SPAIN Tajo Internacional (Natalio/M and Zica/F)

[marika.solo]

Tajo Internacional

documenting the life on streamed black stork nest of male NATALIO + female ZICA in Tajo Internacional

the video transmission from the nest is streaming in Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/live/IiMPx-hrwp ... eFg0F1WEyZ
26.04 new link started at 09.35
new link - "Live" check it here : https://www.youtube.com/@tajointernacional4635/streams

SEASON 2025

streaming started:
(2024: on 18.03)
- 26.02.2025 approx. at 7.55h

ARRIVALs
- on 26.02 both on the nest
- male Natalio: ?
- female Zica: ?

EGGs- laying
(2024: 1st night 16./17.03, 2nd - 18./19.03, 3rd - 20./21.03, 4th - 22./23.03)

- FIRST EGG: night 26./27.03. 2025 https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 213#p42213
- SECOND EGG: night 28./29.03.2025 https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 336#p42336
- THIRD EGG: night 02/03.04 https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 777#p42777

CHICKs - hatching
(2024: 1st (32 days after laying); 2nd 18.04 (31); 3rd (30) -20.04)
- FIRST CHICK 29.04 at 11.33 (33 days after laying) https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 763#p44763


RINGING
NO

NAMING
NO

FLEDGING
(2024: 26.06 the elder storklet fledged; 27.06 both)
- FIRST STORKLET:

LEAVING THE NEST
2024: camera failed in storm on ...

OTHER MAJOR EVENTS



VIDEOS: https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 341#p41341

YOUTUBE CANAL
1/ Bocian czarny Hiszpania sezon 2025 by Maria Lewandowska https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE9N ... uxPYmR2qSa
2/ Tajo, Spain 2025 by bozena Isia https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGrJ ... O8TLoV34NG

[marika.solo]

Cigüeña Negra - Black Storks in Spain: https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.php?f=126&t=223

HISTORY

season 2024 https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.php?f=126&t=210
- 4 egg, 3 chick hatched, 1 perished (probably the middle storklet - 14 days old, unknown reason)
- 2 storklet fledged (attacked by one strange or the male on 27.06)
first and last info :

youtube chat info
2:38 PM Tajo Internacional​​
Hola a todos, hemos podido comprobar por otra cámara (sin streaming) que ninguno de los pollos cayó al agua esta mañana.
volaron hasta una repisa cercana y allí estuvieron unos minutos hasta que salieron del plano.

Hello everyone, we have been able to verify through another camera (without streaming) that none of the chickens fell into the water this morning.
they flew to a nearby ledge and stayed there for a few minutes until they left the plane.

- the first streaming started in season 2019 (maybe)
- 4 eggs (4.04+6.04+8.04+10.04); 3 chick hatched (...) and fledged
(more videos of this season on the youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@tajointernacional4635)

RESIDENTS
- male is named Natalio and female is named Zica





Zica y Natalio: el emblema del Tajo Internacional / Zica and Natalio: the emblem of the Tagus International


uploaded on Jun 5, 2020 by Tajo International (season 2019)

The Black Stork Recovery Plan (Ciconia nigra) is approved in Extremadura, the list of Natura 2000 Network Management Plans in Extremadura in which the black stork is collected aselement or interest and the black stork's range in Extremadura, which are listed in Annexes I, II and III, respectively, of the present order.(GT)
p.26 (http://www.juntaex.es/filescms/con03/up ... ro2018.pdf)

https://www.turismoextremadura.com/viaj ... nal-00001/
http://www.turismotajointernacional.com ... ernacional
https://www.spain.info/en/nature/tejo-t ... e-reserve/

LOCATION
https://en.unesco.org/biosphere/eu-na/tejo-tajo: "Tejo/Tajo International Transboundary Biosphere Reserve, Portugal/Spain"
"The Tejo/Tajo International Transboundary Biosphere Reserve is located in the western part of the Iberian Peninsula shared between Spain and Portugal, with the Tajo River as its main axis. The area is characterized by sharp relief and low altitudes. Vegetation in the site consists largely of cork oak formations and patches of scrub, as well as cultivated areas and pastures. The fauna is typically Mediterranean and includes many rare species. Among the most important are the Iberian imperial eagle, Bonelli’s eagle, the black stork, the black vulture and the otter. Livestock and forestry are the main sources of income for the small population of the reserve."

- Parque Natural, Parque Internacional, Reserva de la Biosfera Transfronteriza
That Natural Park is a protected area in Portugal and Spain. For part of its course, the River Tagus forms the boundary between Spain and Portugal. Areas on both sides of the river are designated as natural parks by the respective nations. Address: Cáceres, Spain

The Tagus (Spanish: Tajo, Portugese: Tejo) is the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula. The river rises in the Montes Universales near Teruel, in mid-eastern Spain, flows 1,007 km, generally westward, and empties into the Atlantic Ocean in Lisbon. The Tagus river basin comprises 42 River Nature Reserves [es] and is the river basin with the most protected areas in Spain.(wiki)

Parque Natural Tajo internacional. La natural intemperie del rio | Paisaje Natural


Tajo International natural park. An area of special protection for birds in the Natura 2000 network
https://youtu.be/Wfk1YKdqqXI?si=7qo8T5Lp3On96twR
Parque Natural del Tajo Internacional, Cáceres y Portugal.
https://youtu.be/BVzmU00AET8?si=wZ30u2nbl9NRGwBb

NEST



http://roadrunnersmikelinda.blogspot.co ... ional.html F

[marika.solo]

February 26
Hello everyone



- male NATALIO arrived at 09.38.36, singing, fanned tail feathers
- after lot of nest rearranging and resting out at 11.32.33





continuation
arrival by our forum member Macska

[marika.solo]

- arround 12h lot of sparrows on the nest
- 12.02.50 male kestrel arrived to the nest (first on the rocks), flew away just before the male Natalio arrived



- male arrived at 12.10.06
- female arrived at 12.22.54, nice greeting ritual

[marika.solo]

youtube chat info
1:21 PM Karin​​12:17



both fell - flew away

[Triine]

HI!
I will allow you to post video episodes. Zica and Natalio have returned to their nesting site.

[marika.solo]

Thank you dear Trīne super video - all interesting moments, great!

[marika.solo]

12:18:18 one of them is back, Zica
- stork was observing the surroundings, clapped the bill - the flapping of wings could be heard (are the Nile geese here again?)
-12.22 stork settled down (wide)

- the partner, Natalio is back too, they both are very excited

[marika.solo]

- 15.02 male pooped (good) and mating followed

- 15.13 female is pooping, she does not react to being approached
- 15.15 male out

- 15.17 he is back with some nest material

- 15.25 very intensive defending behaviour

[marika.solo]

before mating


after mating


Natalio is handsome stork (like every black stork)