Migration of cranes with transmitters advances

Information from Aivar Leito
Photo Arne Ader
English translation Liis

Estonian text posted 17.09.2018

Cranes

Dear Crane Friends!

The migration of the cranes with transmitters  “Aivar“ and “Hauka 3“  who set out early has advanced again.

“Aivar“ again made a long migration leap and late in the evening on September 19 reached the Hortobágy National Park in East Hungary, the same area where he made a long stop last autumn. But then he arrived there almost a month later, on October 10.  Evidently he will stay there for some time now too.

Crane  “Hauka 3“ surprised us again: he did not stay long this time in Miory in Belarus but went on. The crane started on September 16 at noon and reached  the little town of Maidan-Lupnens`kyi in north-western  Ukraine already in the night at 3 o’clock, continuing the night-time migration! So far the flight  has gone straight towards south. To where he will continue the migration will be interesting because there is a possibility to turn either towards south-west and reach Hungary or towards south-east to the Black Sea coast! Soon we will know.

Compared to last autumn ”Hauka-3” now migrates differently: in the autumn of 2017 he passed through central Latvia and Lithuania and reached north-eastern  Poland on October 23. Thus last autumn ”Hauka-3” migrated more than a month later and verged strongly towards west although he  later returned eastwards until Hungary and spent the winter somewhat to the south in Croatia.

Migration map: http://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN/