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documenting the life on streamed black stork nest of male Kergu (ring nr 7047) + ? in Pärnu County
(see also our FB page https://www.facebook.com/groups/blackstork.ciconianigra)
the video transmission from the nest is streaming in Youtube:
If disturbances in the stream happen, then the broadcast is restarted, working on a new link. You can always look up the new link from the Kotkaklubi YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Kotkaklubi/streams
migration thread for Kergu in our forum:
spring viewtopic.php?f=109&t=174
autumn viewtopic.php?f=89&t=134
SEASON 2024
streaming started:
(2023: public on 17.04 - all is ready on 04.04)
28.03.2024
ARRIVALs
(2023: 19.04 at 20.02.35)
- male KERGU (ring nr 7047):
- 02.04 at 15.49.31 viewtopic.php?p=27921#p27921
- female:
EGGs- laying
CHICKs - hatching
RINGING
NAMING
FLEDGING
LEAVING THE NEST
migration thread
OTHER MAJOR EVENTS
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YOUTUBE CANAL
- "Black Storks, Estonia, 2024" by our forum member bozena Isia https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGrJ ... re=shared
Pärnu county (Kergu + ?)
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Re: Pärnu county (Kergu + ?)
2023 viewtopic.php?p=12634#p12634:
Kergu stayed alone. The nest was visited from time to time by Nurme (stork with a transitter) and the camera also recorded other black storks on the nest and in its close vicinity (also a pair of storks)
2022:
Nest was found in late breeding season with three chicks in nest, these were ringed.
The male Kergu has been caught in late July, when chicks in nest almost fledged. But Kergu visited nest also after installing a tracker on his back. Kergu left for migration in Aug 12th.
Kergu stayed alone. The nest was visited from time to time by Nurme (stork with a transitter) and the camera also recorded other black storks on the nest and in its close vicinity (also a pair of storks)
2022:
Nest was found in late breeding season with three chicks in nest, these were ringed.
The male Kergu has been caught in late July, when chicks in nest almost fledged. But Kergu visited nest also after installing a tracker on his back. Kergu left for migration in Aug 12th.
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Re: Pärnu county (Kergu + ?)
prepared by our Madli - thx (season 2023: )
RESIDENTS
MALE Kergu (ring nr 7047)
Kergu himself was ringed as a chick in 2011 by Raivo Endrekson about 9 km away from the current nest location (one of three siblings ).
He was caught and fitted with a transmitter in 2022. This was somewhat a special event because no previously ringed adult had been caught yet.
Kergu is a location name - Kergu nature protection area where the stork is from.
Kergu Nature Reserve: The area of the nature reserve is 437 ha.The protected area was founded in 2007 to protect valuable habitat types and threatened species in Metsaküla and Sohlu village (both in former Kaisma Parish) and in Viluvere village (Vändra Parish). (wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kergu_Nature_Reserve)
24.07.2023
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/QtWjsMzh/2023-07-24-k-12-58-46.jpg)
LOCATION
The nest is situated in Pärnu county, SW Estonia.
Estonia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonia
Pärnu county: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A4rnu_County
Kergu Nature Reserve https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kergu_Nature_Reserve
The location of the nest is affected by a new wind park. (!)
(more information to wind-park prepared by me: https://ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.php?p=8495#p8495).
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/6B21Ffs/H-iva3.png)
NEST
We have known about this nest only last year (2022), but breeding territory since the 1990s.
Kergu's chicks in 2022
3 chicks were successfully raised in the nest. They were in good condition and all fledged. The chicks were ringed, but didn't receive any transmitters.
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/1MhJzBr/Kergu-pojad-2022.jpg)
Photo by Urmas Sellis
Camera was installed on Kergu's nest on 04.04.2023.
Nest from distance.
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/cLTXzjJ3/DSC-1494.jpg)
Photo by Raivo Endrekson
The camera
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/02tdgVpj/Kergu-kaamera-MADLI.jpg)
Photo by Raivo Endrekson
Installing the solar panel and wifi-antenna about 50m away from the nest.
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/3x3tn737/DSC-1514.jpg)
Photo by Raivo Endrekson
RESIDENTS
MALE Kergu (ring nr 7047)
Kergu himself was ringed as a chick in 2011 by Raivo Endrekson about 9 km away from the current nest location (one of three siblings ).
