Jõgeva County (Jan and Janika)

[marika.solo]

Must-toonekurg/2::Ciconia nigra https://youtu.be/Do5wJsjJGgU

no one recorded a stork in the nest all day, the female did not arrive for the night
lonely storks differ in their behaviour in relation to the nest
now we can observing that it on 2 PL streamed nests and also on the nest in LV-Sigulda

[marika.solo]

JUNE 8

Please donate to Kotkaklubi
Help saving "our" chicks and/or if you like to donate their activities:
- "For those three we together with Madis installed special room in vet clinic of University of Life Sciences in Tartu (nest in box, warming IR lamp, artificial adult stork standing on the edge, curtain hiding human if feeding chicks, etc.)"
- "we start to prepare nest for next stage in chicks life, that would be in natural surrounding where they could imprint the environment to look in future"

details viewtopic.php?p=3980#p3980
1/ Kotkaklubi donations account
2/ public-fund raising site

OVERVIEW of the season 2022: viewtopic.php?p=839#p839
I will add a few next points of interest (such as videos - links) during the day

MALE is missing from 01.06.2021 (16.31)
- most probably perished maybe due collision with electricity wiring (Urmas: " ... though, no facts we have")

FEMALE flew out on 05.06.2022 at 11.57 (action to save young)

TRIO of the SAVED CHICKS is in the vet clinic of University of Life Sciences in Tartu
newest news about "our" storklets (photos too): viewtopic.php?p=4071#p4071

.....
AGE of the chicks:
- 1st + 2nd + 3rd: 17 day old

- 4th chick: on 05.06.2022 at 12.03 perished (Urmas:"It was most exposed to the cold, probably."; weight 312g)
- 5th chick: on 03.06.2022 at 10.57 brood reduction/parental infanticide (female flew with the body the 10 day old chick in her bill away)
- 6th chick: on 28.05.2022 at 17.32 brood reduction/parental infanticide (female swaloved the 2 day old chick)

[marika.solo]

Must-toonekurg/2::Ciconia nigra https://youtu.be/Do5wJsjJGgU

great tit visited the nest (08.16.51, 08.17.58 tit out of view)
(click for big pic)

[marika.solo]

great tit visited the nest again, at 13.40 two tits are visible on the nest, the tit to the right flew quickly away, the first one stayed and again collected something

click for big pic


OVERVIEW JUNE 8 viewtopic.php?f=8&t=22&p=4094#p4094

[marika.solo]

JUNE 9
OVERVIEW JUNE 8 viewtopic.php?f=8&t=22&p=4094#p4094

Please donate to Kotkaklubi
Help saving "our" chicks and/or if you like to donate their activities:
- "For those three we together with Madis installed special room in vet clinic of University of Life Sciences in Tartu (nest in box, warming IR lamp, artificial adult stork standing on the edge, curtain hiding human if feeding chicks, etc.)"
- "we start to prepare nest for next stage in chicks life, that would be in natural surrounding where they could imprint the environment to look in future"

details viewtopic.php?p=3980#p3980
1/ Kotkaklubi donations account
2/ public-fund raising site

OVERVIEW of the season 2022: viewtopic.php?p=839#p839
I will add a few next points of interest (such as videos - links) during the day

MALE is missing from 01.06.2021 (16.31)
- most probably perished maybe due collision with electricity wiring (Urmas: " ... though, no facts we have")

FEMALE flew out on 05.06.2022 at 11.57 (action to save young)

TRIO of the SAVED CHICKS is in the vet clinic of University of Life Sciences in Tartu
newest news about "our" stortlets (photos too): viewtopic.php?p=4071#p4071

AGE of the chicks:
- 1st + 2nd + 3rd: 18 day old

[marika.solo]

I received this message

"Post by Madis » June 9th, 2022, 9:41 am

Hello,
We have made publicly open our internal patient camera, currently observing stork chicks.
https://video.emu.ee/

on 08.06
The larger chick was weighing 716g (initial entrance weight 500g)
Middle (blue spot on head) 626g (initial weight 432g)
and the smallest 370g (initial weight 336g), but he/she has had some issues, as was bit malnourished at the beginning, but we have done some treatments and do provide separate feedeing to be sure, so don't be alarmed when she/he is taken from nest for moment.

WBR,

Madis
--
Madis Leivits, DVM
President - Estonian Veterinary Association
Veterinarian - Estonian University of Life Sciences

https://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/vie ... 95#p861195

[marika.solo]

Must-toonekurg/2::Ciconia nigra https://youtu.be/Do5wJsjJGgU

Dr. M.L. "We have made publicly open our internal patient camera, currently observing stork chicks." https://video.emu.ee/

09.20

[marika.solo]

Must-toonekurg/2::Ciconia nigra https://youtu.be/Do5wJsjJGgU

Dr. M.L. "We have made publicly open our internal patient camera, currently observing stork chicks." https://video.emu.ee/

10.13 (CET)


10.32

[Madli]

VIDEO from an estonian morning tv news - Terevisioon. 09.06.22

Brief interview with Dr. Madis leivits ( the video is in estonian- rough translation in the video description)

[marika.solo]

VIDEO from an estonian morning tv news - Terevisioon. 09.06.22

Brief interview with Dr. Madis leivits ( the video is in estonian- rough translation in the video description)
https://youtu.be/8XIU5LbeW_0

Madli, thank you very, very much
I put your translation here - it is O.K. ?

Madis Leivits gives a brief overview about the current situation of the rescued storklets.

- Madis, how did the storklets get to you?
- These storklets are from a known black stork nest with a camera and a large viewership. Last week some tragic events happened there, where the male bird didn't return to the nest any more, also the mother stork started to leave the nest and not return to the nest for the night to warm the chicks. Also two deaths happened during that period. Since this bird is doing very badly in Estonia, in recent years with about 20 inhabitated nests, in which only half the nests have chicks in them, the male bird plays a huge role in raising the chicks and the nesting success.
We had two bad options, to let the nature take its course, or to at least give the chance to the highly endangered birds, because in this species, every individual counts.

- How does the daily care look like?
- Luckily, the parents have already done the harder part - incubating and the very early stage of the chicks. The hardest part for us is to not get too attached to these little creatures and make them think that human is a source of food for them. Our main duty is to cover the food table for them with different decoys and means so that they still think it's the parent who comes to feed them. How well will it work, we don't know yet.
The third, smallest chick, is in a more difficult situation. It was hypothermic when it arrived and we had to help it with some treatments to improve its digestion. It often needs separate feeding. But in general we try not to show human that much and leave them in an isolated environment.

- Madis, when will they be taken back to the nature?
- Yes, we have a plan that from the moment when they are able to cope with the outside conditions, when night temperatures are not so low, to take them to a substitute nest where they can become used to the natural conditions and the forest scenery. They will start migration from there.
The migration path of a black stork is not easy and there are many dangers and troubles, but we hope that we can keep them away from humans and that they can come back to the nesting area in a few years.