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looklook 84M
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10/19/2019 11:22 am

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The Flight of Kiswa, the small wild dabbling Duck!
Kiswa has since completed a monumental trip flying nearly 3500 kms all the way from Tanguar Haor, Bangladesh to China and back to Bangladesh again.

Tanguar Haor is a unique wetland ecosystem located in the eastern Bangladesh (#3 Photo).

Kiswa is the name given to the small wild dabbling female duck of the Garganey species (#1 Photo) that was fitted with a GPS/GSM satellite tag on February 5, this year as part of a program conducted by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Bangladesh and Linnaeus University in Sweden in collaboration with Bangladesh Forest Department (BFD) and Bangladesh Bird Club.

It is one of the 44 wild long-distant migratory ducks that were tagged during the ‘wild bird monitoring program’ conducted for a large part of the previous winter in Tanguar Haor and other wetlands of Bangladesh.

One may see the migratory route of Kiswa in the map posted bellow (#6 Photo).
The duck flew over the Himalayas which could be seen clearly in the map! The duck is now back in Bangladesh after spending its entire summer time on Senie Lake at Quinhai, China.

It may also be added here that some of the other 43 ducks fitted with the satellite tag have made the return trip to Bangladesh like Kiswa and the remaining ducks are presumed to be making the return trip!


Photo Credit: Sakib Ahmed
Source: The Daily Star. FB, IUCN.
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looklook 84M
3925 posts
10/19/2019 11:41 am

 It took Kiswa three days to make it here from China!


Rocketship 79F
18564 posts
10/19/2019 1:42 pm

 How amazing migratory journey of birds and butterflies is!!!


looklook 84M
3925 posts
10/19/2019 9:06 pm
    Quoting Rocketship:
    How amazing migratory journey of birds and butterflies is!!!
Thank you so much for stopping by and for your post, Rocketship. It is really amazing that this small duck requires to fly over the mighty Himalayas at least twice every year to survive.


looklook 84M
3925 posts
10/19/2019 9:28 pm
    Quoting  :
Deb, no doubt the duck looks attractive and cute too. It will spend the coming winter with us before it flies back to Quinhai, China again in next February!


Abelle2 83F
31224 posts
10/20/2019 7:37 am

 No wonder they can fly so far, they have a "running start"!


looklook 84M
3925 posts
10/20/2019 7:51 am
    Quoting Abelle2:
    No wonder they can fly so far, they have a "running start"!
Absolutely right, Abelle. Thanks for stopping by and for your post. I appreciate.


Archer62 83F
7082 posts
10/20/2019 8:37 am

 THAT IS A VERY LONG WAY TO FLY IN JUST THREE DAYS. I AM SURPRISED DUCKS MIGRATE IN YOUR PART OF THE WORLD.


looklook 84M
3925 posts
10/20/2019 11:17 am
    Quoting Archer62:
    THAT IS A VERY LONG WAY TO FLY IN JUST THREE DAYS. I AM SURPRISED DUCKS MIGRATE IN YOUR PART OF THE WORLD.
Yes Archer, the small duck took 3 days to fly back home from Senie Lake at Quinhai, China. Migratory Ducks fly at speeds of 49 to 60 mph. “With a 50-mph tail wind, migrating mallards are capable of traveling 800 miles during an eight-hour flight. Ducks do not begin their migration until fall, around August or September. Migratory birds may travel during the day, night, or continuously. Some birds migrate thousands of miles, while others travel less than one hundred miles.” Our unique wetland ecosystems attract migratory ducks to spend some months during our late autumn and winter seasons.


looklook 84M
3925 posts
11/27/2019 7:51 pm
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Poet_Dancer ,
Thank you so much for stopping by after such a long time and leaving your comment on here. I appreciate. Hope you are doing fine. Take care and stay always cheerful.




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