KERGU, adult male from Pärnu county

[marika.solo]

in this thread we follow Kergu, adult male from the streamed nest in Pärnu county (we follow his 1st spring migration on the birdmap)

KERGU colour ring number 7047
data source: https://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN/2023/spr ... =0&speed=1

birdmap info:
A male black stork from the northern part of Pärnumaa. Born in 2011, 10 km from the current nest.
2022 fledged three chicks. The autumn migration starts on August 12. Kergu winters in northwestern Ethiopia.
2023 arrived on April 19, but remained single. The nest life could be observed via a web camera. The autumn migration started on July 28.

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Kergu got ring 11 years ago as a chick in a nest 8-9 km away from his current nest. Previous season (2022) he had 3 well-fed chicks who all fledged.
Kergu is a location name - Kergu nature protection area where the stork is from.
why Nurme and Kergu got transmitters, read here: viewtopic.php?p=8495#p8495
(thx for these infos to our Madli)

Spring migration 2023

0/ departure/migration started on 08.03 (Ethiopia)

- Sudan (09.,10.,11.03) - Egypt (12., 13.03 + Sinay 14.03) -

1/ crossing the Gulf of Suez on 14.03

2/ crossing the the Gulf of Iskenderun on 17.03
viewtopic.php?p=26225#p26225

3/ crossing the Sea of Marmara on 24.03 via Dardanelles
viewtopic.php?p=26237#p26237

4/ arrival on 19.04 at 20.02.35


continuation
- (no)NESTING 2023 viewtopic.php?f=75&t=124
- Autumn-winter migration 2023-2024 viewtopic.php?f=89&t=134

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NESTING 2022 (info, photos) viewtopic.php?f=65&t=85

[Adria]

FIRST birdmap update for Kergu
next data: March 19 viewtopic.php?p=26229#p26229

March 17
Hello everyone

birdmap update for KERGU https://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN/2023/spr ... =0&speed=1

NEW data:
- 17.03.2023; Distance 2925 km
- TURKEY: Kurtpınar - a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Ceyhan, Adana Province

[Adria]

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(Timmu started 4 days earlier)

[Adria]

previous data: March 17 viewtopic.php?p=26225#p26225
next data: March 21 viewtopic.php?p=26231#p26231

March 19
Hello everyone

birdmap update for KERGU https://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN/2023/spr ... =0&speed=1

Previous data:
- 17.03.2023; Distance 2925 km
- TURKEY: Kurtpınar - a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Ceyhan, Adana Province

NEW data:
- 19.03.2023; Distance 3045 km (+120 km in 2 days)
- Turkey: Dalakdere - a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Toroslar, Mersin Province

[Adria]

marika - in my archiv

night on the hills



PHOTO https://goo.gl/maps/vP86UEwfQPGmWZW77 image capture dec 2020 by Kasım Bayirkan

closer view

source: https://www.facebook.com/BAYIRKANTARIM/ ... 90/?type=3

or this view to his night resting place
https://www.facebook.com/BAYIRKANTARIM/ ... 16/?type=3

[Adria]

previous data: March 19 viewtopic.php?p=26229#p26229
next data: March 22 viewtopic.php?p=26233#p26233

March 21
Hello everyone

birdmap update for KERGU https://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN/2023/spr ... =0&speed=1

Previous data:
- 19.03.2023; Distance 3045 km (+120 km in 2 days)
- Turkey: Dalakdere - a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Toroslar, Mersin Province

NEW data:
- 21.03.2023; Distance 3425 km (+380 km in 2 days)
- Turkey: Bolvadin - a city, the seat of Bolvadin District of Afyonkarahisar Province

[Adria]

marika - in my archive

(Timmu started 4 days earlier)


DAY 1 - 20.03
from
- Turkey: Dalakdere - a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Toroslar, Mersin Province
to
Turkey: Özboynuinceli - a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Silifke, Mersin Province



Özboynuinceli

PHOTO https://maps.app.goo.gl/AuMjhpAu94wW6cSr9 Servet İnce Jul 2022

DAY 2 - 21.03
from
- Turkey: Özboynuinceli - a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Silifke, Mersin Province
to
- Turkey: Bolvadin - a city, the seat of Bolvadin District of Afyonkarahisar Province (Lake Eber)



Eber Lake from air

(source: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/11280206 - my archive/panoramio don't work already)

[Adria]

previous data: March 21 viewtopic.php?p=26231#p26231
next data: March 23 viewtopic.php?p=26235#p26235

March 22
Hello everyone

birdmap update for KERGU https://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN/2023/spr ... =0&speed=1

Previous data:
- 21.03.2023; Distance 3425 km (+380 km in 2 days)
- Turkey: Bolvadin - a city, the seat of Bolvadin District of Afyonkarahisar Province

NEW data:
- 22.03.2023; Distance 3563 km (+138 km)
- Turkey: Dere(köy) - a village in Aslanapa District, Kütahya Province

[Adria]

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source:


pic from this (very short) VIDEO - very good view on the area: https://youtu.be/bfSgSK0ZHH8?si=3FKm59ensH-wZEho uploaded by Erol Aybar on 8. 7. 2018

somewhere there he flew in the time of sending data

source: (this view is in the video above too)

[Adria]

previous data: March 22 viewtopic.php?p=26233#p26233
next data: March 25 viewtopic.php?p=26237#p26237

March 23
Hello everyone

birdmap update for KERGU https://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN/2023/spr ... =0&speed=1

Previous data:
- 22.03.2023; Distance 3563 km (+138 km)
- Turkey: Dere(köy) - a village in Aslanapa District, Kütahya Province

NEW data:
- 23.03.2023; Distance 3678 km (+115 km)
- Turkey: Karincali - a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Orhaneli, Bursa Province