Połczyn

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June 21
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CHICKS
- 1st chick: 42 days old - VX7911 + lokalizator nożny / legtransmitter
- 2nd chick: 42 days old - VX7912 + lokalizator nożny /legtransmitter
- 3rd chick: 41 days old - VX7910 + 1FT4 (readable white colour-ring)

weather:
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- teraz 24° --> 28°C, rano możliwa ⛈ , około 10⁰⁰ rozpogodzi się 🌤, zachód słońca o 21.30;
- Morning temperature 24°C, rising to a maximum of 28°C. Storm conditions possible in the morning, clearing up around 10:00. Sunset at 21:30.

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Nest Activity Log – 21/06/2026

~06:00 The chicks became active after resting for a long period.

1/ 07:50:05 Male (Mieszko) arrived. Feeding. 07:50:29 Male (Mieszko) flew away.

10:36 The chicks started vocalizing/chirping intensively, indicating an adult was nearby.

2/ 10:37:20 Female (Bawarka) arrived. Feeding; small food items, predominantly frogs, no fish observed. This arrival occurred approximately 14 hours after her previous feeding the prior evening (at 20:44). 10:37:35 Female (Bawarka) flew away.

~11:00 The chicks are sheltering from the sun in the shaded area on the edge of the nest provided by the leaf canopy.

3/ 13:06:54 Male (Mieszko) arrived. - 13:07:04 Male (Mieszko) fed the chicks; a large quantity of small, silvery fish. - 13:07:09 Male (Mieszko) flew away.

15:39:20 The chicks are vocalizing/chattering.
15:41:20 The chicks froze completely still, observing the surroundings.
15:45 The chicks continue to stay still and observe.
16:00 A chick is actively manipulating and picking at leaves and twigs in the nest.

17:38:30 Wing-flapping exercises by a junior chick.

4/ 17:57:44 Female (Bawarka) arrived. - Feeding. - 17:57:57 Female (Bawarka) flew away. - 18:01 Tug-of-war behaviour between chicks over a fish.

5/ 18:13:45 Male (Mieszko) arrived. Feeding delivered; an abundant amount of fish. - 18:14:05 Male (Mieszko) flew away rapidly due to intensive food begging by the chicks.

20:29 The chicks froze in a standing position together.

21:11 The chicks are settling down for the night.

Nest Infrastructure Note: The camera field of view was recently reframed/zoomed closer to the nest bowl (less tree trunk visible, right branch cropped out). The nest canopy provides highly effective shade and protection using overhanging leaves. Significant accumulation of down feathers is visible on the nest floor.

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W Połczynie dziś na śniadanie od Mieszka jedna, ale duża ryba, o którą warto powalczyć Kto pierwszy, ten lepszy. Życzmy dobrego dnia wszystkim naszym bocianom

In Połczyn today, for breakfast from #Mieszko, there’s one—but a big—fish worth fighting for First come, first served. Wishing a good day to all our storks

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June 22
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CHICKS
- 1st chick: 43 days old - VX7911 + lokalizator nożny / legtransmitter
- 2nd chick: 43 days old - VX7912 + lokalizator nożny /legtransmitter
- 3rd chick: 42 days old - VX7910 + 1FT4 (readable white colour-ring)

weather:
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- teraz 16° --> 22°C, od rana do wieczora ☀, wiatr: 10km/h
- Current temperature 16°C, rising to 22°C. Sunny from morning until evening, wind speed 10 km/h.

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Nest Activity Log – 22/06/2026

1/ 05:42:15 – Arrival of the male. - 05:42:30 – Feeding by the male (small fish) and departure. The chicks woke up to this feeding.

06:18:00 – All chicks are standing up on their feet.

2/ 08:11:49 – Arrival of the male. - 08:12:04 – Feeding by the male (fish). - 08:12:08 – Departure of the male.

10:14:00 – Observation: The entire nest is lined and covered with white down feathers.

3/ 10:47:07 – Arrival of the male with a large amount of small silvery fish. The chicks flapped their wings so vigorously that the down feathers from the nest floated in the air. - 10:47:24 – Departure of the male. This was the third feeding of the day, all provided by the male at approximately 2.5-hour intervals.

11:21:30 – The nest camera perspective changed due to a zoom adjustment, widening the view slightly.

4/12:23:27 – Arrival of the male. - 12:23:43 – Feeding by the male (more fish) and departure. This was the fourth feeding by the male, with the interval between feedings shortening to 2 hours.

5/ 12:32:01 – Arrival of the female. - 12:32:18 – Feeding by the female and departure. Due to shadows in the nest, the exact type of food was not visible.

12:35:00 – The chicks are taking a long nap after the frequent feeding.

12:51:00 – Audio observation: Ravens, a black woodpecker, and later cranes can be heard near the nest.
12:57:40 – Audio observation: Cranes heard again.

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continuation:

6/ 14.37.34 Mieszko arrives
14.37.49 Feeding by M - lots of small fish, great!
14.37.55 M departs

The nest is mostly in the shade now and the chicks are resting - two are standing and one is sitting/preening 16:51
...a moment later, they are all standing

7/17:04:58 Mieszko again! 17:05:22 departure

6:35 PM They are still chattering... Is Bawarka nearby? Oh, they have seen mum for a while now, because only mum makes stops on the way to the nest
7:11 PM Who is teasing them like that? Could it be a stranger? They have been cackling for almost an hour now

19.51.35 intensified wing exercises

There is no drought in Połczyn-Zdrój. It has been raining quite a lot lately

8/ 20:45:12 Mieszko's arrival - He dropped so many fish that he easily ate half of them himself 20:45:53 Mieszko's departure
They are so full today that the fish are still lying in the nest! It is unbelievable!

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