KERGU, adult male from Pärnu county

[marika.solo]

in this thread we follow first time male black stork named KERGU from Pärnu county

KERGU, male black stork from Pärnu county
data source (autumn birdmap 2022 https://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN/2022/aut ... =0&speed=1)

Kergu's ring nr is 7047 (thx Madli!)

birdmap info:
KERGU is male BS breeding in northern part of Pärnu county. 2022 in his nest fledged three juveniles.

Kergu got ring 11 years ago as a chick in a nest 8-9 km away from his current nest. This year he had 3 well-fed chicks who all fledged. On 7th July all weighed over 3 kg. Kergu is a location name - Kergu nature protection area where the stork is from.
(thx Madli for these infos)

Kergu Nature Reserve: The area of the nature reserve is 437 ha.The protected area was founded in 2007 to protect valuable habitat types and threatened species in Metsaküla and Sohlu village (both in former Kaisma Parish) and in Viluvere village (Vändra Parish). (wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kergu_Nature_Reserve)

edit: photo taken on 09.07.2022 by Urmas (via Madli and Raivo - thank you both very much )



AUTUMN MIGRATION 2022

0/ migration started: 13.08 (probably) edit: Kergu started migration on 12.august, at 9.30 (thx Madli)
- first birdmap update 16.08.20218, Distance: 757 km (Belarus, stop over site)

1/ stop-over site:
- 1st: from 20.08 viewtopic.php?p=8709#p8709 to 13.09 viewtopic.php?p=9756#p9756 (14 days) - along the Yaselda river in south Belarus (mostly near Lyadovichi and Vuľka Gorodishchenskaya)
- Kergu moved on 14.09 to the south to some new places/ponds in Ukraine (Vinnytsia Oblast)
- 24.09 Moldova, 25.09 Romania
- 2nd: from 25.09 viewtopic.php?p=9968#p9968 to 06.10 viewtopic.php?p=10329#p10329 (11 days) - Romania: the irrigated fields west from the Braila's Small Island

2/ 07.10 migration continued
- 07.10 Turkey (the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)

3/ 08.10 crossing the Sea of Marmara (not very far from Dardanelles) viewtopic.php?p=10363#p10363
- 08., 09., 10., 11.10 Turkey

5/ 11.10 crossing the Gulf of Iskenderun viewtopic.php?p=10446#p10446

number of days in stop-over sites: Adriána - thank you for your help

- Last data: 11.10.2022, Distance: 4896 km (+ 95 km)
- TURKEY: in Altınözü district in the south-east of Hatay Province
Kergu continued on his way to the south and successfully crossed the Gulf of Iskenderun (the path line is starting in the area of the Yumurtalık Lagoon). Our stork continued over the Nur Mt. and flew over the southern outskirts of the city of Hatay. Latest localisation is on one tree (terraced plots) in Altınözü district in the south-east of Hatay Province (in one triangle: south form the village Dursunlu, resp. west from Enek and east from the town Harbiye). No more data.

Kergu during tagging with the hood on his head

(again big thx to our Madli )

[marika.solo]

August 16
Hello everyone

KERGU - https://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN/2022/aut ... =0&speed=1

Last data: 16.08.2022, Distance: 757 km
(internet connection is bad right now) BELARUS

Madli, please, help. Thank you in advance (I am travelling on vacation.)

[Madli]

KERGU - https://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN/2022/aut ... =0&speed=1

I'm not sure if I'm correct with this information, but Kergu might be one part of this "special observation" for Urmas- meaning that he comes from relatively same area where Nurme and in the vicinity of these stork's territories is planned one of the biggest wind park projects of Estonia. The aim of catching these storks is to observe how does the wind park interfere with the further life of these storks. Their daily flight routes cross the wind park. (I remember this plan from my personal conversation with Urmas, but I'm not 100% sure if this is the case now)

News article: A rare stork threatens the giant project of Eesti Energia in Tootsi

Äripäev 22.10.20 https://www.aripaev.ee/suur-lugu/2020/1 ... elprojekti
Delfi Ärileht 22.10.2020 https://arileht.delfi.ee/artikkel/91432 ... elprojekti

Eesti Energia bought a plot of land for the construction of the Toots wind farm in Pärnu County at an auction for 51.5 million euros and won over competitors in court. However, the investment is now put at risk by the protected black stork that has moved too close.

An electric wind turbine should not be built closer than 2 kilometers to a black stork's nest. Such a nest was initially far enough away, but two years ago a new nest was discovered less than 500 meters away.

"At the time, when the bird survey was done, the nest of the black stork was not yet known, but since 2018 it has been known and it is dangerously close to the planned wind turbines," states Kotkaklub's local member Raivo Endrekson and adds that the plans should be reviewed and the wind turbines placed at a more reasonable distance from the nest.

"It is possible that the stork will not be killed by the windmill, but perhaps it will abandon the nest due to the disturbance, which is too close to the nest. A windmill less than half a kilometer from the nest is too close."

Photos from the articles:
1. 2.
1. Photo by Ago Tammik. Tootsi wind part power plant. 2. Photo by Andras Kralla. Former peat mining area planned for the wind park.

Starting locations of Nurme and Kergu on the birdmap, plus the planned wind park area.

[Madli]

KERGU https://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN/2022/aut ... =0&speed=1

Last data: 16.08.2022, Distance: 757 km
near Opal' and Upirovo, Ivanava District, Brest Region, BELARUS



Kergu spends time on a large field area. Nearby are a few lakes and the Biological Reserve Sporauski ( Біялагічны заказнік Спораўскі)


Street view of the wider area:

Street View - Jul 2021 https://goo.gl/maps/nVr4iG4xvrwN4gHV9

[Madli]

August 17

New birdmap update for KERGU https://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN/2022/aut ... =0&speed=1

Previous data: viewtopic.php?p=8498#p8498
16.08.2022, Distance: 757 km
near Opal' and Upirovo, Ivanava District, Brest Region, BELARUS

NEW data:
17.08.22 Distance 912 km. (+155 km)
South from Otverzhitchi, Brest region, BELARUS

Kergu flew to the same area where Timmu also visited. Wetlands near river Horyn ( tributary to Pripyat)

[Madli]

The Horyn or Haryn (Ukrainian: Горинь ; Belarusian: Гарынь) is a tributary of the Pripyat, which flows through Ukraine and Belarus.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horyn

The floodplains of the Horyn (Goryn) river near Otverzhichi.


Horyn River and the town Stolin in the backround.


Both images by S. Plytkevich. https://planetabelarus.com/publications ... -luchshee/

[marika.solo]

August 18
Hello everyone

New birdmap update for KERGU https://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN/2022/aut ... =0&speed=1

Previous data: viewtopic.php?p=8540#p8540 and next
17.08.22 Distance 912 km. (+155 km)
South from Otverzhitchi, Brest region, BELARUS

NEW data:
19.08.2022 Distance: 1422 km
east from Zamostya/Замостя, Volyn District, UKRAINE

Kergu flew to the south and now back - direction to the north. His newest localisation is on/over the forest edge, south from the
Okhnych Lake/озеро Охнич

[Madli]

image
Okhnych Lake: https://goo.gl/maps/58PoeyAHDRm2egsh9

[Madli]

August 20

New birdmap update for KERGU https://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN/2022/aut ... =0&speed=1

Previous data: viewtopic.php?p=8647#p8647 and next
19.08.2022 Distance: 1422 km
East from Zamostya/Замостя, Volyn District, UKRAINE

NEW data:
20.08.22. Distance 1539km(+117 km)
Kergu continued his flight to north and flew back to his previous area near Opal' and Upirovo, Ivanava District, Brest Region, BELARUS
Kergu visited this place on 16th august: https://ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.php?p=8498#p8498

The situation in Ukraine is very suspicious. Kergu is not the only stork who makes a big loop and turns back to Belarus. Is it a coincidence or..?

[marika.solo]

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