LATVIA Ogre Municipality (Vidzeme Region)

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Melnais stārķis (Ciconia nigra) Ogres novadā - LDF tiešraide

documenting the life on streamed black stork nest of male named Ogris and female named Urga in Oges District
(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 2025
male is named OGRIS and female is named URGA

streaming started:
(2024: 24.03)
- 20.03.2025

ARRIVALs
(2024: male 27.03, female: 02.04)

- male: on 17.04 at 15.28.33 https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 003#p44003
- female: on at

EGGs- laying
(2024: 17.04, 19.04, 21.04, 23.04, 25.04)

- FIRST egg: on at


CHICKs - hatching
(2024: 22.05, 22.05, 23.05, 24.05)

- FIRST chick: on at

RINGING
(2024: 18.06.2024)
- on

FLEDGING
(2024: 28.07, 01.08, 02.08, 02.08)
- XY on at

LEAVING THE NEST

chicks
(2024: chicks were 82 days old - 13.08, 14.08 next 3)
- XY on at

adults
(2024: 14.08 female Urga and 15.08 male Ogris)
- female: on at
- male: on at

OTHER MAJOR EVENTS

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this nest in LATVIAN FORUM https://forums.dabasdati.lv/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=4403
and (private) FB group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1043673269692018

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NEST HISTORY

season 2024 https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.php?f=127&t=196
- 5 eggs, 4 chick hatched, 4 chick fledged (exceptional female)
season 2023 https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewforum.php?f=77
- no nesting (female arrived to the nest on 24.06 and stayed with male on this nest)

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.

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)

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

Location of Ogre district in Latvia 2021 - better view

By Karte: NordNordWest, Lizenz: Creative Commons by-sa-3.0 de, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.p ... =107455064

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

By Karte: NordNordWest, Lizenz: Creative Commons by-sa-3.0 de, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.p ... =107455064

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

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autumn-winter reporting and documentation:

https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 370#p40370 and next

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March 20
Hello everyone

streaming started again - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUB7rvets7o

[Lenasylwa]

March 21

Hello everyone





There are no storks yet, but other birds visit the nest.

[Lenasylwa]

March 22

Hello everyone
11:04 - a jay in the nest




Thank you for the timestamp

[Lenasylwa]

March 23

Hello everyone
Still beautiful, sunny weather. We are waiting for storks.

[Lenasylwa]

March 24

Hello everyone
Two nuthatches (Sitta europaea) visited the nest.

[Lenasylwa]

March 25

Hello everyone
We are still waiting for Ogris and Urga.

[Lenasylwa]

March 26

Hello everyone
Rainy day.