Sorry, I made a mistake.
It’s 2,449 km in about 5 weeks. I corrected it.
As Waba started his/her spring migration in the morning of April 28 (which is rather late!), s/he actually travelled 1766 km in 4 days.
That's an average of 441,5 km per day! Waba is a strong bird!
Our Waba ist in Jordan! He made amazing 407 km from last night until this evening!
He spends the night in the mountains at about 1000 m Close to or in the Dana Reserve.
Deir Mar Musa al-Habashi, literally, the Monastery of Saint Moses the Abyssinian, is a monastic community of the Syriac Catholic Church located near the town of Nabk, Syria, approximately 80 km (50 mi) north of Damascus, on the eastern slopes of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains. The main church of the monastic compound hosts precious frescoes dating to the 11th and 12th century.
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Deir Mar Musa el-Habashiis a truly amazing monastery!
Yesterday, Waba flew to Al-Mughayr. Al-Mughayr is a Syrian village located in the Karnaz Subdistrict of the Mahardah District in Hama Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Mughayr had a population of 1,491 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.
(Wikipedia)
“Clearly, animals know more than we think, and think a great deal more than we know.”
— Irene Pepperberg
Today, Waba reached Turkey. S/he flew past the Gulf of Iskenderun and is currently resting between the villages Çaygeçit (Kadirli/Osmaniye) and Kızılömerli (Sumbas/Osmaniye).
Kadirli District is a district of the Osmaniye Province of Turkey. Its seat is the city of Kadirli. Its area is 1,021 km2, and its population is 127,004 (2022).
The name of the village Çaygeçit is mentioned as Çaygeçidi in 1925 records. Çaygeçit was connected to Sumbas district on 28 October 1996, and again to Kadirli district on 27 November 1998
“Clearly, animals know more than we think, and think a great deal more than we know.”
— Irene Pepperberg
Today, our Waba reached the area west of Konya, near the villages Mülayim and Akpınar, in the Derbent District of the Konya Province of Turkey.
At his/her last known location point, Waba was still in flight at 58 km/h.
Derbent is a municipality and district of Konya Province, Turkey. Its area is 359 km2, and its population is 4,052 (2022).
Its area is 359 km², of which approximately 10 km² is irrigable and the total area of 156 km² is agricultural land. The remaining part is settlements, forest and pasture land. In the Ottoman Period, the word "derbent" was used to mean department. In this sense, the outposts used in passages and straits on mountains are called "derbents".
Wikipedia
“Clearly, animals know more than we think, and think a great deal more than we know.”
— Irene Pepperberg
Waba is near Çınarcık (Orhaneli district/Bursa province) Çınarcık is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Orhaneli, Bursa Province in Turkey. Its population is 230 (2022).
“Clearly, animals know more than we think, and think a great deal more than we know.”
— Irene Pepperberg
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The Çınarcık Dam is a rock-fill dam on the Orhaneli River about 30 km east of Mustafakemalpaşa in Bursa Province, Turkey. It serves several purposes to include power, irrigation, flood control and municipal water supply to the city of Bursa. The dam was constructed between 1996 and 2002. Construction of the Uluabat Hydroelectric Station, which the dam supplies water to, began in 2006 and it was commissioned in 2010. The 125 m tall dam diverts water north through an 11.27 km long tunnel where it reaches the power station on the southern bank of Lake Uluabat. Water discharged from the 100 MW power station then enters the lake. The dam and power station are owned by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.
BURSA, TURKIYE - JUNE 16: An aerial view of the Cinarcik Dam with surrounding trees in Cinarcik district of Bursa, Turkiye on June 16, 2023.
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The Mustafakemalpaşa River, Orhaneli River or Adirnaz River (Turkish: Mustafakemalpaşa Çayı, Orhaneli Çayı or Adırnaz Çayı) is a river in northwestern Anatolia in the Bursa Province of Turkey's Marmara Region. It is named for the city of Mustafakemalpaşa which lies near its delta onto Lake Uluabat.
