ESTONIA Karula National Park

[marika.solo]

night in the nest

it is after more days / nights his absence on the nest for the night
I am very sorry for these lonely males

Ula, thank you for the nice reporting

[marika.solo]

May 15
Hello everyone

BS last seen on the nest on 13.05 - he was still improving the nest (also from the outside).
At 08.52.38 he left the nest and is still missing.
Btw. the night 12./13.05 he spent on the nest again.

I hope this handsome stork is still okay and is enjoying his bachelor life. Hopefully we'll see him here again for a year and he'll have a mate, successful breeding.

But it's also possible that he'll still come to this nest here and there.

[marika.solo]

May 16

stork is back
- arrival 11.57 - departure 15.44
- rainy day, male sits in the nest for a long time
- the nest is empty for the night

[marika.solo]

May 17

- arrival at 09.31 singing
- mostly he is resting, few nest restoration
- departure at 11.08

[marika.solo]

A huge thank you for your wonderful Black Stork Forum!
It's been lovingly created and is a fantastic resource and documentation.
The list of links to the camera nests is also very helpful.
Thanks to everyone involved.

[marika.solo]

Maru (2018), offspring of Karl I and Kati perished in Egypt (last data: 14.02.2019) - there you can read about the results of her necropsy

Poaching and disease transmission in a migratory Black Stork Ciconia nigra at an Egyptian wastewater site
(GEBRIL, N.)

Summary:
A migratory Black Stork Ciconia nigra, tagged in Estonia, was illegally poached at the Al-Ballanah wastewater ponds, Egypt, after being in the area for 119 days. Post-mortem analysis revealed bullet trauma and signs of avian tuberculosis, although the diagnosis was tentative due to limited diagnostic tools. This raises concerns about the potential role of wastewater ponds as sources of infection for migratory birds.