two siblings on the nest
Arvo (2025) - "Metsoja 25 juv" - former Eedi's nest (Karula NP)
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PHOTOS (birdmap)
two siblings on the nest
two siblings on the nest
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Re: Arvo (2025) - "Metsoja 25 juv" - former Eedi's nest (Karula NP)
previous birdmap update 27.09 viewtopic.php?p=52300#p52300 - next update 29.09 viewtopic.php?p=52331#p52331
September 28
Hello everyone
Previous data:
- 26.09, Distance: 2964 km (+ 3 km)
- Switzerland: Treiten - a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern
27.09
FRANCE: Les Arriberts - (Saint-Hilaire-du-Rosier commune) in the Isère department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
(southeastern France)
NEW data:
travelling day/s
- 28.09, Distance: 3386 km (+ 422 km in 2 days)
- FRANCE: Montfrin - a commune in the Gard department
(southern France)
it seems our Arvo is heading to the Parc naturel régional de Camargue (Ramsar site, Biosphere Reserve, ...)
continuation:
September 28
Hello everyone
Previous data:
- 26.09, Distance: 2964 km (+ 3 km)
- Switzerland: Treiten - a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern
27.09
FRANCE: Les Arriberts - (Saint-Hilaire-du-Rosier commune) in the Isère department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
(southeastern France)
NEW data:
travelling day/s
- 28.09, Distance: 3386 km (+ 422 km in 2 days)
- FRANCE: Montfrin - a commune in the Gard department
(southern France)
it seems our Arvo is heading to the Parc naturel régional de Camargue (Ramsar site, Biosphere Reserve, ...)
continuation:
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Re: Arvo (2025) - "Metsoja 25 juv" - former Eedi's nest (Karula NP)
DAY 1 - 27.09.2025
FROM
Switzerland: Treiten - a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern
TO
FRANCE: Les Arriberts - (Saint-Hilaire-du-Rosier commune) in the Isère department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
FROM
Switzerland: Treiten - a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern
TO
FRANCE: Les Arriberts - (Saint-Hilaire-du-Rosier commune) in the Isère department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
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Re: Arvo (2025) - "Metsoja 25 juv" - former Eedi's nest (Karula NP)
DAY 2 - 28.09.2025
FROM
FRANCE: Les Arriberts - (Saint-Hilaire-du-Rosier commune) in the Isère department, the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
(southeastern France)
TO
- FRANCE: Montfrin - a commune in the Gard department, the region of Occitanie
(southern France)
Arvo spent the night somewhere near the end of this alley (and the el. mast)
STREET VIEW (zoomed) https://maps.app.goo.gl/TRb1VgELBpScgMJ38 - 12/2022
FROM
FRANCE: Les Arriberts - (Saint-Hilaire-du-Rosier commune) in the Isère department, the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
(southeastern France)
TO
- FRANCE: Montfrin - a commune in the Gard department, the region of Occitanie
(southern France)
Arvo spent the night somewhere near the end of this alley (and the el. mast)
STREET VIEW (zoomed) https://maps.app.goo.gl/TRb1VgELBpScgMJ38 - 12/2022
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Re: Arvo (2025) - "Metsoja 25 juv" - former Eedi's nest (Karula NP)
previous birdmap update 28.09 viewtopic.php?p=52318#p52318 - next update 30.09 viewtopic.php?p=52344#p52344
September 29
Hello everyone
Previous data:
travelling day/s
- 28.09, Distance: 3386 km (+ 422 km in 2 days)
- FRANCE: Montfrin - a commune in the Gard department
NEW data:
travelling day/s
- 29.09, Distance: 3468 km (+ 82 km)
- FRANCE: Camargue-Pioch-Badet - Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
(e-birding Hotspot)
as I expected Arvo arrived - very near - to the area of the Parc naturel régional de Camargue (Ramsar site, Biosphere Reserve, ...)
continuation:
Camargue Biosphere Reserve: https://en.unesco.org/biosphere/eu-na/camargue
Camargue (Ramsar Site) https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/346
Camargue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camargue
Parc naturel régional de Camargue http://www.parc-camargue.fr/
September 29
Hello everyone
Previous data:
travelling day/s
- 28.09, Distance: 3386 km (+ 422 km in 2 days)
- FRANCE: Montfrin - a commune in the Gard department
NEW data:
travelling day/s
- 29.09, Distance: 3468 km (+ 82 km)
- FRANCE: Camargue-Pioch-Badet - Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
(e-birding Hotspot)
as I expected Arvo arrived - very near - to the area of the Parc naturel régional de Camargue (Ramsar site, Biosphere Reserve, ...)
continuation:
Camargue Biosphere Reserve: https://en.unesco.org/biosphere/eu-na/camargue
Camargue (Ramsar Site) https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/346
Camargue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camargue
Parc naturel régional de Camargue http://www.parc-camargue.fr/
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Re: Arvo (2025) - "Metsoja 25 juv" - former Eedi's nest (Karula NP)
previous birdmap update 29.09 viewtopic.php?p=52331#p52331 - next update 01.10 viewtopic.php?p=52365#p52365
September 30
Hello everyone
Previous data:
travelling day/s
- 29.09, Distance: 3438 km (+ 52 km)
- FRANCE: Camargue-Pioch-Badet - Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
(e-birding Hotspot)
NEW data:
- 30.09, Distance: 3463 km (+ 25 km)
- FRANCE: Camargue-Villeneuve - Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
(e-birding Hotspot)
rice fields
Rice field in the Camargue, Villeneuve
(click and scroll down for more)
https://www.gettyimages.in/detail/photo ... rase=foods
- Rice is harvested every year between September and October, when the rice fields have dried out.
- Rice growing also plays an essential role in the ecological balance of the Rhône delta. By desalinating the land, it has helped to maintain the fragile balance of this region, which was previously essentially made up of salt marshes and salt steppes. The rice paddies create freshwater spots where migratory birds like to congregate during periods of drought.
(source - english: https://en.lesbainsgardians.com/post/la ... -decouvrir)
The Camargue is the largest rice production region in France
(https://www.camargue.fr/site/riz-canavere?_page=histoir)
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Camargue Biosphere Reserve: https://en.unesco.org/biosphere/eu-na/camargue
Camargue (Ramsar Site) https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/346
Camargue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camargue
Parc naturel régional de Camargue http://www.parc-camargue.fr/
September 30
Hello everyone
Previous data:
travelling day/s
- 29.09, Distance: 3438 km (+ 52 km)
- FRANCE: Camargue-Pioch-Badet - Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
(e-birding Hotspot)
NEW data:
- 30.09, Distance: 3463 km (+ 25 km)
- FRANCE: Camargue-Villeneuve - Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
(e-birding Hotspot)
rice fields
Rice field in the Camargue, Villeneuve
(click and scroll down for more)
https://www.gettyimages.in/detail/photo ... rase=foods
- Rice is harvested every year between September and October, when the rice fields have dried out.
- Rice growing also plays an essential role in the ecological balance of the Rhône delta. By desalinating the land, it has helped to maintain the fragile balance of this region, which was previously essentially made up of salt marshes and salt steppes. The rice paddies create freshwater spots where migratory birds like to congregate during periods of drought.
(source - english: https://en.lesbainsgardians.com/post/la ... -decouvrir)
The Camargue is the largest rice production region in France
(https://www.camargue.fr/site/riz-canavere?_page=histoir)
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Camargue Biosphere Reserve: https://en.unesco.org/biosphere/eu-na/camargue
Camargue (Ramsar Site) https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/346
Camargue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camargue
Parc naturel régional de Camargue http://www.parc-camargue.fr/
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Re: Arvo (2025) - "Metsoja 25 juv" - former Eedi's nest (Karula NP)
previous birdmap update 30.09 viewtopic.php?p=52344#p52344 - next update 02.10 viewtopic.php?p=52376#p52376
October 01
Hello everyone
Previous data:
- 30.09, Distance: 3463 km (+ 25 km)
- FRANCE: Camargue-Villeneuve - Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
(e-birding Hotspot)
NEW data:
- 01.10, Distance: 3474 km (+ 11 km)
- FRANCE: Camargue-Gageron - Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
rice fields and marshland
The Camargue is the largest rice production region in France (https://www.camargue.fr/site/riz-canavere?_page=histoir)
STREET VIEW https://maps.app.goo.gl/wUqk8dBsven3PS9Z6 - 11/2008
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Camargue Biosphere Reserve: https://en.unesco.org/biosphere/eu-na/camargue
Camargue (Ramsar Site) https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/346
Camargue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camargue
Parc naturel régional de Camargue http://www.parc-camargue.fr/
October 01
Hello everyone
Previous data:
- 30.09, Distance: 3463 km (+ 25 km)
- FRANCE: Camargue-Villeneuve - Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
(e-birding Hotspot)
NEW data:
- 01.10, Distance: 3474 km (+ 11 km)
- FRANCE: Camargue-Gageron - Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
rice fields and marshland
The Camargue is the largest rice production region in France (https://www.camargue.fr/site/riz-canavere?_page=histoir)
STREET VIEW https://maps.app.goo.gl/wUqk8dBsven3PS9Z6 - 11/2008
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Camargue Biosphere Reserve: https://en.unesco.org/biosphere/eu-na/camargue
Camargue (Ramsar Site) https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/346
Camargue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camargue
Parc naturel régional de Camargue http://www.parc-camargue.fr/
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Re: Arvo (2025) - "Metsoja 25 juv" - former Eedi's nest (Karula NP)
previous birdmap update 01.10 viewtopic.php?p=52365#p52365 - next update 03.10 viewtopic.php?p=52382#p52382
October 02
Hello everyone
Previous data:
- 01.10, Distance: 3474 km (+ 11 km)
- FRANCE: Camargue-Gageron - Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
NEW data:
- 02.10, Distance: 3480 km (+ 6 km)
- FRANCE: Camargue-Gageron - Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
Arvo arrived to the Camargue marshlands and rice fields on 29.09 and to the Gageron area on 01.10
The Camargue is the largest rice production region in France (https://www.camargue.fr/site/riz-canavere?_page=histoir)
STREET VIEW (somewhere in the distance) https://maps.app.goo.gl/9Gn53pgDk7NCKx4f7 - 06/2023
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Camargue Biosphere Reserve: https://en.unesco.org/biosphere/eu-na/camargue
Camargue (Ramsar Site) https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/346
Camargue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camargue
Parc naturel régional de Camargue http://www.parc-camargue.fr/
October 02
Hello everyone
Previous data:
- 01.10, Distance: 3474 km (+ 11 km)
- FRANCE: Camargue-Gageron - Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
NEW data:
- 02.10, Distance: 3480 km (+ 6 km)
- FRANCE: Camargue-Gageron - Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
Arvo arrived to the Camargue marshlands and rice fields on 29.09 and to the Gageron area on 01.10
The Camargue is the largest rice production region in France (https://www.camargue.fr/site/riz-canavere?_page=histoir)
STREET VIEW (somewhere in the distance) https://maps.app.goo.gl/9Gn53pgDk7NCKx4f7 - 06/2023
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Camargue Biosphere Reserve: https://en.unesco.org/biosphere/eu-na/camargue
Camargue (Ramsar Site) https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/346
Camargue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camargue
Parc naturel régional de Camargue http://www.parc-camargue.fr/
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Re: Arvo (2025) - "Metsoja 25 juv" - former Eedi's nest (Karula NP)
previous birdmap update 02.10 viewtopic.php?p=52376#p52376 - next update 04.10 viewtopic.php?p=52382#p52382
October 03
Hello everyone
Previous data:
- 02.10, Distance: 3480 km (+ 6 km)
- FRANCE: Camargue-Gageron - Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
NEW data:
- 03.10, Distance: 3487 km (+ 7 km)
- FRANCE: Camargue-Gageron - Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
