Jõgeva County (Jan and Janika)

[Adria]

18.04 -Jan stretches his wings:


19.08 - Jan aerates, rotates the eggs, changed the incubation position, again no PS.:

[marika.solo]

Must-toonekurg2::Ciconia nigra https://youtu.be/Do5wJsjJGgU

19.55 change: F in, M immediately out

FEMALE is on the nest from 19.55

taking care of the eggs:
19.55 - 20.25 - 20.45 - 21.35 - 22.27 - 23.09 - 23.46

aerating at 23.46

[Adria]

Janika's return and at 19.55.31 Jan .:


20.26 -Janika aerates, rotates eggs, changes incubation position.

20.44 -Janika aerates, rotates eggs, changes incubation position, PS.:

[Adria]

21.34 -Janika aerates, rotates eggs, changes incubation position.

22.27 -Janika aerates, rotates eggs, unchanges incubation position.:


22.34 -Janika is watching something.:

[Adria]

23.11 - Janika aerates, rotates eggs, changes incubation position.:


Jan probably spends the night outside the nest.

[marika.solo]

Must-toonekurg2::Ciconia nigra https://youtu.be/Do5wJsjJGgU

May 19
Hello everyone

weather forecast for Jõgeva County https://www.ilmateenistus.ee/locality-f ... 9192091621 - https://i.postimg.cc/2ycsntjh/2022-05-17-weather.jpg

situation on May 18 viewtopic.php?p=2776#p2776

incubation/change - F=female, M=male; from - to (taking care off the eggs at)

0/ F: 19.55 - 05.50 = 10h 05 min. (... 00.44 - 01.32 - 02.36 - 03.22 - 05.33 - 5.50)

1/ M: 05.50 - 17.16 = 9h 26 min. ( 05.52 - 6.11 - 6.35 - 07.46 - 08.31 - 09.38 - 10.17 - 11.50 - 12.20 - 12.39 - 13.01 - 13.35 - 14.21 - 14.39 - 15.30 - 16.39)

2/ F: 17.16 - (17.16 - 17.22 - 17.35 - 18.09 - 19.06 - 20.59 - 21.27 - 21.39 - 22.44 - 23.15 - 23.52 + ...)

[marika.solo]

Must-toonekurg2::Ciconia nigra https://youtu.be/Do5wJsjJGgU

reserved - reporting to 9h - done

FEMALE is on the nest from 19.55/18.05.2022
- taking care of the eggs at 00.44 - 01.32 - 02.36 - 03.22 - 05.33

nothing unusual happened in the night
- some time she sits with stretched neck, but I do not see or hear anything disturbing
- she sleep deeper in the late night/early morning

- male arrived to the nest at 05.50 , he flew into the nest from a rarer direction, from the left
- F stand up, greetings/communication, F: aerating, M: short preening, than both preens, she shakes her feathers, M whistles (short) - at 05.51.20 change of duties, M - aerating, fluffing the moss and at 05.51 he settles down incubating,
- F works with branches, preening, ruffles the feathers, again preening, scratches the neck and head, 05.53 wing and leg stretching, again preening; 06.03 again scratching (and sneezing) and the next wing and leg stretching, shaking the feathers and F works with branches on the nest rim and repeatedly she is sneezing, than she moved to the right nest rim - she sneezes and swallows (has she down feathers in the bill and throat after cleaning herself?), than F shakes the feathers and leaves out at 06.05

.....
07.46 - the usually routine: stork stand up, short preening on the upper chest, than aerating the nest bowl, ruffled the feathers and at 07.47 he settled back incubating in another direction

at 08.12 25 something for a while catch his attention (stretched neck - observation + bill moving)


than yawning and back resting, sleeping deep in the nest


08.27 little bird is very nearby

08.31 M: taking care of the eggs (and resting/sleeping)

[marika.solo]

Must-toonekurg2::Ciconia nigra https://youtu.be/Do5wJsjJGgU

reserved - reporting from 9h

MALE is on the nest from 05.50
taking care of the eggs:
(05.52 - 6.11 - 6.35 - 07.46 - 08.31) - 09.28 - 10.11 - 11.13 - 11.50 - 12.20 - 12.39 - 13.01 - 13.35 - 14.21 - 14.39 - 15.30 - 16.39

10.22 low flying aircraft by sound (or other type than usual)
10.27 woodpecker
12.20 again the radio (?) - voices, strange noises
13h loud aircraft sound (in EE are these days big military exercises - maybe that can be the reason)
13.35 first (long)preening, ruffling the feathers and than aerating from 13.40
14.10 one bird woke our male and than it flies around the nest tree and landed to the left for a very short while

most probably there are on the nearby branches birds - our M is vigilant and is observing them without moving for a while from time to time

[Adria]

9.29 -Jan aerates the area around the eggs, rotates them, changes the incubation position .:


10.13 -Jan aerates the area around the eggs, rotates, incubation position unchanged .

11.15- Jan aerates the area around the eggs, rotates, incubation position changed:

[Adria]

11.50- Jan aerates the area around the eggs, rotates, incubation position changed.

12.21 - Jan aerates the area around the eggs (thoroughly), rotates, changes the incubation position, PS:


13.01 -Jan aerates the area around the eggs , rotates, changes the incubation position.

13.31 - Jan lubricates the feather, aerates the area around the eggs, rotates, without changing the incubation position .: