Krum (male, hatched 2023) wintering 2024-25

[marika.solo]

night roost = protected area :

1/along the river Maritsa Maritsa-Parvomay - IBA (Important Bird Area) https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/fact ... lgaria/map (or https://www.birdsinbulgaria.org/ovm.php ... =114&id=81) and Natura 2000 site (code BG0002081) - detailed info https://natura2000.egov.bg/EsriBg.Natur ... 002081.pdf

- map, short VIDEO here: https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 322#p40322

2/ wider area Fossil Finds (фосилни находки - fosilni nahodki) - Natural Monument/Natural Landmark:
Aims of the declaration: Protection of fossils of proboscis mammals
https://www.eea.government.bg/zpo/en/ar ... areaID=276 or https://plovdiv.riosv.com/main.php?modu ... &inf_id=15#

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October 24
Hello everyone

Krum around Belozem (photos,videos, information) https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.php?f=108&t=214

- Krum remained faithful to yesterday's place
- Krum ostal verný včerajšiemu miestu

[marika.solo]

situation at 15.21 UTC

- Krum spends the whole day in the same place as yesterday (the intersection of the irrigation channels in the rice fields).
- Krum sa celý deň zdržuje na tom istom mieste ako včera (križovatka zavlažovacích kanálov na ryžových poliach)

[marika.solo]

whole day 24.10.2024

BULGARIA: Belozem/Белозем - a village in Rakovski Municipality of Plovdiv Province

- Krum flew for the night from the irrigated field again to the same place near the Maritza River
- Krum odletel nocovať zo zavlažovaných polí opäť na to isté miesto k rieke Marica

[marika.solo]

October 25
Hello everyone

Krum around Belozem (photos,videos, information) https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.php?f=108&t=214
update - some new info, photos and videos

- Krum has moved from the night roost to the place of yesterday's stay (fields with irrigation canals)
- Krum sa z nocoviska presunul na miesto včerajšieho pobytu (polia so zavlažovacími kanálmi)

situation at 10h

[marika.solo]

https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.p ... 385#p40385

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situation at 15.19h UTC

- Krum spends the whole day in the same place as yesterday (the intersection of the irrigation channels in the rice fields).
- Krum sa celý deň zdržuje na tom istom mieste ako včera (križovatka zavlažovacích kanálov na ryžových poliach)

[marika.solo]

whole day 25.10.2024

BULGARIA: Belozem/Белозем - a village in Rakovski Municipality of Plovdiv Province

- like previous day - feeding along the same irrigation canal and night resting near the Maritsa river
- ako predchádzajúci deň - kŕmenie pozdĺž toho istého zavlažovacieho kanála a nočný odpočinok pri rieke Marica

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October 26
Hello everyone

Krum around Belozem (photos,videos, information) https://www.ciconianigra.sk/viewtopic.php?f=108&t=214
update - some new info, photos and videos

situation at 10.00
- as in previous days /ako v predchádzajúce dni

[marika.solo]

situation at 15.18

- short trip along the Srebra (Silver) river and back to the favourite place
- krátky výlet pozdĺž riečky Srebra (Strieborná) a späť k obľúbenému miestu



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srebra
... Srebra has predominantly rain feed with high water in January–May and low water in July–October
... almost all of the river's waters are utilized for irrigation for the intensive agriculture in the Upper Thracian Plain
... Srebra is passing through the village of Belozem and flows into the Maritsa west of the village of Mirovo