Arvo arrived to the Camargue marshlands and rice fields on 29.09 and to the Gageron area on 01.10
The Camargue is the largest rice production region in France (https://www.camargue.fr/site/riz-canavere?_page=histoir)
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Camargue Biosphere Reserve: https://en.unesco.org/biosphere/eu-na/camargue
Camargue (Ramsar Site) https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/346
Camargue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camargue
Parc naturel régional de Camargue http://www.parc-camargue.fr/
October 03
Hello everyone
Previous data:
- 02.10, Distance: 3480 km (+ 6 km)
- FRANCE: Camargue-Gageron - Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
NEW data:
- 03.10, Distance: 3487 km (+ 7 km)
- FRANCE: Camargue-Gageron - Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
Arvo arrived to the Camargue marshlands and rice fields on 29.09 and to the Gageron area on 01.10
The Camargue is the largest rice production region in France (https://www.camargue.fr/site/riz-canavere?_page=histoir)
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Camargue Biosphere Reserve: https://en.unesco.org/biosphere/eu-na/camargue
Camargue (Ramsar Site) https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/346
Camargue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camargue
Parc naturel régional de Camargue http://www.parc-camargue.fr/
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Re: Arvo (2025) - "Metsoja 25 juv" - former Eedi's nest (Karula NP)
previous birdmap update 03.10 viewtopic.php?p=52381#p52381 - next update 05.10 viewtopic.php?p=52406#p52406
October 04
Hello everyone
Previous data:
- 03.10, Distance: 3487 km (+ 7 km)
- FRANCE: Camargue-Gageron - Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
NEW data:
- 04.10, Distance: 3493 km (+ 6 km)
- FRANCE: Camargue-Gageron - Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
Arvo arrived to the Camargue marshlands and rice fields on 29.09 and to the Gageron area on 01.10
The Camargue is the largest rice production region in France (https://www.camargue.fr/site/riz-canavere?_page=histoir)
Arvo moved from the rice fields for night time to the main area there - on the shore the Étang de Vaccarès (Lake) in the area of the Parc naturel régional de Camargue:
"This saline lake is a natural reserve. Although the Etang de Vaccarès is the Camargue's biggest brine lake (some eight miles long, covering around 16,000 acres), at no point is it more than two and a half yards deep.
Known as La Grand Mar, it is surrounded by the Petit-Rhône and Grand-Rhône rivers, as well as the sea. It is a haven for animals and anyone passionate about nature and wildlife…"
(source: https://www.camargue-en-provence.com/et ... gue-a.html + Photo gallery of the Camargue: https://www.camargue-en-provence.com/photo-camargue.php)
more info e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89tan ... car%C3%A8s + lot of photos (52) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cate ... ar%C3%A8sň
maps:
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Camargue Biosphere Reserve: https://en.unesco.org/biosphere/eu-na/camargue
Camargue (Ramsar Site) https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/346
Camargue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camargue
Parc naturel régional de Camargue http://www.parc-camargue.fr/
October 04
Hello everyone
Previous data:
- 03.10, Distance: 3487 km (+ 7 km)
- FRANCE: Camargue-Gageron - Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
NEW data:
- 04.10, Distance: 3493 km (+ 6 km)
- FRANCE: Camargue-Gageron - Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
Arvo arrived to the Camargue marshlands and rice fields on 29.09 and to the Gageron area on 01.10
The Camargue is the largest rice production region in France (https://www.camargue.fr/site/riz-canavere?_page=histoir)
Arvo moved from the rice fields for night time to the main area there - on the shore the Étang de Vaccarès (Lake) in the area of the Parc naturel régional de Camargue:
"This saline lake is a natural reserve. Although the Etang de Vaccarès is the Camargue's biggest brine lake (some eight miles long, covering around 16,000 acres), at no point is it more than two and a half yards deep.
Known as La Grand Mar, it is surrounded by the Petit-Rhône and Grand-Rhône rivers, as well as the sea. It is a haven for animals and anyone passionate about nature and wildlife…"
(source: https://www.camargue-en-provence.com/et ... gue-a.html + Photo gallery of the Camargue: https://www.camargue-en-provence.com/photo-camargue.php)
more info e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89tan ... car%C3%A8s + lot of photos (52) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cate ... ar%C3%A8sň
maps:
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Camargue Biosphere Reserve: https://en.unesco.org/biosphere/eu-na/camargue
Camargue (Ramsar Site) https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/346
Camargue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camargue
Parc naturel régional de Camargue http://www.parc-camargue.fr/