Sigulda Municipality (Grāfs and Grāfiene)

[Madli]

May 4

Just a quick overview:

Grafs is still alone

[Madli]

May 6

Facebook post and video by Amanda Lake (Amanda777):

A strange Black stork visits the nest while Grafs is not at home.
https://www.facebook.com/10000299947043 ... 978478027/

[marika.solo]

Melnais stārķis (Ciconia nigra) Siguldas novadā - LDF tiešraide https://youtu.be/FX3ZOTFqgOE

May 7
Hello everyone

shared in our FB group https://www.facebook.com/groups/5563235 ... 861479261/

He finally managed to lure the lady to the nest, it would be nice if we had a couple, but they would brood maybe next year, don't want to experience the late nesting and those surrounding trees ...

Melnais stārķis Siguldas novadā_Do we have a couple 2022?
https://youtu.be/GVUjUt3adHc by Simoninna - thank you

[Madli]

May 7

14.07 Grafs is in the nest calling
14.08 A female joins him. He is very excited and happy!


They spend some time together in the nest..preening.
14.11 The female leaves. Grafs calls after her in the nest.
14.31 Grafs leaves too.

[marika.solo]

Melnais stārķis (Ciconia nigra) Siguldas novadā - LDF tiešraide https://youtu.be/FX3ZOTFqgOE


handsome stork arrived for night resting alone at 19.49 - he greets his nest



the wind is there very strong

preening, waiting, than stork fluffed the moss and settled down at 20.13

[Madli]

May 9

10.58 Grafs is in the nest and another stork flies nearby and lands on an opposite tree.


11.18


11.22 The strange storks leaves from it's position. Grafs follows.
11.23 Grafs returns to the nest for a moment, calling, but then immediately flies out again.

[Madli]

May 12

The stream gets constant interruptions and is very laggy.

Some other LDF cameras already stopped working..

[marika.solo]

Melnais stārķis (Ciconia nigra) Siguldas novadā - LDF tiešraide https://youtu.be/FX3ZOTFqgOE

May 14
Hello everyone

this male is every day here, spent on the nest the night and is some times again and again working

(06.53)


it is raining in there yet

[marika.solo]

Melnais stārķis (Ciconia nigra) Siguldas novadā - LDF tiešraide https://youtu.be/FX3ZOTFqgOE

at 18.27 male arrived singing to his nest, he worked with twigs, fluffed the moss and settled down for resting (PS - good)

[Madli]

May 15

17.48 A female flies in the nest after Grafs calls for her