Text: Ülo Väli Photos: Urmas Sellis Map: Google Earth On
September 19 osprey Erika reached her usual wintering area, the
eastern part of Sudan near the Ethiopian border. After the
tiring crossing of the Mediterranean on September 7, our osprey
stopped for some rest at the edge of the Nile delta; her
satellite transmitter sent coordinates from here until September
13. The next data arrived on September 16, already from 900 km
further south, at the Egypt-Sudan border, as Erika was heading
towards south at great speed. And a few days later she had
arrived in her winter quarters. This photo is from somewhat
further north at the Atbarah river , but Erika’s winter quarters
should look much like this in February Erika has chosen the Ar-
Rahadi river as her winter quarters. This is one of the largest
tributaries of the Blue Nile, together with smaller rivers
forming a dense network of waters. Since in this area the end of
August means high water levels, Erika should have no problems to
find fishing waters in the neare