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

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February 14
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CHIRPAN AREA - infos, photos viewtopic.php?p=53445#p53445

NIGHT (13.02/14.02) - on the northern edge of the reservoir (shallow, marshy area)
- Bulgaria: Chirpan - a town (and the administrative centre of the homonymous Chirpan Municipality) in Stara Zagora Province of south-central Bulgaria

DAY (14.02) - trip to Gradina and feeding near a stream and its adjacent fields there
- Bulgaria: Gradina - a village located in Parvomay Municipality of Plovdiv Province

weather/počasie Chirpan (click):
sunny in the morning, clouds again in the afternoon - warm day (17°C) / dopoludnia slnečno, popoludní opäť mraky - teplý deň (17°C)

https://www.meteobalkans.com/evropa/bulgaria/chirpan

"Sunny and warmer Saturday, but at dusk come new rainfall"
Krum is to the east near Plovdiv:
https://www.meteobalkans.com/novini/pro ... ovi-valeji

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Last position: 2026-02-14 10:00:41 (UTC)

Krum in sunny morning moved to the west (back to Belozem?). The newest location iss approx. 13,5 km away from hiss morning feeding spot (moved away at 9:10).
Krum v slnečnom prepdoludní o 9:10 odletel z miesta ranného lovu potravu a vydal sa smerom na západ (späť k Belozemu?). Najnovšia lokalizácie je približne 13,5 km vzdialená od toho o 9:10.



trip on 17.01.2026 (from 10:00 to 11:00 along the Azmaka stream)

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NO news
Krum is presumably hidden somewhere again. We need patiently waiting.

NIE sú nové údaje.
Krum sa pravdepdobne kdesi ukrýva zase. Musíme trpezlivo čakať.

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whole day 14.02.2026

Taking advantage of the nice weather, Krum moved westward from Chirpan to Gradina. After feeding near a stream and its adjacent fields, he settled into the nearby woods for the night.

- Krum again checked the Gradina area - Natura 2000. Will he stay there?
- Krum opäť navšľtívl oblasť Gradiny - Natura 2000. Zostane tu?



STREET VIEW 04/2012 https://maps.app.goo.gl/ChFGV1iXREYPhwMx5

INFO, PHOTOS already here: viewtopic.php?p=53071#p53071
1/ Градинска гора / Gradina Forest / Gradinský les (https://natura2000.egov.bg/EsriBg.Natur ... tDirective)

2/ Защитена местност “Находище на блатно кокиче” в с.Градина / Protected area "Habitat of the Summer snowflake" / Chránená oblasť "Stanovište Bledule letnej"

Gradina forests is one of the last natural flood plain forests remained along the Maritsa River. The site's humid meadows support a populaton of Leucojum aestivum (species, written in the Bulgarian Red Book). The site is also very important for a great amount of breeding species and is located along one of the most significant migratory routes for the inner parts of the country. The site is an important part of the Maritza River bio-corridor.
The protected area Nahodishte na blatno kokiche - Gradina Floodplain Forest: Gradina forest is included in both Natura 2000 Directives – The Birds Directive /Directive 2009/147/EC/ and The Habitats Directive /Directive 92/43/EEC/; Protection of Leucojum aestivum L. habitat and natural lowland forest of Narrow-leafed Ash (Fraxinus angustifolia), Fraxinus oxycarpa, Field Elm (Ulmus minor), and Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur).

(Btw. Kalvi visited this place on 18.09.2023)

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February 15
Hello everyone

CHIRPAN AREA - infos, photos viewtopic.php?p=53445#p53445

NIGHT (14.02/15.02) - Gradina forest
- Bulgaria: Gradina - a village located in Parvomay Municipality of Plovdiv Province

DAY (14.02) -
- Bulgaria:


weather/počasie Gradina (click):