KRUM (2023) - wintering - subadult male from Makov Rescue Station

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December 16
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Krum around Belozem/Белозем (photos,videos, information) viewtopic.php?f=108&t=214

NIGHT - northen edge of the Tselina reservoir
- Bulgaria: Tselina (Целина) - a village in Chirpan Municipality of Stara Zagora Province
DAY - southern edge of the Gita 1 reservoir
- Bulgaria: Gita (Гита) - a village in Chirpan Municipality of Stara Zagora Province

weather/počasie (click for big pic) Gita:
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VIEW on the shore of the Gita 1 reservoir (posted 27.11.2013)
POHĽAD na breh rezervoáru Gita 1 (uverejnené 27.11.2013)

click: https://www.nbp.bg/nbp/wp-content/uploa ... zovir2.jpg
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whole day 17.12.2025

Krum moves less than 6 km north from his roost to the Gita 1 reservoir (west of the village of Gita), then returns to the northern shallow edge of Tselin reservoir (north-east of the village of Tselin) for the night. He likely finds enough food in the riparian areas around the outflow of the Starata (Old) river and in the nearby fields.

Krum z nocoviska odlieta smerom na sever ani nie 6 km k rezervoáru Gita 1 (na západ od dediny Gita) a vracia sa na noc k severnému plytkému okraju nádrže Tselin (severo-východne od obce Tselin). Veľmi pravdepodobne nachádza dostatok potravy v pobrežných mokrinách okolo výtoku rieky Starata (Stará) a na blízkych poliach.

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Although Black Storks normally roost on tree branches, shallow water can be warmer than the surrounding air on cold, clear nights. Water has a high heat capacity, meaning it stores heat gained during the day and releases it slowly at night. When air temperatures drop quickly after sunset, shallow water in the reservoir often remains several degrees warmer than the air.
Standing in this water allows Krum to reduce heat loss compared to roosting in cold air and wind. Black Storks also have efficient heat exchange in their legs, so they can stand in cool water without excessive heat loss. In such conditions, roosting in shallow water can be a temporary and energetically favourable choice.

Hoci bociany čierne zvyčajne nocujú na konároch stromov, počas chladných a jasných nocí môže byť plytká voda teplejšia než okolitý vzduch. Voda má vysokú tepelnú kapacitu, takže si cez deň ukladá teplo a v noci ho uvoľňuje len pomaly. Keď teplota vzduchu po západe slnka rýchlo klesá, plytká voda v rezervoári často zostáva o niekoľko stupňov teplejšia.
Státie v tejto vode umožňuje bocianovi Krumovi obmedziť tepelné straty v porovnaní s nocovaním v chladnom vzduchu a vetre. Bocian čierny má navyše účinný systém výmeny tepla v nohách, takže dokáže stáť aj v chladnej vode bez výrazného ochladzovania. V takýchto podmienkach je nocovanie v plytkej vode dočasnou a energeticky výhodnou voľbou.
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December 17
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Krum around Belozem/Белозем (photos,videos, information) viewtopic.php?f=108&t=214

DAY - southern edge of the Gita 1 reservoir
- Bulgaria: Gita (Гита) - a village in Chirpan Municipality of Stara Zagora Province
NIGHT - near the confluence of two streams flowing from reservoirs (Gita1/Starata river and Derjava)
- Bulgaria: Da/erjava, Darzhava (Държава) - village in Chirpan Municipality of Stara Zagora Province

weather/počasie (click for big pic) Gita:
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Last position: 2025-12-17 10:00:14 (UTC)

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- the area seems probably like here on the street view pic: shallow, winding creeks wind through an field, creating a patchwork of wet areas; the damp soil and shallow water are ideal for our Krum to find small fish, amphibians, and aquatic insects
- oblasť vyzerá pravdepodobne ako na obrázku: plytké, kľukaté potôčiky sa vinú cez pole a vytvárajú mozaiku mokrých miest; vlhká pôda a plytká voda sú ideálne pre nášho bociana na nájdenie malých rýb, obojživelníkov a vodného hmyzu

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STREET VIEW (02/2012) https://maps.app.goo.gl/isEstai4N7q5Lof36
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whole day 17.12.2025

- Krum spent the day again on the damp fields along the Starata (Old) River, which flows out of the Gita 1 reservoir. However, it changed its roosting place. It returned to a moist area near the Starata stream, below the village of Derjava.
- Krum strávil deň opäť na vlhkých poliach pozdĺž rieky Starata (Stará rieka) vytekajúcej z rezervoáru Gita 1. Zmenil však nocovisko. Vrátil sa do akejsi mokriny pri riečke Starata pod dedinou Derjava.

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- maybe some kind of moist area, fen (some kind of large "puddle"?)
- asi akási vlhká oblasť, močarina (nejaká veľká mláka?)

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December 18
Hello everyone :-)

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

DAY - southern edge of the Gita 1 reservoir
- Bulgaria: Gita (Гита) - a village in Chirpan Municipality of Stara Zagora Province
NIGHT - near the confluence of two streams flowing from reservoirs (Gita1/Starata river and Derjava)
- Bulgaria: Da/erjava, Darzhava (Държава) - village in Chirpan Municipality of Stara Zagora Province

weather/počasie (click for big pic) Gita:
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Last position: 2025-12-18 10:00:11 (UTC)

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Last position: 2025-12-18 15:00:06 (UTC)

- At 16:00, the lines were clearly visible, but I was just about to leave. Now, in the evening, the situation is as shown in the picture. The first map displays only the most recent location, while the second map shows the lines from the past two days combined.

- O 16:00 boli čiary jasne viditeľné, ale práve som odchádzala. Teraz, večer, je situácia taká, ako je zobrazená na obrázku. Prvá mapa zobrazuje iba najnovšiu lokalizáciu, zatiaľ čo druhá mapa ukazuje línie za posledné dva dni v jednom.

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