Following Karls' Families

[Anne7]

25.03 The second update by Karl - 3158 km (+225 km), he flew along the shore of the Red Sea and sent data near Safaga in Egypt already

Oh dear! I just wanted to shut down the computer.

Thanks a lot, Hellem.
I will complete the summary.

Wow, + 225 km on the same day! That makes a total of + 1101 km in 3 days!
Karl is in a hurry.






https://goo.gl/maps/ZrCsWn39kyz

Good night, everyone.

[Solo]

KARL - 25.03./3158 km, Karula - 24.03./532 km, EEDI - 25.03./4312 km



Karl second update viewtopic.php?p=639149#p639149

[Michi]

Good evening,

Some pictures from Karls last position, - from 2nd update on March 25th, distance 3.158 km



Karl has an area of desert in front of him. Up on the right it's the Red Sea.
View to north, viewing height is 1,14 km.


Picture from large viewing height, 124,8 km.
At the very top of the picture in the middle one can see Cyprus.


Thank you again, all together, for the updates, reports, cards and beautiful pictures.

Good night everyone!

[sova]

26. March

Good morning to all

Anne ... Karl (25.03.) – Egipt (Al-Qusair) - 2. Update

[Anne7]

Good morning
Solo

Michi, thanks a lot for the interesting Google Earth images!
I like those pics a lot.

Anne ... Karl (25.03.) – Egipt (Al-Qusair) - 2. Update

Thank you Sova!

I added this info to yesterday's summary.
Karl had a strong headwind, yesterday. NW 40-47 km/h.

Strong breeze. See Sova's weather report: viewtopic.php?p=639199#p639199

This morning, Karula's data session failed
Last data received by GPRS: 2019-03-26 03:13:18 (UTC+2)
Next data session expected: 2019-03-26 15:13:18 (UTC+2)

[Anne7]

TRACKER MAP
Karula_March26_afternoon
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1FNlIh ... sp=sharing

Apparently, Karula is still satisfied with this routine.

[Anne7]

We have an update!

Karl
Last data: 26.03.2019
Distance: 3691 km, + 533 km in 1 day!

Our Karl is already in Jordan.

A comparison with previous years:


He crossed the Gulf of Suez as soon as he could. It is about 80 km large at that point.
Then he flew along the Gulf of Aqaba towards Jordan.



He sent data close to the border with Israël, near Ne'ot Hakikar.


Neot HaKikar is a moshav in the northern Arava valley in Israel established in 1970 and located immediately south of the Dead Sea, at an elevation of 345 metres below sea level.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neot_HaKikar

[raija]

Karl, fly to Karula. Say, let's go. Father shows you a good route to fly.

[Treia]

Good evening all !

by Anne7 » March 26th, 2019, 9:08 pm
Our Karl is in Jordan.

by raija » March 26th, 2019, 9:34 pm
Karl, fly to Karula. Say, let's go. Father shows you a good route to fly.

What a glad news !!!

[sova]

Good evening to all
Anne .... Karula's and Karl's weather data are available

Nice evening for all

[Anne7]

Raija, Treia
Yes, this is good news. Karl is flying extremely fast now.

Anne .... Karula's and Karl's weather data are available
Nice evening for all

Thank you very much, Sova

Karl flew from Egypt (nearly) straight to the Gulf of Aqaba.
The Sinai Peninsula separates the Gulf of Suez to the west and the Gulf of Aqaba to the east:

© By NASA - http://city.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/sseop/ ... frame=8810 Levels fixed and cropped in GIMP., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.p ... d=10552801

Karl flew over the Dana Biosphere Reserve in Jordan.
It looks quite impressive.

© By Bernard Gagnon - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.p ... d=12859583

Dana Biosphere Reserve is Jordan's largest nature reserve, located in south-central Jordan.
The diverse environment of Dana is home to 703 plant species, 215 species of birds, and 38 species of mammals.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Biosphere_Reserve

A view on Karl's latest known location, in Jordan (close to the border with Israel).

https://goo.gl/maps/kHBv156JYrL2

[Solo]

KARL - 26.03./3691 km, Karula - 26.03./549 km, EEDI - 25.03./4312 km



Karl:viewtopic.php?p=639299#p639299

[Hellem]

26.03 New update by Karula - 549 km (+17 km), the same favorite area in the Jordan River Valley

[Anne7]

26.03 New update by Karula - 549 km (+17 km), the same favorite area in the Jordan River Valley

Thanks, Hellem

Here is Karula's tracker map of the entire day.
TRACKER MAP
Karula_March26_CompleteDay
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1fRNrk ... sp=sharing

Our little Karula.



