KERLI - adult female, Pärnu County

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IN PREPARATION

Spring Birdmap: data starts from 15 February (autumn birdmap until 14 February). Publication may follow 1–2 weeks later. Storks appear only after reaching GSM coverage during a data session.


Following the spring migration of KERLI:

• Gender: Adult female (maybe 5 - 6CY)

• Territory: Caught in Pärnu County, Nesting 2025: streamed nest in Pärnu County, mate: Kergu

• We are following Kerli's 2nd spring migration with transmitter (tagged on 17.07.2024)

Ringing data:
I have both ornithological and colour ring numbers, but I’ve been asked to handle them with caution, as they can sometimes be misused in false reports.
If you see a stork with a ring in the wild, on a webcam, or in the media, please contact me by Private Message.

AUTUMN/WINTER MIGRATION 2025/2026: viewtopic.php?f=170&t=317
Last data: 26.09, Egypt/South Sinai
Many storks spend their winter in remote areas where mobile networks don't reach.

Spring Birdmap 2026 since:
FIRST BIRDMAP UPDATE FOR KERLI on:

Spring migration 2026
Data source:

0/ Departure (Left wintering grounds)/Migration started on:
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1/ Crossing the Gulf of Suez
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2/ Crossing the the Gulf of Iskenderun
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3/ Crossing the Sea of Marmara
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4/ Arrival to Estonia
- Home on the nest


Continuation:
Nesting season 2026: coming soon
Autumn migration 2026:

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KERLI / KERLI

our Madli (the godmother):
Kerli is a nice Estonian woman's name.
The name Kerli means "light" or "gentle." It is a shortened form of name from the name Kertu, which in turn comes from the name Gertrud, which means "protection" or "strongness." Kerli is a lovely and elegant name associated with being gentle and light. https://www.name-days.com/now/name/et_ee/ee/kerli
This name matches perfectly with our Kerli's personality and it matches nicely with Kergu.

birdmap description (2024)
A young female Black Stork, which was caught in Pärnumaa County, as part of the Black Stork survey of the Tootsi-Sop wind farm. Survey was ordered by Enefit Green company. It is possible that the same individual visited the black stork Kergu's nest (there is a web camera in the nest) before the capture and installation of the transmitter.
Kerli started its first tracked autumn migration on 2024 July 21.

Photos (tagging) viewtopic.php?p=38351#p38351


pic from video by our Bozena Isia https://youtu.be/82rWuymZKn8?si=9jK0esbR0H2MUXSh

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AUTUMN-WINTER SEASON 2024/2025
- Last data: 09.10.2024, EGYPT: Arabian Desert - Red Sea Governorate

SPRING MIGRATION 2025
- Next birdmap update / spring birdmap: on 22.03.2025, Jordan: Balqa Governorate
(ornitrack data: 21.03.2025, Israel: Arava valley, near Eilat (in the far south of Israel) - thx to Madli)
- Migration started on 16.03 from Ethiopia - arrival on 14.04, at 14.04 (6293 km from 15.02)

Kerli, began her migration from Ethiopia on 16 March. She crossed the Gulf of Suez on 20 March (presumably), the Gulf of İskenderun on 23 March (presumably), and the Sea of Marmara via the Marmara Islands on 28 March. Kerli arrived in Estonia on 14 April 2025, completing her journey in 30 days.

(previous) Spring migration path