Migration Tracking of KERGU
Bird Profile:
- Sex: Adult male
- Age: 16 CY (hatched 2011 about 9 km away from the current nest location)
- Origin: Estonia, Pärnu County
- Territory:
- caught and fitted with a transmitter in 2022 - Pärnu County,
- nesting season 2025, 2026: streamed nest in Pärnu County, mate: Kerli
- Wintering ground: Ethiopia (Tigray Region)
- 5th autumn migration with transmitter (tagged on 31.07.2022)
I have both ornithological and colour ring numbers, but I’ve been asked to handle them with caution (e.g. to prevent misuse in false reports).
If you see a stork with a ring in the wild, on a webcam, or in the media, please contact me by Private Message.
Autumn - winter Birdmap 2026 since: 13.09 for some BS
FIRST BIRDMAP UPDATE FOR KERGU on: 13.09.2026
Autumn migration 2026
Data source: https://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN/2026/aut ... =0&speed=1
0/ Departure (Left nesting area)/Migration started on: 13.08
(2025: 11.08)
- Belarus (13.08,14.08 - 22.08)
stopover: Belarus - Pripyat and Horyn river area from 14.08 to 22.08 (8 days)
- Moldova (23.08), Romania (24.08,25.-26.08, 27.08 -
stopover: Romania - southeastern part of Călărași County since 27.08
1/ Crossing the Sea of Marmara (Asia/Turkey)
(2025: on 19.09 via "Dardanelles")
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2/ Crossing the Gulf of Iskenderun (Asia/middle East)
2025: on 21.09 via Gulf
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3/ Crossing the Gulf of Suez (Africa/Egypt)
(2025: last data: 24.09.2025, Israel: Neve Harif)
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4/ Arrival (wintering ground)
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Continuation:
Spring migration 2027
Nesting season 2027:
