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Birdmap Migration Update - 30.12

- ARVO has been enjoying the marshlands and rice fields of the Camargue (France) since 28 September.
- IKSI arrived in the area of the Messolonghi Lagoons National Park on 6 November and has been exploring the surrounding fields.
- JANIS, our adult bird, remains on the western shore of the Gulf of Iskenderun (Turkey) since 2 October.

INACTIVE STORKS (map, data) viewtopic.php?p=52569#p52569
TOOTSI (birdmap info)
... his migration route ended in northern Germany on September 10. The tracker data showed that Tootsi landed near Greifswald and did not fly again. He walked along the bank of the ditch for a few hours and finally died there. ... Tootsi's body was taken to the Rostock research laboratory, where an autopsy did not identify the shooting, but an attack by a larger bird of prey. The bird of prey was probably an white-tailed eagle, from whose claws Tootsi escaped, but had to give up his life.
VIHM (birdmap info)
... Vihms migratory instincts lead him to south, with longer stop over in Serbia, near Belgrad, Danube flood plains. There Vihm perished in evening November 12...

ACTIVE STORKS



Only a detailed comparison will reveal the changes (which are minimal). The overall map won't show these changes, so I won’t be adding it to our storks data here.

ARVO
Previous data - map (click): https://i.postimg.cc/mrgTHtbX/2025-12-29-arvo-sit.jpg
- 29.12, Distance: 4511 km (+ 13 km)
- France: Saliers - a village in the commune of Arles, Département Bouches-du-Rhône, Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

NEW DATA
- 30.12, Distance: 4518 km (+ 7 km)
- France: Saliers - a village in the commune of Arles, Département Bouches-du-Rhône, Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

IKSI
Previous data - map (click): https://i.postimg.cc/VNkzCdYT/2025-12-2 ... it-new.jpg
- 29.12, Distance: 4418 km (+ 23 km)
- Greece: Katochi (Greek: Κατοχή) - a village and a community in the municipal unit of Oiniades in Aetolia-Acarnania (West Greece)

NEW DATA
- 30.12, Distance: 4433 km (+ 15 km)
- Greece: Katochi (Greek: Κατοχή) - a village and a community in the municipal unit of Oiniades in Aetolia-Acarnania (West Greece)

JANIS (Latvia)
- Previous data: - map (click) https://i.postimg.cc/t4hs5ZGj/2025-12-29-janis-sit.jpg
- 29.12, Distance: 4289 km (+ 7 km)
- Turkey: Incirli/Yemişli - a village in the municipality and district of Karataş, Adana Province

NEW DATA
- 30.12, Distance: 4294 km (+ 5 km)
- Turkey: Incirli/Yemişli - a village in the municipality and district of Karataş, Adana Province

TRAUMA
- only SMS data comes here and there - therefore there is no update on the birdmap
- Africa/Sudan - Sennar State, Singa District

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Black Stork Calendar 2026
viewtopic.php?p=53192#p53192

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Birdmap Migration Update - 31.12
birdmap update on 01.01.2026 (a.m.)

- ARVO has been enjoying the marshlands and rice fields of the Camargue (France) since 28 September.
- IKSI arrived in the area of the Messolonghi Lagoons National Park on 6 November and has been exploring the surrounding fields.
- JANIS, our adult bird, remains on the western shore of the Gulf of Iskenderun (Turkey) since 2 October.

INACTIVE STORKS (map, data) viewtopic.php?p=52569#p52569
TOOTSI (birdmap info)
... his migration route ended in northern Germany on September 10. The tracker data showed that Tootsi landed near Greifswald and did not fly again. He walked along the bank of the ditch for a few hours and finally died there. ... Tootsi's body was taken to the Rostock research laboratory, where an autopsy did not identify the shooting, but an attack by a larger bird of prey. The bird of prey was probably an white-tailed eagle, from whose claws Tootsi escaped, but had to give up his life.
VIHM (birdmap info)
... Vihms migratory instincts lead him to south, with longer stop over in Serbia, near Belgrad, Danube flood plains. There Vihm perished in evening November 12...

