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Friday, December 27, 2013

130393: 18-26 December 2013

We are still tracking 130393, and it seems to be doing fine.  The map below is of its movements during 18 - 26 September,  On the 18th it was located near Imala, Mozambique.  By the 21st it had made its way to coastal Mozambique, but remained about 20 km inland.  Rather than crossing to Madagascar, it moved north, and was in the region of Mtwara and Mingoyo, Tanzania on the 23rd.  It then turned south, and by the 26th was located about 60 km SE of Mueda, and 20 km south of Muidumbe, Mozambique.

Movements of 130393 during 18-26 December 2013.

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  1. UmbertoDecember 28, 2013 at 12:32 PM

    Will be interesting to match the behavior with the meteo conditions in the area. Perhaps he's waiting for the wind blowing toward SSE.

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  2. MikeDecember 28, 2013 at 5:32 PM

    Work on peregrines shows they typically wait for favorable weather to make large water crossings, but there are also reports from the past weeks of large numbers of other small falcons (lesser kestrels) feeding on abundant insects just inland from Mombasa.

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