Krum (male, hatched 2023) wintering 2024-25

[marika.solo]

situation at 14.10 h UTC (data transmission at 16h)

- In the morning, Krum flew east from Chalakovi to his favourite area near the Serebra River. At noon, he flew south to the Azmaka River. Here is his latest location at 14:10 UTC (and not 15:00 as usual).
- Ráno Krum odletel od Chalakovi smerom na východ do svojej obľúbenej oblasi blízko riečky Serebra. Na poludnie odletel smerom na juh k riečke Azmaka. Tu je aj jeho najnovšia lokalizáciao14.10h UTC (a nie o 15h ako zvyčajne).



field + newest

[marika.solo]

situation at 21h UTC

- the same night roost like already very much nights
Maritsa-Parvomay - IBA (Important Bird Area) https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/fact ... lgaria/map (or https://www.birdsinbulgaria.org/ovm.php ... =114&id=81) and
Natura 2000 site (code BG0002081) - detailed info https://natura2000.egov.bg/EsriBg.Natur ... 002081.pdf

[marika.solo]

whole day 27.12.2024

Bulgaria: Belozem - a village in Rakovski Municipality of Plovdiv Province

1/ PHOTO view on the area /pohľad na celú oblasť
click: https://i.postimg.cc/bYSjY7gM/2024-11-3 ... -pic-2.jpg

2/ PHOTO (10.11.2024 by Стоян Груев) view on the fields and the Maritsa river / pohľad na polia a rieku Marica
click: https://i.postimg.cc/W1fcg1Rr/FB-STOIAN ... -k-pia.jpg

[marika.solo]

December 28
Hello everyone

Krum around Belozem/Белозем (photos,videos, information) https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.php?f=108&t=214

WEATHER situation / počasie dnes (source: https://www.meteobalkans.com/evropa/bulgaria/belozem)
click

mostly cloudy / väčšinou zamračené
07:48 Sunrise - 16:55 Sunset (Length of day: 9 hours 7 min.)

[marika.solo]

situation at 10h UTC

- Krum flew in the morning to his usually area to the south(-east) from Belozem (rice fields with irrigation canals between the streams named Serebra and Azmaka, tributaries of the river Maritsa)
- Krum odletel ráno do svojej obvyklej oblasti na juh (-východ) od Belozemu (ryžové polia so zavlažovacími kanálmi medzi potokmi Serebra a Azmaka, prítoky rieky Maritsa)

[marika.solo]

situation at 15h UTC




PIC from the video uploaded on Jul 10, 2024 by Georgnikolov https://youtu.be/P4MyUWLRdcY?feature=shared

[marika.solo]

whole day 28.12.2024

Bulgaria: Belozem - a village in Rakovski Municipality of Plovdiv Province

1/ PHOTO view on the area /pohľad na celú oblasť
click: https://i.postimg.cc/bYSjY7gM/2024-11-3 ... -pic-2.jpg

2/ PHOTO (10.11.2024 by Стоян Груев) view on the fields and the Maritsa river / pohľad na polia a rieku Marica
click: https://i.postimg.cc/W1fcg1Rr/FB-STOIAN ... -k-pia.jpg

3/PHOTO - Krum at 13.40
click https://i.postimg.cc/pdNMYwWn/2024-12-2 ... ew-loc.jpg



(rice fields with irrigation canals / ryžové polia so zavlažovacími kanálmi)

[marika.solo]

December 29
Hello everyone

Krum around Belozem/Белозем (photos,videos, information) https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.php?f=108&t=214

WEATHER situation / počasie dnes (source: https://www.meteobalkans.com/evropa/bulgaria/belozem)
click

mostly clear / väčšinou jasno
07:48 Sunrise - 16:57 Sunset (Length of day: 9 hours 8 min.)

[marika.solo]

situation at 10h UTC



Krum is flying above the "wet triangle" area



WET MEADOWS RESTORED BY GREEN BALKANS NGO - info, street view and VIDEO (black storks too) here https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 907#p39907


STREET VIEW https://maps.app.goo.gl/vGMz4wt8XCzWjgbf6 Google Street View Mar 2023

[marika.solo]

situation at 15h UTC

Krum today flew a "long trip" from Belozem to Plovdiv and back



Krum flew above Manole

VIDEO Manole (uploaded 10 years ago!)
- drone view of the village in particular, but also of the wider surroundings
- pohľadu z dronu najmä na dedinu, ale aj široké okolie


uploaded on 08.06.2014 by Rosen Dimitrov

Krum continued to Trlistnik

PHOTO https://maps.app.goo.gl/zjJW6Gz3RrxvyzpX8 Trilistnik, Daniel Minkov, Photo - May 2021

Krum turned back there (Skutare, he crossed the railway)

by Сергей Вячеславович https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1 ... DIFq=h1440 or https://maps.app.goo.gl/YiiXURypQuQWJmZ47

or STREET VIEW (the same area) https://maps.app.goo.gl/qMoJzBAHo4E76bHQ8 (Oct 2021)