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Must toonekurg - Black Stork Nest in Karula
in this thread we are documenting the life on streamed black stork nest of male ? + female ? in Karula National Park
(camera since 2016 - called “Must-toonekurg”)
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
SEASON 2025
streaming started:
(02.04.2024)
- 03.04.2025 at 22. 31
ARRIVALs
- male:
- female
EGGs- laying
(2023: 28.04 + 1.05 + 02.05 + 05.05)
- FIRST egg:
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CHICKs - hatching
(2023: 01.06, 01.06 + 03.06 + 05.06)
- FIRST chick:
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RINGING
(2023: night 26./27.07)
on XY chicks received metal/ornithological and colour plastic ring
- Nr. 1:
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NAMING
(2023: 08.08)
- on XY chicks got names:
- Nr.1 -
FLEDGING
(2023: 06.08, 09.08, 09.08)
- on XY at XY fledged/maiden flight .. .. days old (returned at - after XY min.)
LEAVING THE NEST
- female was last seen in the nest on
chicks:
- male was last seen in the nest on
OTHER MAJOR EVENTS - VISITORs
ESTONIA Karula National Park
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marika.solo
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Re: ESTONIA Karula National Park
SEASON 2024 https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 390#p26390
- only some visitors (black storks)
SEASON 2023 (overview on this first page): https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 284#p11284
- 4 eggs, 4 chicks hatched (on 15.06.2023 brood reduction by Karl II - at 19.38 he flew out with the 10 days old chick); 3 storklets fledged
- 1 storklet received transmitter:
Kalvi: spring-migration thread for Kalvi: https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.php?f=109&t=173
SEASON 2022 in our forum (overview on this first page): https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.php?p=838#p838
- 4 eggs, 3 chicks hatched + 1 foster chick (Bonus); 4 storklet fledged (Bonus + Waba, Voog, Iks)
- 2 storklet received transmitter:
Waba: spring-migration thread for Waba: https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.php?f=109&t=178
Bonus: birdmap info - battery does not charge (last data arrived on 28.08.2023)
SEASON 2021 (recap) https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.php?p=973#p973
- 4 eggs (one of the eggs broke during incubation), 3 chicks hatched, 3 storklet fledged (Udu, Tuul and Pikne)
- Tuul perished on 18 August (most probably predation); Pikne perished on 06 June 2022 during spring migration in Turkey (most probably collision with power lines);
Udu: the tracking device on Udu's leg don't work properly longer time, last data arrived from Turkey on 13.02.2023
SEASON 2020 (Kaia arrived to Karl II) - no chicks hatched
- only some visitors (black storks)
SEASON 2023 (overview on this first page): https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 284#p11284
- 4 eggs, 4 chicks hatched (on 15.06.2023 brood reduction by Karl II - at 19.38 he flew out with the 10 days old chick); 3 storklets fledged
- 1 storklet received transmitter:
Kalvi: spring-migration thread for Kalvi: https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.php?f=109&t=173
SEASON 2022 in our forum (overview on this first page): https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.php?p=838#p838
- 4 eggs, 3 chicks hatched + 1 foster chick (Bonus); 4 storklet fledged (Bonus + Waba, Voog, Iks)
- 2 storklet received transmitter:
Waba: spring-migration thread for Waba: https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.php?f=109&t=178
Bonus: birdmap info - battery does not charge (last data arrived on 28.08.2023)
SEASON 2021 (recap) https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.php?p=973#p973
- 4 eggs (one of the eggs broke during incubation), 3 chicks hatched, 3 storklet fledged (Udu, Tuul and Pikne)
- Tuul perished on 18 August (most probably predation); Pikne perished on 06 June 2022 during spring migration in Turkey (most probably collision with power lines);
Udu: the tracking device on Udu's leg don't work properly longer time, last data arrived from Turkey on 13.02.2023
SEASON 2020 (Kaia arrived to Karl II) - no chicks hatched
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marika.solo
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Re: ESTONIA Karula National Park
RESIDENTS
prepared mostly by our Madli in the past - thx!
LOCATION
We can see the nest of black storks nesting in Karula National Park for the eighth season in a row. The old natural nest with an interesting construction had collapsed in half by the spring of 2018, which is why this artificial nest was built right beside the old nest, which we now monitor with a camera.
Image and text: https://www.looduskalender.ee/n/node/5426
KARULA NATIONAL PARK
The smallest (surface area: 123 km²) and hilliest national park in Estonia, Karula National Park is located in the Karula Uplands, on the borders of Valga and Võru counties. The varied terrain of Karula was placed under national protection, with the original landscape protection area being designated a national park in 1993. The park was established to preserve the natural environment found in the hilly landscapes characteristic of Southern Estonia, where forests and lakes abound, as well as species under protection and the cultural heritage of the area.
https://karula.ee/karula-piirkond/vaatamisvaarsused-karula-piirkonnas/
More links with information:
1. https://kaitsealad.ee/en/protected-area ... nal-park-0
2. https://www.loodusegakoos.ee/where-to-g ... ional-park
3. https://kaitsealad.ee/en/protected-area ... 2/nature-4
4. https://www.looduskalender.ee/n/node/5426 (in estonian)
Discover Karula National Park in Estonia - an introducing video about Karula NP
NEST
This Black Stork nest is situated in Karula National Park, southern Estonia. The nest is know since 2016.
The old natural nest with an interesting construction had collapsed in half by the spring of 2018, which is why this artificial nest was built right beside the old nest, which we now monitor with a camera.
https://www.looduskalender.ee/n/node/5426
- article from 2016, from the time the first artificial nest was built (PHOTOS) https://www.talgud.ee/uudised/must-toonekure
- one of the photos (Urmas is installing the camera) https://media.voog.com/0000/0000/0013/p ... 0053-1.jpg
- Looduskalender article from 2018, from the time this artificial nest was built (the new nest is next to the old nest (above it). (Photos of the nest site back then) https://www.looduskalender.ee/n/node/2277
- view on both nest (old and new) from above https://www.looduskalender.ee/n/sites/d ... /kurg3.jpg
prepared mostly by our Madli in the past - thx!
LOCATION
We can see the nest of black storks nesting in Karula National Park for the eighth season in a row. The old natural nest with an interesting construction had collapsed in half by the spring of 2018, which is why this artificial nest was built right beside the old nest, which we now monitor with a camera.
Image and text: https://www.looduskalender.ee/n/node/5426
KARULA NATIONAL PARK
The smallest (surface area: 123 km²) and hilliest national park in Estonia, Karula National Park is located in the Karula Uplands, on the borders of Valga and Võru counties. The varied terrain of Karula was placed under national protection, with the original landscape protection area being designated a national park in 1993. The park was established to preserve the natural environment found in the hilly landscapes characteristic of Southern Estonia, where forests and lakes abound, as well as species under protection and the cultural heritage of the area.
https://karula.ee/karula-piirkond/vaatamisvaarsused-karula-piirkonnas/
More links with information:
1. https://kaitsealad.ee/en/protected-area ... nal-park-0
2. https://www.loodusegakoos.ee/where-to-g ... ional-park
3. https://kaitsealad.ee/en/protected-area ... 2/nature-4
4. https://www.looduskalender.ee/n/node/5426 (in estonian)
Discover Karula National Park in Estonia - an introducing video about Karula NP
NEST
This Black Stork nest is situated in Karula National Park, southern Estonia. The nest is know since 2016.
The old natural nest with an interesting construction had collapsed in half by the spring of 2018, which is why this artificial nest was built right beside the old nest, which we now monitor with a camera.
https://www.looduskalender.ee/n/node/5426
- article from 2016, from the time the first artificial nest was built (PHOTOS) https://www.talgud.ee/uudised/must-toonekure
- one of the photos (Urmas is installing the camera) https://media.voog.com/0000/0000/0013/p ... 0053-1.jpg
- Looduskalender article from 2018, from the time this artificial nest was built (the new nest is next to the old nest (above it). (Photos of the nest site back then) https://www.looduskalender.ee/n/node/2277
- view on both nest (old and new) from above https://www.looduskalender.ee/n/sites/d ... /kurg3.jpg
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marika.solo
- Site Admin
- Posts: 17977
- Joined: 29 Sep 2021, 09:38
Re: ESTONIA Karula National Park
April 03
Hello everyone
Karula nest is on-line again - hope we will have there again successfully nesting with one new pair
03.04.2025 at 22. 31 https://www.youtube.com/live/Y_iavrdYD08
first view
Hello everyone
Karula nest is on-line again - hope we will have there again successfully nesting with one new pair
03.04.2025 at 22. 31 https://www.youtube.com/live/Y_iavrdYD08
first view
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marika.solo
- Site Admin
- Posts: 17977
- Joined: 29 Sep 2021, 09:38
Re: ESTONIA Karula National Park
April 05
Hello everyone
no info about any visitors
Hello everyone
no info about any visitors
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marika.solo
- Site Admin
- Posts: 17977
- Joined: 29 Sep 2021, 09:38
Re: ESTONIA Karula National Park
April 06
Hello everyone
no snow there (no water for nature - dry winter, dry spring?)
Hello everyone
no snow there (no water for nature - dry winter, dry spring?)
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marika.solo
- Site Admin
- Posts: 17977
- Joined: 29 Sep 2021, 09:38
Re: ESTONIA Karula National Park
April 09
Hello everyone
snow there
Hello everyone
snow there
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marika.solo
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Re: ESTONIA Karula National Park
April 14
Hello everyone
male visitor in Karula
arrival 12.40.29 - departure 13.50.20/13.52.12
he is moving some materials, observing the high, preening, resting ... and sings repeatedly (other BS is flying around?)
Hello everyone
male visitor in Karula
arrival 12.40.29 - departure 13.50.20/13.52.12
he is moving some materials, observing the high, preening, resting ... and sings repeatedly (other BS is flying around?)
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marika.solo
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- Posts: 17977
- Joined: 29 Sep 2021, 09:38
Re: ESTONIA Karula National Park
our blacks stork is back 
- at 15:01 our male stork is landing there again
- he is singing/greetings already his (?!) nest, preening, rearranging (also while he is sitting)
- we can seeing PS, wing stretching, flying out and in, singing and so on
- appears to be familiarising itself with the nest and the surrounding
with the balcony too
- he is coming in with new nest material: at 17.09 he brings a bunch moss
- at 15:01 our male stork is landing there again
- he is singing/greetings already his (?!) nest, preening, rearranging (also while he is sitting)
- we can seeing PS, wing stretching, flying out and in, singing and so on
- appears to be familiarising itself with the nest and the surrounding
with the balcony too
- he is coming in with new nest material: at 17.09 he brings a bunch moss