Jõgeva County (Jan and Janika)

[Adria]

10.08 - Jan refuted two BIG fish:

[marika.solo]

... 9.44 - Jan refuted the BIG fish: ...

VIDEO by Birds 247 - thank you

2022-05-23 09:44 - Black Stork Nest 2: Jan serves too big fish
https://youtu.be/s6V1UCg5E4s

[Adria]

11.21 - Jan refuted two fishes:


One of the chick tried to get to her, but probably they weren't soft enough yet, because Jan had swallowed them back.

11.39 - Jan refuted the fish again:


12.10 - 12.17 - Jan refuted the fish several times and devoured them again - they are still not suitable for chicks.

12.52 - Jan threw out a few pieces of fish, three cubs took something

[Adria]

13.22 - 13.29 - Jan refuted a few pieces of fish several times, all the chicks ate something


13.57 - 14.03 - Jan refuted a few pieces of fish several times, two chicks ate.

Jan adjusted the nest so we didn't see anything anymore:

[Adria]

15.15 - Jan refuted a few pieces of fish - three chicks ate, the fourth turned in the wrong direction:


15.27.48 arrival of Janika, 15.27.52 - Jan leaves:

[Adria]

15.28., 15.56 - Janika feeding (lampreys?):


a strong wind blew again..

17.10- Janika feeds and cleans the chicks.:

[Adria]

18.28 - Janika feeds - (three eaters, fourth turned in the wrong direction.), cleaning chicks:


19.17 -Janika cleans and massages the chicks.

19.31.28- Arrival of Jan and Janika left at 19.31.38:

[Adria]

19.57 - Jan refuted a few fish one chick dug into them but they are probably still tough.:


20.23 - Jan refuted a few fish , three chicks ate a little:

[Adria]

21.18 - Jan feeds - only two chicks are interested in food .:

[marika.solo]

Must-toonekurg/2::Ciconia nigra https://youtu.be/Do5wJsjJGgU

May 24

weather forecast for Jõgeva County https://www.ilmateenistus.ee/locality-f ... 9192091621
- today: https://i.postimg.cc/DfbGbkg9/2022-05-24-weather.jpg

overview May 23 viewtopic.php?p=3043#p3043 (not complete yet)

F=female, M=male; from - to
feedings (kind of food) at

0/ M: 20.34 - 05.07 = 9h 41 min. .
FEEDING: 2022-05-23 at 21.09 (lampreys) - all ate

1/ F: 05.07 - 10.37 = 5h 30 min.
FEEDING: 1/ 05.08 (lampreys) - all ate; 2/ 07.21 - only 3 (on in bad position) + 3/ the 2nd pile of food - 2;

2/ M: 10.37 - 15.02 = 4h 25 min.
FEEDING: 4/ 10.58; 5/ 11.57; 6/ 12.51; 7/14.06;

3/ F: 15.02 - 19.01 = 3h 59 min.
FEEDING: lampreys + 1 frog (back) 8/ 15.02 - 4 ate; 9/ 16.01 (1 isn't interested); 10/ 17.57 (3+1, No5 is sleeping) (18.46 - F regurgitated only skeleton)

4/M: 19.01 -
FEEDING: lampreys 11/ 19.14 (1 is interested); 12/ 19.55 (4 - maybe No5 is sleepy); 13/ 20.42 (1+1, later M pulled the long lamprey out from their bill); 21.12 - 1 lamprey for 1 chick

13 + 1 feedings (F 6x +0; M 7x+1)
.....
1st storklet hatched: 2022-05-22 at 02.30
2nd storklet hatched: 2022-05-22 at 10.55 (bad light)
3rd storklet hatched: 2022-05-22 at 11.45 (very bad/sharp light)
4th storklet hatched: 2022-05-23 at 06.03
the FIFTH storklet hatched: 2022-05-24 at 10.56.23 (I recognised the hatchling out from egg shell for the first time, but it can be maybe sooner 10.45 - 10.48)

btw. every now and then, the light on this nest makes it very difficult to see anything clearly