ACTIVE STORKS



Only a detailed comparison will reveal the changes (which are minimal). The overall map won't show these changes, so I won’t be adding it to our storks data here.

ARVO
Previous data
- 30.12, Distance: 4518 km (+ 7 km)
- France: Saliers - a village in the commune of Arles, Département Bouches-du-Rhône, Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

NEW DATA
- 31.12, Distance: 4526 km (+ 8 km) Arvo’s most recent location is again in the marshy area
- France: Saliers - a village in the commune of Arles, Département Bouches-du-Rhône, Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

IKSI
Previous data - map (click): https://i.postimg.cc/VNkzCdYT/2025-12-2 ... it-new.jpg
- 30.12, Distance: 4433 km (+ 15 km)
- Greece: Katochi (Greek: Κατοχή) - a village and a community in the municipal unit of Oiniades in Aetolia-Acarnania (West Greece)

NO NEW DATA

JANIS (Latvia)
Previous data
- 30.12, Distance: 4294 km (+ 5 km)
- Turkey: Incirli/Yemişli - a village in the municipality and district of Karataş, Adana Province

NEW DATA
- 31.12, Distance: 4300 km (+ 6 km)
- Turkey: Incirli/Yemişli - a village in the municipality and district of Karataş, Adana Province

TRAUMA
- only SMS data comes here and there - therefore there is no update on the birdmap
- Africa/Sudan - Sennar State, Singa District

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Birdmap Migration Update - 01.01
evening birdmap update

- ARVO has been enjoying the marshlands and rice fields of the Camargue (France) since 28 September.
- IKSI arrived in the area of the Messolonghi Lagoons National Park on 6 November and has been exploring the surrounding fields. Iksi moved to the east, but our stork is still in the area of the Gulf of Patras
- JANIS, our adult bird, remains on the western shore of the Gulf of Iskenderun (Turkey) since 2 October.

INACTIVE STORKS (map, data) viewtopic.php?p=52569#p52569
TOOTSI (birdmap info)
... his migration route ended in northern Germany on September 10. The tracker data showed that Tootsi landed near Greifswald and did not fly again. He walked along the bank of the ditch for a few hours and finally died there. ... Tootsi's body was taken to the Rostock research laboratory, where an autopsy did not identify the shooting, but an attack by a larger bird of prey. The bird of prey was probably an white-tailed eagle, from whose claws Tootsi escaped, but had to give up his life.
VIHM (birdmap info)
... Vihms migratory instincts lead him to south, with longer stop over in Serbia, near Belgrad, Danube flood plains. There Vihm perished in evening November 12...

ACTIVE STORKS



Only a detailed comparison will reveal the changes (which are minimal). The overall map won't show these changes, so I won’t be adding it to our storks data here.

ARVO
Previous data
- 31.12, Distance: 4526 km (+ 8 km) Arvo’s most recent location is again in the marshy area
- France: Saliers - a village in the commune of Arles, Département Bouches-du-Rhône, Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

NEW DATA
- 11.01, Distance: 4539 km (+ 8 km) Arvo’s most recent location is once again among the trees along the shore of the Little Rhône
- France: Saliers - a village in the commune of Arles, Département Bouches-du-Rhône, Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

IKSI
Previous data
- 30.12, Distance: 4433 km (+ 15 km)
- Greece: Katochi (Greek: Κατοχή) - a village and a community in the municipal unit of Oiniades in Aetolia-Acarnania (West Greece)

NEW DATA: see more viewtopic.php?p=53204#p53204 and next
- 01.01.2026, Distance: 4492 km (+ 59 km in 2 days)
- Greece: Galatas (Greek: Γαλατάς) - a village and a community in western Chalkeia, Nafpaktia, Aetolia-Acarnania

MATS
Previous data: see more viewtopic.php?p=53203#p53203 and next
- 31.12.2025, Distance: 10 919 km
- Ethiopia: to the north from Gish Abay - a town in the Mirab Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Region, it is the administrative center of Sekela woreda. (The town is named after the nearby Mount Gish and the Abay River whose source is in the foothills of the mountain.)

NEW DATA
- 01.01.2026, Distance: 10 938 km (+ 19 km)
- Ethiopia: same area (to the north from Gish Abay - a town in Sekela woreda, in the Mirab Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Region (west-central Ethiopia)

JANIS (Latvia)
Previous data
- 31.12, Distance: 4300 km (+ 6 km)
- Turkey: Incirli/Yemişli - a village in the municipality and district of Karataş, Adana Province

NO NEW DATA

TRAUMA
- only SMS data comes here and there - therefore there is no update on the birdmap
- Africa/Sudan - Sennar State, Singa District

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Birdmap Migration Update - 03.01
NO birdmap update on 02.01

- ARVO has been enjoying the marshlands and rice fields of the Camargue (France) since 28 September.
- IKSI arrived in the area of the Messolonghi Lagoons National Park on 6 November and has been exploring the surrounding fields. Iksi moved to the east, but our stork is still in the area of the Gulf of Patras
- JANIS, our adult bird, remains on the western shore of the Gulf of Iskenderun (Turkey) since 2 October.

INACTIVE STORKS (map, data) viewtopic.php?p=52569#p52569
TOOTSI (birdmap info)
... his migration route ended in northern Germany on September 10. The tracker data showed that Tootsi landed near Greifswald and did not fly again. He walked along the bank of the ditch for a few hours and finally died there. ... Tootsi's body was taken to the Rostock research laboratory, where an autopsy did not identify the shooting, but an attack by a larger bird of prey. The bird of prey was probably an white-tailed eagle, from whose claws Tootsi escaped, but had to give up his life.
VIHM (birdmap info)
... Vihms migratory instincts lead him to south, with longer stop over in Serbia, near Belgrad, Danube flood plains. There Vihm perished in evening November 12...

ACTIVE STORKS



Only a detailed comparison will reveal the changes (which are minimal). The overall map won't show these changes, so I won’t be adding it to our storks data here.

ARVO
Previous data
- 01.01, Distance: 4539 km (+ 8 km) Arvo’s most recent location is once again among the trees along the shore of the Little Rhône
- France: Saliers - a village in the commune of Arles, Département Bouches-du-Rhône, Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

NEW DATA
- 03.01, Distance: 4550 km (+ 11 km) Arvo’s most recent location is once again among the trees along the shore of the Little Rhône
- France: Saliers - a village in the commune of Arles, Département Bouches-du-Rhône, Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

IKSI
Previous data see more viewtopic.php?p=53204#p53204 and next
- 01.01.2026, Distance: 4492 km (+ 59 km in 2 days)
- Greece: Galatas (Greek: Γαλατάς) - a village and a community in western Chalkeia, Nafpaktia, Aetolia-Acarnania

NEW DATA: more (photos) viewtopic.php?p=53217#p53217
- 03.01.2026, Distance: 4520 km (+ 28 km) it seems Iksi turned back, we will see what next
- Greece: Zesti - a village → Municipal Community of Messolonghi → Municipal Unit of the Holy City of Messolonghi → Municipality of the Holy City of Messolonghi → Aetolia-Acarnania Region → Western Greece Region

MATS
Previous data:
- 01.01.2026, Distance: 10 938 km (+ 19 km)
- Ethiopia: same area (to the north from Gish Abay - a town in Sekela woreda, in the Mirab Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Region (west-central Ethiopia)

NO NEW DATA

JANIS (Latvia)
Previous data
- 31.12, Distance: 4300 km (+ 6 km)
- Turkey: Incirli/Yemişli - a village in the municipality and district of Karataş, Adana Province

NEW DATA
- 03.01.2026, Distance: 4320 (+ 20 km)
- Turkey: Bebeli - a village in the municipality and district of Karataş, Adana Province

TRAUMA
- only SMS data comes here and there - therefore there is no update on the birdmap
- Africa/Sudan - Sennar State, Singa District