LATVIA Rīgas mežos

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Melnais stārķis (Ciconia nigra) Rīgas mežos

in this thread we are documenting the life on streamed black stork nest in Pierīgā, in the farthest part of the "Riga forests" in Katrīnas forestry near Viļķenes
(see also our FB page https://www.facebook.com/groups/blackstork.ciconianigra)

the video transmission from the nest is streaming in Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/live/o8QlhVBnaBQ

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 channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LatvijasDabasf ... ne/streams


SEASON 2025


streaming started:
(09.04.2024) (public)
- 18.03.2025 streaming started

ARRIVALs


EGGs- laying
- FIRST egg:
- SECOND egg:
- THIRD egg:

CHICKs - hatching

RINGING

NAMING

FLEDGING

LEAVING THE NEST

OTHER MAJOR EVENTS
- 30.03 one male stork visited the nest for a short while

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this nest in Latvian forum: https://forums.dabasdati.lv/viewtopic.p ... da#p416115

YOUTUBE CANAL

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reserved for some more information

INFORMATION:
https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 571#p28571

season 2024 https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.php?f=127&t=216
"In this black stork nest we observed various fights, pair formation, and breeding, but no stable pair formed and no nesting took place."

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March 30
Hello everyone

(the camera position has changed)

11.36.49 a male black stork arrived to the nest (singing) - away at 11.40.24
- more probably it was only one traveller



video by our member Triine - thank you very much

LDF.Ligzdā atgriezies melnais stārķis.The black stork has returned to the nest.30.03.2025



More probably it was only one traveller. After short time flew away again.

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April 05
Hello everyone

This nest is without snow (an without BS)

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April 14
Hello everyone

- the weather in Ukraine has improved and the storks are arriving - the question is who is just a traveller and who will stay
- one black stork male arrived for some minutes also to this nest (arrived singing)

arrival 18.39 - departure 18.57
either it has a nest nearby (it is too late to continue its migration) or it has decided to spend the night somewhere nearby (on a branch as they usually do) ​​or hasn't had dinner yet

- we see moving the nest material, preening, observing the surrounding

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April 23
Hello everyone

one stork visited the nest - arrived shortly calling

video by our forum member Trīne - thank you

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May 02
Hello everyone

one male black stork (arrived singing) visited in strong wind the nest and stayed there three quarters of an hour (almost the entire time he devoted to his feathers - preening himself)

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these wings


bottom view of feet

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