Looduskalender

December 12th
Rita and all,

only MARKUS has new data - still in the same area


KALLE - last data: 09.12.2017

December 14th
Rita and all,

only KALLE has new data (13.12.) - also still in the same area


MARKUS - last data: 12.12.2017

December 15th
Rita and all,

only MARKUS has new data (14. XII.) still in the same area (Lefini river)


KALE - last data: 13.12.2017

December 16th
Rita and all,

MARKUS has new data, still in the same area (Lefini river)


KALE - last data: 13.12.2017

December 20th
Rita and all,

MARKUS has new data, still in the same area (Lefini river) - last data: 19.12.2017

KALE - last data: 13.12.2017

Solo

Still no new data from Kalle, but
I am sure that he is fine.

December 23rd
Rita and all,

still only Markus has new data
Markus Distance: 8764km, Last data: 22.12.2017

Rita wrote: Solo Still no new data from Kalle, but I am sure that he is fine.

I hope too

January 6th
Rita and all,

still only Markus has new data (still in the same area), but I am little worried about Kalle



(last know position http://looduskalender.ee/forum/viewtopi ... 49#p557749)

MARKUS

without lines


Lefini river view

big: https://thecopperbeltbible.files.wordpr ... 053601.jpg (source https://thecopperbeltbible.wordpress.co ... -gorillas/ - more photos)

When watching the flood of the Rhine at Düsseldorf I noticed several groups of cranes flying Southwest. Altogether about 400 cranes. Perhaps winter will visit our Rhine area?

aquiline wrote:When watching the flood of the Rhine at Düsseldorf I noticed several groups of cranes flying Southwest. Altogether about 400 cranes. Perhaps winter will visit our Rhine area?

Euroasian Crane on birdmap (they have very different wintering area ):

Thank you, Solo, but I thought it is a little bit late for flying further to the South? However, meanwhile I learned that in January 2017 there also had been a further migration from Western Germany to France. In former years the cranes left Germany by end of October

Anyway Loode, Mati and Livia have better weather than we have

aquiline wrote:... However, meanwhile I learned that in January 2017 there also had been a further migration from Western Germany to France. In former years the cranes left Germany by end of October ...

- migration is very interesant
- one young black stork from Poland, left Jan.1 his wintering place in Turkey and flew to area Golan Heights (border Syria - Turkey - Israel) 850km (Jan.7), this is also unusual (finger crossed - that its further journey over the dangerous regions of the northern coast of Africa is happy and safely reach the peaceful feeding places).

January 11th
Rita and all,

still only Markus has new data (still in the same area) Distance: 8809km, Last data: 10.01.2018

Solo,

Uneasy because of Kalle not sending data. At least with greater intervals he should be in GSM coverage. Oh my.

Anyway, Iti is on her way back to Turkey. She might fly to Göksu-Delta (next to Mersin Iti's position in 2016). Seems to me that she examined and assessed other wintering areas. Amazing.

Rita wrote: ... Anyway, Iti is on her way back to Turkey. ...

Rita,
yes, I saw this change in her behavior - click on her name (birdmap), they are infos about her unusualy migration route

she was before Gulf of İskenderun

all winters before spent she in Göksü delta


Iti n Israel http://birdmap.5dvision.ee/admin/pildid ... chSeif.jpg

Solo

Thank you so much for this awesome picture of Iti.
She sits on a big prey, doesn't she.

I do not find the text on Iti's behaviour which you refer to.

Rita wrote:... I do not find the text on Iti's behaviour which you refer to.

Rita,
here you are https://s17.postimg.org/jl9pvmwtr/ITI_infomap.jpg
(birdmap - click on "bird" - click on name - left occur the infopage)

Rita wrote:... She sits on a big prey, doesn't she. ...

yes - probably hare

I think Iti is feeding on Crane carcass. In that place enormous number of Cranes is gathering, because of additional feeding - about 7 tons of corn every day... Few of those about 40 000 die, that is normal in such "urban" settlement of Cranes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH916kFfUOE

Our Ahja 5 is currently also there...