- 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 on 1 January 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
- 10.01, Distance: 4613 km (+ 5 km) Arvo’s most recent location is again in the nearby 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: 4623 km (+ 10 km) Arvo’s most recent location is in a new nearby place
- France: Saliers - a village in the commune of Arles, Département Bouches-du-Rhône, Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
IKSI
Previous data:
- 10.01.2026, Distance: 4568 km (+ 9 km) Iksi is exploring this area
- 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 Regio
NEW DATA
- 11.01.2026, Distance: 4575 km (+ 7 km)
- 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 Regio
MATS
Previous data:
- 10.01.2026, Distance: 11 036 km (+ 12 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)
NEW DATA
- 11.01.2026, Distance: 11 051 km (+ 15 km) most recent location is in a new spot
- 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 - more: viewtopic.php?f=171&t=324&p=53272#p53272
- 10.01.2026, Distance: 4411 km (+ 23 km) Janis moved to new place in this area (to the south)
- Turkey: Çakırören - a village in the municipality and district of Karataş, Adana Province
NEW DATA
- 11.01.2026, Distance: 4424 km (+33 km) Janis searched for food in the drainage canal near Çakırören and moved to the north again
- 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