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Today is the day again when we recall the good resolutions from last year. Well ... maybe it will work out in 2022. Happy New Year! :D
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I wish you all health, smile and eyes for many little miracles in 2022 :wave:

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1 January 2022

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Birdmap update TIMMU
Last data: 31.12.2021
Distance: 7058 km (+162 km in 26 days). An average of 6.23 km per day.

Previous update: https://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/vie ... 05#p835905

This time Timmu sent very recent data! :2thumbsup:
On December 31th, Timmu was still in his wintering area in Ethiopia in the Semien Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, northeast of Metema, not far from the little village Wedi Gemzo (ወዲ ገምዞ)

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A closer look at his last known location.
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Google Earth view (to the east) of Timmu's last known location.
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Deforestation in Ethiopia: Causes, Impacts and Remedy
Tigabu Dinkayoh Gebru
Department of Natural Resource Management, Adigrat University, Adigrat, Ethiopia

Abstract - Ethiopia is an agricultural country with a wide topographical variation from 110m below sea level at Dallol Depression to 4620m above sea level at Mount Ras Dashin. Due to its topographical variation and location in the tropics, Ethiopia has diverse climatic conditions and consequently diverse ecosystems. As a result, the country is well endowed with natural resources. However, deforestation has continued over the last five decades. Forests, which accounted for more than 40% of the country's land mass at the beginning of the 20th century, were reduced to 2.36% in 2000. The main causes are the expansion of agriculture; the increasing demand for building materials, industrial uses, firewood and charcoal; the lack of a policy for the protection and conservation of forests; the lack of a strong forest management system that can halt the rapidly increasing rate of deforestation; the lack of efforts to involve communities in the protection and conservation of forests and sharing the benefits; and the failure to clearly demarcate and maintain the boundaries of natural forest reserves. Currently, the remaining forests are found in southwestern Ethiopia. In the northern highlands, no forests could be found except old Afromontane forests around the churches and in some inaccessible areas. However, other areas have been completely destroyed and converted into farms and pastures. At present, there are efforts being made by the government and local communities. The establishment of protected and priority forest areas, as well as the protection of sacred forest sites and the introduction of new energy-efficient cookers are attempts that are being made to protect the country's forests. Restoration of forests through afforestation, reforestation and fencing of areas with participatory forest management practices is another conservation effort being undertaken by the government. This review thus seeks to demonstrate the cause and effect of deforestation, as well as corrective action and indicate the conservation measures being taken in response to deforestation.
https://www.ijedr.org/papers/IJEDR1602035.pdf


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January 2nd
:hi:
We have again an update for Timmu. :2thumbsup:

Birdmap update TIMMU
Last data: 01.01.2022
Distance: 7065 km (+7 km in 1 day).

Yesterday, January 1st, Timmu was still in his wintering area in Ethiopia in the Semien Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, northeast of Metema, not far from the little village Wedi Gemzo (ወዲ ገምዞ)

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After foraging for food in the Atbarah River, Timmu returned to the quarry area, close to the road leading to Wedi Gemzo
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Google Earth view (to the north) of Timmu's last known location.
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Hello!

Many thanks, Anne!
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Bigfan, sova :wave:

I am always waiting for news!
So nice to read about Timmu! :rolleyes:

I hope "Karl & Sons" are doing well!

There's a lot of time until spring ... sometimes I'm looking for pictures and stories of Black Storks.

Just wanted to share: (in my opinion Black Storks are the most beautiful!)

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From this source:
https://www.zoochat.com/community/threa ... ks.471827/

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:hi: Heloise
Heloise wrote: January 4th, 2022, 4:36 pm ...
Just wanted to share: (in my opinion Black Storks are the most beautiful!)
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"own children" are always the most beautiful :wink:
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sova wrote: January 5th, 2022, 8:50 am
Hi, Sova :hi:
You are right as always!
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True, true, Sova and Heloise .... OUR own children ARE The BEST :gathering:
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Anne thank you!
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Heloise, Sova, Bigfan :wave:
Heloise wrote: January 4th, 2022, 4:36 pm ...
I am always waiting for news!
So nice to read about Timmu! :rolleyes:
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I had a look on birdmap and see that there are now photos available of our beautiful Timmu! :2thumbsup: :headroll:

Here are Timmu's observed autumn trajectories. 2020 is shown in magenta, 2021 in green.
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And here are the beautiful pictures from birdmap:

A minute before trapping
https://up.picr.de/42768142xd.jpg

A minute before release
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Timmu did not want to fly after release
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Text on birdmap:
"TIMMU. Adult black stork from Pärnu county, Estonia. Caught in the beginning of August 2020, on the old wood rafting channel Timmkanal, after which he was named. We only found out about Timmu's nest in the next year, because in 2020 he had no brood. After his capture and installation of the transmitter, Timmu stayed at the release point for several days probably due to stress and did not want to fly. But when he started flying, he went on migration on August 17, 2020. Timmu made a stop in the southern part of Belarus on August 21, where he spent almost a month. Timmu then flew for two weeks without longer stop overs to winter in Ethiopia, near the Sudanese border. Timmu reached wintering site in October 2nd. He has a wintering area of ​​about 160 square kilometers. During the spring migration (March 2nd - April 15th), Timmu did not make any long migration stops. Breeding in 2021 was successful with two chicks fledged. Timmu also reached the same wintering place in 2021, but made two stops during the autumn migration, in southern Belarus and Romania. In time he started wintering in 2021, Ethiopia did not have as good a mobile network as a year earlier. Sometimes we had to wait a long time for data. Maybe it was caused by the conflict between Sudan and Ethiopia?"
http://birdmap.5dvision.ee/index.php?lang=en
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Heloise wrote: January 4th, 2022, 4:36 pm ...
Just wanted to share: (in my opinion Black Storks are the most beautiful!)
https://i.postimg.cc/V6DDMvw0/A-Storks- ... Poster.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/PxG6h94N/Ciconiida ... Storks.jpg
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Thank you, Heloise. :thumbs:

I just keep looking and looking at the interesting images (and link) you posted. I 'knew' the amazing family of storks, but find it especially fascinating here to compare their sizes.
I am particularly amazed by the large stature of the Saddle-billed stork. (Apparently, adult saddle-billed storks in captivity can attain a height of up to 150 to 180 cm!) What an extraordinary bird! (It has the Belgian flag on its nose 🇧🇪 + dark pink ‘knees’ and ‘feet’ (toes) on black legs. 8-) )

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And I didn't realise that the Abdim's Stork is so small. This is another very special bird, with its bright cyan blue cheeks, red ‘knees’ and red ‘feet’*.
(* In reality these are their ankles – or more correctly ‘hocks’ – and toes.)

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Abdim's Stork; Polokwane © Jody de Bruyn

Some look like they've stepped out of a comic book. :D :mrgreen:
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sova wrote: January 5th, 2022, 8:50 am "own children" are always the most beautiful :wink:
That is true, Sova! :D
Here in Flanders we have a saying: "Eigen kind, schoon kind".
"Own child, beautiful child"

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Thank you very much, Anne!
:thumbs:

Timmu is a really great Black Stork! How proudly he walks :whistling:
And we know he's a very fast pilot :rolleyes:

Thanks also for all these great photos and information! It's all so interesting to know :book:

I hope you don't mind if I share a little more with you. I find it interesting!
The Black Stork is on the postage stamps of many countries.
Here is the link to the stamps "Black Stork - Ciconia nigra"

http://www.birdtheme.org/mainlyimages/i ... ?spec=1428

And one postage stamp that I really like:

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https://colnect.com/en/stamps/stamp/209 ... ley-Israel

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Heloise wrote: January 6th, 2022, 9:35 am ....
Here is the link to the stamps "Black Stork - Ciconia nigra"
http://www.birdtheme.org/mainlyimages/i ... ?spec=1428
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Heloise, thank you very much :2thumbsup: .... it has really nice brands (Češka, Latvija, Turkiye)
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Hello Together, :wave:

Good luck to everyone for 2022 ....I hope you all had a great holiday....even though there was some very sad news again.

Thank you for all the great, but also very sad reports about Katrin.

If I understand correctly, Sonor has come a long way to find Katrin.....Hats off for so much commitment.

Best wishes to all and let's hope for a better 2022.
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Heloise wrote: January 6th, 2022, 9:35 am ….
The Black Stork is on the postage stamps of many countries.
Here is the link to the stamps "Black Stork - Ciconia nigra"

http://www.birdtheme.org/mainlyimages/i ... ?spec=1428
Thank you, Heloise! :hi: :thumbs:
I find your link to an overview of all possible stamps representing all kinds of bird species very fascinating.
A huge collection!

