Following Karls' Families

[Francesca_V]

Hello everybody

WABA • 03.10.2024


Waba is on tour! The next data are scheduled for tomorrow at about 17:21 UTC.

[Francesca_V]

Hello everybody

WABA • 04.10.2024

Two days
From 03.10.24, 04:17 UTC until 04.10.24, 16:40 UTC

Distance: 241 km
Battery: 53 %

https://www.google.de/maps/d/edit?mid=1 ... sp=sharing

Our Waba is in Romania west of the River Danube near Galati and Braila.

[Francesca_V]

Hello everybody

WABA • 05.10.2024

From 04.10.24, 14:40 UTC until 05.10.24, 16:38 UTC

Distance: 130 km
Battery: 53 %

https://www.google.de/maps/d/edit?mid=1 ... sp=sharing

Our Waba is in Romania and moved south and stopped in some agricultural fields near the City of Calarasi at the River Danube

[Bea]

☼ ☼

Hello everybody

WABA - 05./06.10.2024

From 05.10._16:38 until 06.10._16:35

Distance: 58,4 km
Battery: 31%

https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid= ... sp=sharing

Waba is still in Romania, but very very close to the border to Bulgaria





Last data point, near the small town of Făurei, still in Romania


Have a delightful Sunday evening and a good start into the new week tomorrow

[Anne7]

October 7th

Good evening everyone

Today, our Waba has crossed Bulgaria.
S/he seemed to enjoy flying along the Black Sea coastline, partially over the water.

Waba is currently just across the border, southwest of the village of Boztaş in the European part of Türkiye

Boztaş is a village in Demirköy district of Kırklareli province in Türkiye.
History: the old name of the village is of Bulgarian origin and is mentioned as Krachenovo in the 1912 records and as Kireçnova in the 1928 records.

▶︎ TRACKER MAP
WABA_October 07
From 06.10 at 16:35 UTC until 07.10 at 16:33 UTC
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid= ... sp=sharing

Distance: 279 km
Battery: 63 %





Crossing the Burgas Bay

[Anne7]

Waba's night area


A closer view


Waba seems to be resting in a quiet, forested area.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/rMuBBP59yGB1HwCD8

Have a good night

[Anne7]

October 8th

Hello everyone

Today, our Waba reached the Asian part of Türkiye, via Istanbul.
Once again, s/he flew some stretches over the water, along the coastline.

Waba is currently north of Fulacık in Türkiye.

Fulacik is a neighbourhood in Karamürsel district of Kocaeli province.


▶︎ TRACKER MAP
WABA_October 08
From 07.10 at 16:33 UTC until 08.10 at 16:23 UTC
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid= ... sp=sharing

Distance: 248 km
Battery: 86%

[Anne7]

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Waba's flight over (or near) the The Princes’ Islands (in Turkish called “Adalar”), a group of islands that lie 20 km southeast of the Bosphorus in the Sea of Marmara.


A view on those little islands

https://maps.app.goo.gl/HaLfaJMYAajiPsC16

The Princes' Islands (Turkish: Prens Adaları; the word "princes" is plural, because the name means "Islands of the Princes", Greek: Πριγκηπονήσια, Pringiponisia), officially just Adalar (English: Islands); alternatively the Princes' Archipelago; is an archipelago off the coast of Istanbul, Turkey, in the Sea of Marmara. The islands constitute the municipality and district of Adalar within Istanbul Province. With a total land area of 11 km2 (4.2 sq mi), it is the fifth smallest district in Istanbul, and with a permanent population of 16,690 (2022), it is by far the least populous district in Istanbul.
Adalar District is made up of the main 4 Büyükada, Kınalıada, Burgazada and Heybeliada islands and the other smaller islands. (Wikipedia)


Some great information and pictures
“All you need to know about the Princes’ Islands in Istanbul”:
https://yeni-property.com/2022/12/14/al ... -istanbul/



A (distant) view on Waba's night area

https://maps.app.goo.gl/htNFxbnx8YwCTFR16

Have a good night!

[Anne7]

October 9th

Hi everyone

Today, our Waba seemed to be in a hurry.

Waba reached the area east of Başkuyu.

Başkuyu is a neighbourhood in Kadınhanı district of Konya province.

▶︎ TRACKER MAP
WABA_October 09
From 08.10 at 16:23 UTC until 09.10 at 16:11 UTC
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid= ... sp=sharing

Distance: 335 km
Battery: 98 %

[Anne7]

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Waba's night area in a field, east of the village of Başkuyu, and west of the village of Kayıören


Please be cautious, Waba.
The whole wide area and the huge fields north of Konya are full of electricity poles and overhead power lines.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/mbkZWWVE2s5DyS5Z8

Good night.

[Francesca_V]

Hello everybody

WABA • 10.10.2024

From 09.10.24, 16:09 UTC until 10.10.24, 15:58 UTC

Distance: 344 km
Battery: 99 %

https://www.google.de/maps/d/edit?mid=1 ... sp=sharing

Our speedy Waba is in Turkey close to the bay of Iskenderun south of Adana.




https://i.ibb.co/MGWRwhz/Screenshot-20241010-203450.png

[Francesca_V]

Hello everybody

WABA • 11.10.2024


No news today! The next data are scheduled for tomorrow at about 17:21 UTC.

[Bea]

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Hello everybody

WABA - 10./11./12.10.2024

From 10.10._15:58 until 12.10._15:55

Distance: 2341 km including a lot of fake flights
Battery: 97%

https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid= ... sp=sharing


Today we can see Waba already in Israel, northwest the Sea of Galilee



That´s how Waba crossed the Gulf of Iskenderun



As his flight data contain a lot of fake flights I hope I am right that this is his last real location point



Have a nice Saturday evening everybody and a joyful Sunday tomorrow

[Anne7]

Today we can see Waba already in Israel, northwest the Sea of Galilee
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As his flight data contain a lot of fake flights I hope I am right that this is his last real location point

Thank you, Bea

I am relieved that Waba (almost) got through all those dangerous war zones unscathed.

What terrible things we humans do to each other, the animals and our planet?!

Yes, I think you correctly determined Waba's last known location.
Queen Alia International Airport in Jordan is a known fake location! Spoofing.

Be cautious, dear Waba.

[Bea]

☼ ☼

Hello everybody

WABA - 12./13.10.2024

From 12.10._15:55 until 13.10._15:54

Distance: 634 km including again a lot of fake flights
Battery: 92%

https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid= ... sp=sharing

Waba is still in Israel, his route is including again lots and lots of fake flight data


We see Waba now southwest of the Sea of Galilee


Last location point shows Waba east of Beit HaShita, not far from an area with ponds and irrigation fields


Have a nice Sunday evening everyone and a good start into the new week tomorrow

[Anne7]

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Thanks, Bea
I prepared a few pictures.

Yesterday 13 October, our Waba was searching for food in the fishponds northwest of Heftziba

Heftziba is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located on the boundaries of the Jezreel and Beit She'an Valleys between the cities of Afula and Beit She'an, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 758.

View on those fishponds

https://maps.app.goo.gl/kX3Hd7fW1Jt4XG5t8


In the late afternoon Waba flew to the Basalt quarry of Kibbutz Beit Alfa, east of Beit HaShita.

Beit HaShita is a kibbutz in northern Israel, under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. As of 2022 it had a population of 1,275.

View on the quarry where Waba spent the night

https://maps.app.goo.gl/FL6R7evFtxNSXzKJ8

Another view on the Basalt quarry Kibbutz Beit Alfa

[Anne7]

October 14th

Hi everyone

In the morning, our Waba flew from the quarry to the same area as yesterday and has again been looking for food in the ponds northwest of Heftziba and Beit Alfa.
In the afternoon s/he flew to the well-known ponds north of Neve Eitan.

Once more, we see several ghost flights to the Queen Alia International Airport in Jordan.

▶︎ TRACKER MAP
WABA_October 14
From 13.10 at 15:45 UTC until 14.10 at 15:43 UTC
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid= ... sp=sharing

Distance: ? (410 km, including the fake flights)
Battery: 92%



The route flown (without ghost flights)


Another view on the fishponds near Heftziba

https://maps.app.goo.gl/D4JcQYYiziEWfbMSA

[Anne7]

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Waba on the fish ponds at Neve Eitan, and on its night area, at the confluence of the Jordan and Harod streams.


The Harod Stream (Hebrew: נחל חרוד, romanized: Nahal Harod, Arabic: نهر جالود, romanized: Wadi Jalud) is a stream in Israel that flows west to east, from the Givat HaMoreh area via the Harod Valley and Beit She'an Valley into the Jordan River, about two kilometres north of Ma'oz Haim. It is the main drainage route of the Harod Valley.

View on the fish ponds north of Neve Eitan, as seen from the nearby Basalt kanyon

https://maps.app.goo.gl/pLQpfFYm3ehT1jd98


Waba spends the night in this area, close to the Jordan River and the Harod Stream.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/EP2xxUBGi99TdTjW7

[Anne7]

October 15th
No data received



October 16th

Hi everyone

The forum was down due to technical issues.
But it seems to work well again now.


Hurray, our Waba sent data!

S/he is still in the same wide area.
Last known location is near the fish ponds north of Mesilot.

Messilot (Hebrew: מְסִלּוֹת, מסילות, lit. Tracks) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Beit She'an Valley near the city of Beit She'an, it falls under the jurisdiction of Valley of Springs Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 484.

I’ll prepare 2 tracker maps later in the evening, one for yesterday October 15th, and one for today.

Here you are
▶︎ TRACKER MAP
WABA_October 15
From 14.10 at 15:43 UTC until 15.10 at 15:52 UTC
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid= ... sp=sharing

Distance: ? (401 km, including the ghost flights)
Battery: 91%



Waba explored several fish ponds.
Here is the route flown (without the ghost flights):


His/her night area

[Anne7]

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▶︎ TRACKER MAP
WABA_October 16
From 16.10 at 03:45 UTC until 16.10 at 15:51 UTC
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid= ... sp=sharing

Distance: ? (235 km, including the ghost flights)
Battery: 85%



The route flown (leaving out the ghost flights)


Waba's last known location, the fish ponds north of Mesilot.