Black Stork Tracks

[Liz01]

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no:
Bartošovice are as Makov in Czechia) ....

Ah, OK! Thank you

[Solo]

EEDI new data
he is back in "his" Bisha valley area (wadi Tarj - Tarj Dam, wadi Bisha - King Fahad Dam, ...)

previous data
Last data: 16.10. 2018, Distance: 6913 km (https://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/vie ... 32#p618832)
new data
Last data: 25.11.2018, Distance: 7818 km (plus 905km - 40 day, +22km/day)

Eedi is back after month (? - we know not the departure date from Tendaha dam area, resp. arrival to this old-new area south from King Fahad Dam) and cca 1400 km, he was probably very long time here in his old area (see the new black lines)





he know that stream very well

[Liz01]

EEDI new data
he is back in "his" Bisha valley area

Solo I'm very happy about it what a relief. I've certainly looked at new data 10 times a day. Now I'm too late. But it's ok



Overview

[Abigyl]

'Thanks!!!

What a day !!

2 great news in the same day - too much for me

And to think that I was so worried while this boy was having wonderful fishies at the Dam. He will hear from me. Bad boy !!

In French they say: "Never 2 without the 3rd". So now it's Paike time to surprise us

[Solo]

... In French they say: "Never 2 without the 3rd". So now it's Paike time to surprise us

it will be suuuper surprise we will see - I still hope a little (or MARU send to us new message)

[Solo]

EEDI flew from Tendha dam direction Tendaha valley


photos here https://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/vie ... 01#p618301 and the next post in there too (Oct. 12, 2018)

on GoogleEarthPro they are much photos

[Summi]

Thank you, Solo and Eedi

[Solo]

EEDI - on the way to "his" old valley spend time once more near another dam (east from Al Namas) - by departure from Tendaha dam and once more (I think)



2017-11-17

https://bit.ly/2DH7DqK

27. 8. 2017

https://plus.google.com/photos/photo/10 ... 7493381794

[Solo]

both photos are in north area

google maps - 27 photos: https://bit.ly/2BxkMkB

Eedi was in south area


from that dam flew Eedi little to south-west and back do dam and to his valley with stream (wadi) Tarj and stream (wadi) Bishah - direction north-west

(he was in that area after his arrival from Europe - the southernmost path, here - also photos: https://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/vie ... 26#p616526 and from that area he flew to Khamis Mushait/Tendha Dam on Sept. 29 https://i.postimg.cc/J46M8vBK/E-sit-o.jpg - more here: https://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/vie ... 98#p616598)

[Abigyl]

We see Eedi on desert maps, dry and yellow. But I'm sure that there are water in the Dams lakes and wadis, like always.

About 2 weeks ago there was heavy floods in the Jordanian desert, with many casualties.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/11/ ... 04195.html

I see now that in saudi arabia there were heavy rains mid-November and even this week is and will be very stormy.
https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/j ... a-1.792074

http://www.arabnews.com/node/1410611/saudi-arabia

Our big boy will have enough food there. I hope he is with his good old friends and have a good time

[Solo]

We see Eedi on desert maps, dry and yellow. But I'm sure that there are water in the Dams lakes and wadis, like always. ...Our big boy will have enough food there. ...

thank you Abigyl very much
yes, on map it seems so dry, but I put here photos with nice green time (that months) and also here we can see the nice green areas (Al Namas area) https://english.alarabiya.net/en/variet ... tory-.html

the 'Asir Region (where our Eedi wintering) is situated on a high plateau that receives more rainfall than the rest of the country ... the average annual rainfall in the highlands probably ranges from 300 to 500 millimetres (12 to 20 in) falling in two rainy seasons ... there is much more natural vegetation in 'Asir than in any other part of Saudi Arabia (wiki)

Edit: now it is not good for people in KSA

[Hellem]

Abigyl , thank you

...He said the Kingdom has never received such heavy rains in the month of November. “It could be considered the wettest November in the country’s history,” Almazroui said....
http://www.arabnews.com/node/1410611/saudi-arabia

It sounds a quite dangerously...

[Michi]

I'm so happy that Eedi finally has sent new data!
I've looked every day and already wanted to give up hope. Such a relief!

Thank you all for the wonderful news and updates!

View to north


View to south


View to south west


Good night everyone!

[Solo]

November 26

Good morning Liz and all together

...

Michi, thank you very much for the 3D views on actually know localisation our Eedi .

Abigyl, Hellem - I hope that weather situation in KSA is not danger for our Eedi (I am sorry for people )

Summi

[Solo]

the google map is in KSA where Eedi spend the time new - we see more green

EEDI was also by King Fahad Dam - northernmost this season
Eedi was more in south area (btw. right, direction to factory - here he was only this year)


both these newest photos were taken now = Nov. 2018

7 Nov 2018 01:27 (probably before rainy days)

https://goo.gl/maps/FyxvP36C8Uv

16 Nov 2018 11:10 (probably after rain, more green - see also this: https://goo.gl/maps/CFAMqUyo9nK2 - Nov 7, 2018
1:27 AM)

https://goo.gl/maps/jtBAENhf5WE2

[Solo]

view on the wider dam-area - year before: 31 Oct 2017 9:55 AM
Eedi has one localisation also north in the dam (or up that place?)

https://goo.gl/maps/Lxewipm7s7D2

view on the place where he had the northernmost localisation (Nov 7, 2018 1:27 AM)

https://goo.gl/maps/by6b1JPEf462

here is the place/his localisation in detail (Sep 16, 2017, 7:11 AM):

zoomed from that pic/photo: https://goo.gl/maps/Kiu37sCvRKH2

[Liz01]

Hello Solo, Michi, Abigyl and all

Michi, Solo, thanks for the great update! Solo, you've found very nice pictures

Abigyl, thank you for the weather info in the area from our "Big boy"

[Michi]

Hello together,

[img]https://i.postimg.cc/Dw5vd4Mz/E-Bisha-dam-1.jpg [/img
https://goo.gl/maps/jtBAENhf5WE2

Solo, your picture from King Fahd dam is really beautiful. I remember well that Eedi was also there in previous years. But at this dam he didn’t spent much time. Not earlier, not now. All these water reservoirs are not suitable for storks for fishing, I believe. There's no shallow bank for them to go into the water. Only steep concrete walls. I always hope, the storks know the danger.

I'm still relieved and happy, that Eedi is alive!

[Solo]

November 27

Good morning together

... Eedi was also there in previous years. But at this dam he didn’t spent much time. Not earlier, not now. All these water reservoirs are not suitable for storks for fishing, I believe. There's no shallow bank for them to go into the water. ...

Michi, yes and no.
1/ his basic fishing areas are "wadi" (river, stream) Bishah and Tarj and their tributaries
2/ dam, water reservoir(s) area(s)
2a - food searching in the dam area north: no, it is not good place for searching for food: shallow bank is only in very dry time (they are photos also with very low water level)
2b - food searching in the "border", edge (tongue) areas these dams: yes, here he can fishing and do it also now and also previous years
What do you think about this my ideas?

e.g.

[Solo]

Michi, btw. I wrote about Eedi and the dam:

...Eedi was more in south area (right, direction to factory - here he was only this year) ...

EEDI - fishing on the south edge the King Fahad Dam area (called also Bisha Dam), in the wadi/stream Bishah