NO update for 03.02
- ARVO has been enjoying the marshlands and rice fields of the Camargue (France) since 28 September.
- IKSI arrived in the area of the Messolonghi Lagoons National Park on 6 November and has been exploring the surrounding fields. Iksi moved on 1 January to the east, but our stork is still in the area of the Gulf of Patras
- JANIS, our adult bird, remains on the western shore of the Gulf of Iskenderun (Turkey) since 2 October.
- MATS: After being silent, his transmitter "woke up" on January 1, 2026, confirming he is wintering in Ethiopia (specifically north of Gish Abay). ).
- WALLI: Walli sent data on January 27, 2026, from Uganda (last "seen" in Sinai - jump of over 6,800 km in data).
INACTIVE STORKS (map, data) viewtopic.php?p=52569#p52569
TOOTSI (birdmap info)
... his migration route ended in northern Germany on September 10. The tracker data showed that Tootsi landed near Greifswald and did not fly again. He walked along the bank of the ditch for a few hours and finally died there. ... Tootsi's body was taken to the Rostock research laboratory, where an autopsy did not identify the shooting, but an attack by a larger bird of prey. The bird of prey was probably an white-tailed eagle, from whose claws Tootsi escaped, but had to give up his life.
VIHM (birdmap info)
... Vihms migratory instincts lead him to south, with longer stop over in Serbia, near Belgrad, Danube flood plains. There Vihm perished in evening November 12...
ACTIVE STORKS
ARVO
Previous data
- 02.02.2026, Distance: 4861 km (+ 94 km in 2 days: on 01.02 "trip" to Châteaurenard/Canal des Alpines ... and back: https://i.postimg.cc/wv2CC0Sr/2026-02-01-arvo.jpg)
- France: Saliers - a village in the commune of Arles, Département Bouches-du-Rhône, Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
NEW data:
- 04.02.2026, Distance: 4872 km (+ 11 km)
- France: Saliers - a village in the commune of Arles, Département Bouches-du-Rhône, Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
IKSI
Previous data
- 02.02.2026, Distance: 4893 km (+ 29 km in 2 days) - new night roost
- Greece: Evinochori community in the southern part of Aetolia-Acarnania.
Evinochori is in the municipality of Missolonghi, located 10 km east of Missolonghi town centre. It is situated on the right bank of the river Evinos, about 10 km north of its outflow into the Ionian Sea. The community includes the village Nea Kalydona. Near Evinochori are the ruins of ancient Calydon, one of the most famous ancient cities in Aetolia. (wiki)
NEW data:
- 04.02.2026, Distance: 4909 km (16 km in 2 days) - Iksi is back for night again on the shore of the Evinos River
- Greece: Evinochori community in the southern part of Aetolia-Acarnania.
MATS
Previous data:
- 02.02.2026, Distance: 11327 km (+ 34 km in 3 days)
- Ethiopia: same area (to the north from Gish Abay - a town in Sekela woreda, in the Mirab Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Region (west-central Ethiopia)
NEW data - see more (link soon)
- 04.02.2026, Distance: 11360 km (+ 33 km in 2 days) - Mats moved to one (nearby) new area/ (intermittent) stream
- Ethiopia: to the north from Gish Abay - a town in Sekela woreda, in the Mirab Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Region (west-central Ethiopia)
JANIS (Latvia)
Previous data
- 02.02.2026, Distance: 4656 km (+ 19 in 3 days)
- Turkey: Bebeli - a village in the municipality and district of Karataş, Adana Province
NEW data (last location is not like usually on one el. pylon - only above/on (?) the nearby field)
- 04.02.2026, Distance: 4662 km (+ 6 km in 2 days
)- Turkey: Bebeli - a village in the municipality and district of Karataş, Adana Province
TRAUMA
- only SMS data comes here and there - therefore there is no update on the birdmap
- Africa/Sudan - Sennar State, Singa District
-18.01.2026: "The last location SMS from Trauma was on December 3, 2025, and it was still from the same place as before."
(presumably Trauma already moved to Ethiopa)
WALLI
Previous data
more soon (link): viewtopic.php?p=53456#p53456- 02.02.2026, Distance: 12614 km (+ 735 in 5 days/147 km per day - "trip" to SE and back)
- Uganda: Agoro - a village in Lamwo District in the Northern Region
NO NEW data for Walli