Ogres County (Vidzeme)

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Melnais stārķis (Ciconia nigra) Ogres novadā - LDF tiešraide

documenting the life on streamed black stork nest
(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 Latvian Fund for Nature YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LatvijasDabasfondsOnline)

weather in Ogre: https://www.gismeteo.lv/weather-ogre-47066/

SEASON 2024

streaming started:
(2023: 28.03)
- 24.03.2024

ARRIVALs
(2023: male 19.04, female1: 21.04 - didn't stay; female 2: 24.06)

- male: 27.03.2024 at 12.12
video: https://youtu.be/Ssu0WJ5Sdjo?si=p7_LHKcBHE57VEIX by Trīne
male is named OGRIS

- female: 02.04.2024 at 13.49
video https://youtu.be/GuIAGs2WJ0g?si=AMge_gZsFvH3VOgT by Trīne
female is named URGA

EGGs- laying
info to situation ("late egg") by Dr. Strazds: https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 021#p29021
- FIRST egg: 17.04. (two weeks after the female's arrival at the nest) https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 158#p29158
video https://youtu.be/lbAu5WN7r6o?feature=shared - thank you Trīne
- SECOND egg: 19.04. https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 329#p29329
video https://youtu.be/lOt8L6hZgZQ?si=bhWSRlul5FEj-uwO by our Urszula
- THIRD egg: 21.04 https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 470#p29470
video https://youtu.be/m6JCFRwU_Wc?si=Sj1_h_TqrsWilZi6 by our Urszula
- FOURTH egg: 23.04 https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 630#p29630
video https://youtu.be/XAMAX-80-XM?si=T_y4zRgXuq91P16u by our Urszula
- FIFTH egg: 25.04 https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 806#p29806


CHICKs - hatching
- FIRST chick: 22.05 at 17.18
video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZXo36MFqSU by Triine - thank you!
- SECOND chick: 22.05 at 22.18
video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2EjSVtHFwY by Baiba -tahnk you!
- THIRD chick: 23.05 at 13.58
video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZfBLeiBrMU by Triine - thank you!
- FOURTH chick: 24.05 at 21.04
video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3sSWNFCq0c

RINGING
- 18.06.2024: 0KF4, 0XF3, 0XF4, 0YF2
video https://youtu.be/g0z3Har2tC8?si=RprM5xLQ8q2nXWOF thank you Trīne

Māris Strazds (https://dabasdati.lv/lv/article/par-mel ... es-ligzda/)
- 0XF4 senior (hatched 5/22 18:42) 26.79 days, almost definitely female, weight 2.09 kg (112.7%)
- 0XF3 second oldest (hatched 22.5. ~23:00), 26.6 days, presumably male, weight 2.33 kg (126.6% of "normal")
- 0XF5 third (hatched 5/23 14:01) 25.99 days, believed to be male, weight 1.9 kg (106.0%)
- 0XF6 youngest (hatched 24.5. 21:45) 24.67 days, judging by weight, could be a female, but could also be a weak male (as the youngest); weight 1.54 kg (91.2%)

FLEDGING

- 28.07 OXF4 (67 days old)
- 01.08 OXF3 (71 days old)
- 02.08 OXF5 (71 days old)
- 02.08 OXF6 (70 days old)

LEAVING THE NEST
chicks were 82 days old
- 13.08 OXF 4
- 14.08 OXF3, OXF5 and OXF6

- 14.08 female Urga (she arrived with full crop and stayed there more than 4 hours)
- 15.08 male Ogris (he arrived with full crop and stayed there approx. 1 hour, typical goodbye visit)

OTHER MAJOR EVENTS

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this nest in LATVIAN FORUM https://forums.dabasdati.lv/viewtopic.p ... 1f#p384945
and (private) FB group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1043673269692018

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LOCATION

Latvijas Dabas fonds (YT chat, translated):
The nest is located in Vidzeme. A more specific location is not planned to be disclosed. Most of the components of the system are from the nest of the Sigulda black stork. The nest is in an oak tree.

LATVIA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvia
Vidzeme https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidzeme
OGRE MUNICIPALITY https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogre_Municipality

Vidzeme is one of the Historical Latvian Lands
- the name is derivated from the Old Latvian orthography: Widda-semme, resp. Latvian words "vidus" (middle) and "zeme" (earth, land)


By User:Fenn-O-maniC - This vector image includes elements that have been taken or adapted from this file:, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.p ... =119174650

info in dabasdati forum - the nest is located in Ogre Municipality

State cities, municipalities, parishes and towns of Latvia as of 2022

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File ... belled.svg

Location of Ogre district in Latvia 2021 - better view https://i.postimg.cc/PqzWfMVH/Latvija-O ... 21-svg.png

Latvia - topographic map

http://www.vidiani.com/maps/maps_of_eur ... latvia.jpg

Map of Ogre Municipality in Latvia. The borders of municipalities as of 1 July 2021

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File ... s_2021.png


NEST history
According to the information available to Māris Strazd, the nesting area of black storks has been known here since at least 2003, however, this nest was only found in January 2021.

The nest could have been built in 2010 after the previous nest was abandoned. In 2021, there were no chicks, in 2022, three young birds were successfully hatched. In the previous nest in this area, one of the old birds was ringed, while in this nest in 2022, both nesting old birds were ringless.

2023
- viewtopic.php?f=77&t=114
- description:


RESIDENTS


information in Latvian
https://jauns.lv/raksts/maja-un-darzs/5 ... tner-sites

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March 24
Hello everyone

streaming started also here

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March 27
Hello everyone

stork arrived today at 12:12

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VIDEO by Trīne - thank you very much

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March 28
Hello everyone

in the morning we see nest renovation - new branches and soft material too

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March 29
Hello everyone

it is rainy morning, but our stork is very busy with preparing of the nest

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March 30
Hello everyone

nice preening session,some nest work and again out

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Priecīgas Lieldienas!
viewtopic.php?f=15&p=27744#p27744

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April 01
Hello everyone

the nest renovation


late in the evening male Ogris moves from the nest to the branch on the left