring-summer will become clear. Younger birds begin to move back later than old ones.
The appearance of Udu was a nice surprise for me too, but we have to wait for the data communication for the birdmap. SMS only helps in general to know where the bird is. That format is not suitable for the birdmap."

[marika.solo]

Hi Madli , thank you very much for asking and sharing these informations with us.

[marika.solo]

November 26
Hello everyone

birdmap update
EEDI Distance: 6353 km, Last data: 25.11.2021