Bibibu, Sova :wave:

Bibibu, thanks for your kind wishes. I wish you a happy New Year too!

I hope that all our remaining Black Storks are healthy and well, and will soon be transmitting data again.
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January 9th

Hello all :wave:

We have again an update for Timmu. :2thumbsup:

Birdmap update TIMMU
Previous data: 01.01.2022; distance: 7065 km (+7 km in 1 day).
New data: 07.01.2022; distance: 7107 km (+42 km in 6 days = an average of 7 km per day).

On January 7th, Timmu was still in his wintering area in Ethiopia in the Semien Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, northeast of Metema, not far from the little village Wedi Gemzo (ወዲ ገምዞ)

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Timmu continues to forage in (what is indicated as) the Atbarah River
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A closer view
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The same three (night?)locations seen on Google Earth
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Perhaps the name Atbarah River that we see on the map is not the ‘correct’ name for the river that flows past Wedi Gemzo village. It has been somewhat confusing that the bigger river that flows into Sudan would also have the same name. So possibly Wedi Gemzo River is the right name. (See below) :puzzled:

I found the following document on the internet.
The Amhara Rural Roads Authority invites all eligible bidders to submit bid offer for the construction of:
Lot 1 Buya River Bridge
Lot 2 Almawoax River Bridge
Lot 3 Wedi Gemzo River Bridge
Lot 4 Shmel Gara & Tagru Wenz River Bridge
Which are located in Lot-1, Lot-3 & Lot-4 in North Gonder, Lot-2 in Waghamira Administration Zone of the Amhara Regional Government
http://www.ethiomarket.com/bid/2009/oct ... hority.htm


Wikipedia says:
The Atbarah River (Arabic: نهر عطبرة; transliterated: Nahr 'Atbarah), also known as the Black Nile, is a river in northeast Africa. It rises in northwest Ethiopia, approximately 50 km north of Lake Tana and 30 km west of Gondar. It then flows about 805 km (500 mi) to the Nile in north-central Sudan, joining it at the city of Atbarah (17.677°N 33.970°E). The river's tributary, the Tekezé (Setit) River, is perhaps the true upper course of the Atbarah, as the Tekezé follows the longer course prior to the confluence of the two rivers (at 14° 10' N, 36° E) in northeastern Sudan. The Atbarah is the last tributary of the Nile before it reaches the Mediterranean.
For much of the year, it is little more than a stream. However, during the rainy season (generally June to October), the Atbarah rises some 18 ft (5 m) above its normal level. At this time it forms a formidable barrier between the northern and central districts of the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Besides the Tekezé, other important tributaries of the Atbarah include the Shinfa River which rises west of Lake Tana, and the Greater Angereb which has its source north of the city of Gondar.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atbarah_River


Edit:
In my opinion it is not very surprising that sometimes it is difficult to find the ‘correct’ name of a village or a (smaller) river in Ethiopia on the available maps.

“There are between 45 and 86 languages spoken in Ethiopia. Amharic is the government's official language and a widely used lingua franca, but as of 2007, only 29% of the population reported speaking Amharic...” (Even the number of spoken languages is apparently uncertain.)
https://translatorswithoutborders.org/l ... r-ethiopia
And here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Ethiopia

“Ethiopia's population is highly diverse, containing over 80 different ethnic groups.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_e ... n_Ethiopia

I read in a foreign scientific study that the author advised the Ethiopian authorities to establish consistent names for the rivers. (Unfortunately, I cannot find back that source immediately). So apparently we are not the only ones struggling to find the ‘right’ names.
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:hi:
There has been a birdmap update for EEDI

Previous data: 12.12.21; distance 6516 km. East of Alfaraah, Saudi Arabia
New data: 26.12.21; distance 6761 km (+245 km in 14 days = an average of 17,5 km per day). Eedi sent data south of the Wadi Tarj dam, and east of the Wadi Tarj stream.

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Eedi is at a very tall electricity pylon not far from the Wadi Tarj stream.
Apparently he is using this pylon for the third time as a roost.
We can see many small 'movements' close to the pylon. (See the circular insert)
Hopefully Eedi is OK.*
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* Edit: It is all right. Using the scroll bar in birdmap I saw that most of the short 'lines' near the pylon date from Eedi's two previous visits (in October 2021).
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