- 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.
- MATS: After being silent, his transmitter "woke up" on January 1, 2026, confirming he is wintering in Ethiopia (specifically north of Gish Abay). ).
- WALLI: Walli sent data on January 27, 2026, from Uganda (last "seen" in Sinai - jump of over 6,800 km in data).
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
ARVO today path https://i.postimg.cc/KYHZhd2b/2026-02-18-arvo-today.jpg
Previous data - see more (photo) viewtopic.php?p=53561#p53561
- 17.02.2026, Distance: 5171 km (+ 18 km) Arvo is exploring the new area - today moved not far to the north
- France: Ramatuelle (lies near St-Tropez) - a commune in the southeastern French department of Var
NEW data
- 18.02.2026, Distance: 5175 km (+ 4 km)
- France: Ramatuelle (lies near St-Tropez) - a commune in the southeastern French department of Var
IKSI
Previous data
- 16.02.2026, Distance: 5009 km (+ 7 km)
- Greece: Evinochori community in the southern part of Aetolia-Acarnania.
Evinochori is in the municipality of Missolonghi, located 10 km east of Missolonghi town centre. It is situated on the right bank of the river Evinos, about 10 km north of its outflow into the Ionian Sea. The community includes the village Nea Kalydona. Near Evinochori are the ruins of ancient Calydon, one of the most famous ancient cities in Aetolia. (wiki)
NEW data
- 18.02.2026, Distance: 5034 km (+ 25 km in 2 days)
- Greece: Evinochori community in the southern part of Aetolia-Acarnania.
MATS
Previous data:
- 14.02.2026, Distance: 11508 km (+ 148 km in 10 days)
- 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
- 18.02.2026, Distance: 11589 km (+ 81 km in 4 days)
- 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
- 14.02.2026, Distance: 4738 km (+ 76 km in 10 days) - again on one of "his" el.pylons there
- Turkey: Bebeli - 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
-18.01.2026: "The last location SMS from Trauma was on December 3, 2025, and it was still from the same place as before."
(presumably Trauma already moved to Ethiopa)
WALLI
Previous data more soon (link): viewtopic.php?p=53456#p53456
- 02.02.2026, Distance: 12614 km (+ 735 in 5 days/147 km per day - "trip" to SE and back)
- Uganda: Agoro - a village in Lamwo District in the Northern Region
NO NEW data