TODAY'S SUMMARY MARCH 26

KARL
Karl's spring migration started in West Equatoria, South Sudan, on 13.03. He appeared on birdmap on 16.03.
The below distance measurement starts on March 02.
Last data: 26.03.2019
Distance: 3691 km (+ 533 km in 1 day), travelling. Karl flew from Egypt to Jordan and sent data near Ne'ot Hakikar (Israel)
Weather report on 26.03 in Hurghada, Egypt, at 10:00
Temp: 21°; at 15:00 in Ne'ot Hakikar 23°
Precipitation: 0 mm; at 15:00 in Ne'ot Hakikar 0 mm
Humidity: 30%; at 15:00 in Ne'ot Hakikar 30%
Air pressure: 1015 hPa; at 15:00 in Ne'ot Hakikar 1014 hPa
Wind 100 m - W/NW (20 km/h); at 15:00 in Ne'ot Hakikar W/SW (17 km/h)
Wind 250 m - W/NW (21 km/h); at 15:00 in Ne'ot Hakikar W/SW (16 km/h)
Wind 500 m - W/NW (20 km/h); at 15:00 in Ne'ot Hakikar W/SW (24 km/h)

MARU
Maru perished on 25.02.2019 at about 13:00, near the Al Ballanah wastewater ponds in Egypt.
Last flight data: 25.02.2019

PÄIKE
No new data (Last data: 07.10.2018)
Last known location: near Schiza Island, Peloponnese, Greece

KARULA
Birdmap was set to spring migration and a new distance measurement started on 15.02.2019 (Total distance on 14.02.2019: 6606 km)
Last data: 26.03.2019
Distance: 549 km (+ 17 km in 2 days), same are near Tall al Manţaḩ in the Jordan River Valley
Weather report on 26.03 at 10:00
Temp: 16°; at 15:00 16°
Precipitation: 0 mm
Humidity: 50%
Air pressure: 1013 hPa
Wind 100 m - SW (15 km/h); at 15:00 W/SW (09 km/h)
Wind 250 m - SW (15 km/h); at 15:00 W/SW (11 km/h)
Wind 500 m - SW (11 km/h); at 15:00 W/SW (16 km/h)

[Summi]

Karl
Last data: 26.03.2019
Distance: 3691 km, + 533 km in 1 day!

Karl is super! I'm so excited and happy! It's 533 and not 53,3!
May favourable winds carry you and Kati home.

[Anne7]

Karl is super! I'm so excited and happy! It's 533 and not 53,3!
May favourable winds carry you and Kati home.

Summi
Yes, Karl is super!

And the wind direction wasn't bad either, today.

[Michi]

Hello together,

what a surprise! Karl made such a great flight today. 533 km in 1 day!
I'm very glad that he is on the other side now.
And once again, I am deeply impressed how he knows the right way. Without any detour, on the shortest route he has reached an important aim. What a great step!

Some pictures, although here are already a lot of interesting pics. Thank you all for the detailed updates!

Karl, last position on 26.03.2019, distance 3.691 km.


Karl in front of the Dead Sea.
View to north/north-east. Viewing height is 1,15 km.


View to north, viewing height is 11,53 km.

[Michi]

Another pic, because the landscape is so impressive.



Anne, the most I like your NASA picture from today. It's a great view.

[Anne7]

March 27th

what a surprise! Karl made such a great flight today. 533 km in 1 day!
I'm very glad that he is on the other side now.
And once again, I am deeply impressed how he knows the right way. Without any detour, on the shortest route he has reached an important aim. What a great step!

Hello, Michi
Yes, Michi, the same here. I am always surprised and full of admiration when I see what these birds are able to do. Not only about the long distances that they cover, but also - as you say - the clever way in which they find the best route. It is amazing!
Many thanks for your wonderful Google Earth views!
It feels as if we are travelling with Karl.


Here is Karula's morning map
TRACKER MAP
Karula_March27_morning
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1HZOQI ... sp=sharing

[Michi]

Good morning everyone,

New update by KARL

Last data: 27.03.2019
Distance: 3.707 km (+ 16 km in 1 day).

Probably Karl has a resting day today after his long flight yesterday.





Anne , I'm glad you like the pictures.
And, yes, these birds are absolutely amazing in their skills.