Tibu (2026)

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Autumn Birdmap: Starts 15 August. (Spring - Summer data ends 14 August.)

Migration Tracking of TIBU

Bird Profile:

• Age: 1 CY - juvenile

(CY = calendar year; birds are aged as the number of calendar years they have lived in, with the year they were born in as the 1st calendar year and increasing past every January 1st.)

• Origin: Estonia, MT3 - streamed nest in Pärnu county

• Territory: caught and fitted with a transmitter on 17.08.2026
  • 1st autumn migration
  Ringing data:
  I have both ornithological and colour ring numbers, but I’ve been asked to handle them with caution (e.g. to prevent misuse 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 Birdmap 2026 since:
  FIRST BIRDMAP UPDATE FOR TIBU on:
  
  Autumn migration 2026
  Data source:
  
  0/ Departure (Left nesting area)/Migration started on: 01.09
  
  - Latvia (01.09) - Lithuania (02.09) -
  
  stop-over
  
  1/ Crossing the Sea of Marmara (Asia/Turkey)
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  2/ Crossing the Gulf of Iskenderun (Asia/middle East)
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  3/ Crossing the Gulf of Suez (Africa/Egypt)
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  4/ Arrival (wintering ground)
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  Continuation:
  Spring-summer migration 2027

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September 1
Hello everyone

Yes, Tibu is on the move! I'm away from home now, but I'll send more information later.

first maps:

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FROM
- ESTONIA: Karula NP

TO
- LATVIA: Medņi - a small village located in Skujene parish (Skujenes pagasts), Cēsis Municipality (Cēsu novads), Vidzeme Region

"Westzieher" ? (“westward migrants”, birds following the western migration route) - time will tell





Vecskujene
File:11. Вид на ЮЗ. Vecskujene - panoramio.jpg - Created: 24 January 2013 by alinco_fan (more photos: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cate ... ene_parish)

Vecskujene - view to the south

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Currently, the BS Tibul transmitter sends the location twice a day at 7:28 and 19:28. Later, we will change it to once a day. The GPS transmitter is currently 100% charged.

Start was 10:38 at fish basket At 10:48, he was already 3.5 km away and 200m above sea level.

From the start to the overnight stay is 109km.

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September 02
Hello everyone

Tibu continued southwards.

FROM 1st day
travelling day
LATVIA: Medņi – a small village in Skujene Parish (Skujenes pagasts), Cēsis Municipality (Cēsu novads), Vidzeme Region

TO 2nd day
travelling day
- approx. 140 km as the crow flies
– LITHUANIA: Puriuškiai – a village in Rokiškis District Municipality, part of Jūžintai Eldership (north-eastern Lithuania)



The location is near "Beicūnų tvenkinys" - an artificial water body. Formed by damming the Audra River.
STREET VIEW (bridge area) https://maps.app.goo.gl/DGyWtiy9joAcJwQn6 Jun 2024

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big PHOTO https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/grass ... 0-h1440-pd or https://maps.app.goo.gl/4ryJq3vD5ZFeS4v1A
by VietovėsLt taken Jul 2014



big PHOTO https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/grass ... gkZ=h1440b or https://maps.app.goo.gl/4juGYvn2hpto7TKV6
by Žygimantas Jasiulionis taken Aug 2009