He was caught and fitted with a transmitter in 2022. This was somewhat a special event because no previously ringed adult had been caught yet.
Kergu is a location name - Kergu nature protection area where the stork is from.
Kergu Nature Reserve: The area of the nature reserve is 437 ha.The protected area was founded in 2007 to protect valuable habitat types and threatened species in Metsaküla and Sohlu village (both in former Kaisma Parish) and in Viluvere village (Vändra Parish). (wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kergu_Nature_Reserve)
24.07.2023
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/QtWjsMzh/2023-07-24-k-12-58-46.jpg)
LOCATION
The nest is situated in Pärnu county, SW Estonia.
Estonia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonia
Pärnu county: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A4rnu_County
Kergu Nature Reserve https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kergu_Nature_Reserve
The location of the nest is affected by a new wind park. (!)
(more information to wind-park prepared by me: https://ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.php?p=8495#p8495).
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/6B21Ffs/H-iva3.png)
NEST
We have known about this nest only last year (2022), but breeding territory since the 1990s.
Kergu's chicks in 2022
3 chicks were successfully raised in the nest. They were in good condition and all fledged. The chicks were ringed, but didn't receive any transmitters.
![Image](https://i.ibb.co/1MhJzBr/Kergu-pojad-2022.jpg)
Photo by Urmas Sellis
Camera was installed on Kergu's nest on 04.04.2023.
Nest from distance.
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/cLTXzjJ3/DSC-1494.jpg)
Photo by Raivo Endrekson
The camera
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/02tdgVpj/Kergu-kaamera-MADLI.jpg)
Photo by Raivo Endrekson
Installing the solar panel and wifi-antenna about 50m away from the nest.
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/3x3tn737/DSC-1514.jpg)
Photo by Raivo Endrekson
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Re: Pärnu county (Kergu + ?)
March 29
Hello everyone![Smile :-)](./images/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif)
streaming started today, but Kergu is actually in Ukraine - see our migration thread viewtopic.php?f=109&t=174
(Timmu arrived already to Estonia on 28.03, Nurme is in Turkey)
Hello everyone
![Smile :-)](./images/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif)
streaming started today, but Kergu is actually in Ukraine - see our migration thread viewtopic.php?f=109&t=174
(Timmu arrived already to Estonia on 28.03, Nurme is in Turkey)
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April 1
Hello everyone![Smile :-)](./images/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif)
the nest of our Kergu before his arrival (most probably today)
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/TwbPQ0Wp/2024-04-01-the-nest-before-arrival.jpg)
Hello everyone
![Smile :-)](./images/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif)
the nest of our Kergu before his arrival (most probably today)
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/TwbPQ0Wp/2024-04-01-the-nest-before-arrival.jpg)
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April 02
Hello everyone![Smile :-)](./images/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif)
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/zD4CcxdN/2024-04-02-k-15-49-31.jpg)
ring nr 7047
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/1XVzFc6c/2024-04-02-k-15-54-12.jpg)
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/ZRRnbh5Q/2024-04-02-k-15-54-48.jpg)
Hello everyone
![Smile :-)](./images/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif)
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif)
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/zD4CcxdN/2024-04-02-k-15-49-31.jpg)
ring nr 7047
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/1XVzFc6c/2024-04-02-k-15-54-12.jpg)
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/ZRRnbh5Q/2024-04-02-k-15-54-48.jpg)
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![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/g00LJhM4/2024-04-02-k-16-03-31.jpg)
and is till working with the nest material
![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif)
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Re: Pärnu county (Kergu + ?)
Kergu is shortly resting, he is moving the nest material and sometimes shortly loudly singing with fanned tail feathers
he is working, working - all must be good prepared for new nesting season![Wink ;-)](./images/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif)
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/x1kH9McQ/2024-04-02-k-16-26-13.jpg)
he is working, working - all must be good prepared for new nesting season
![Wink ;-)](./images/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif)
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/x1kH9McQ/2024-04-02-k-16-26-13.jpg)
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Re: Pärnu county (Kergu + ?)
16.32.42 Kergu ruffles his feathers and at 16.32.24 he flew out
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Re: Pärnu county (Kergu + ?)
VIDEO by Trīne - thank you again
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif)