Must-toonekurg 3 :: Ciconia nigra :: Black Stork

Live Black stork nest camera in Estonia Forum in English: https://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/v... The Black Stork nest camera is situated in Pärnu county in Estonia. We have known about this nest only since 2022, but breeding territory since the 1990s. 2022 season Nest was found in late breeding season with three chicks in nest, these were ringed. The male Kergu has been caught in late July, when chicks in nest almost fledged. But Kergu visited nest also after installing a tracker on his back. Kergu left for migration in Aug 12th. 2023 season Before Kergu arrived, nest was visited by neighbor male stork Nurme in April 16th. Few other not ringed storks appeared on nest, but rarely. 2024 season Camera goes online in 29. 03. Kergu was alone for few weeks, but then was seen in nest young female for several times. We managed to start tracking of that female (Kerli) just before autumn migration (look at migration map - https://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN/2024,2... 2025 season Camera installed in 26.03, but get online only 31.03, when Kergu is supposed to arrive. By the time of installation the nest was slightly renovated by bird of prey, probably Common Buzzard. Nesting was successful with four eggs laid and three chicks (Tootsi, Vihm, Iksi) fledged. All the family was tracked (migration map). By spring 2026, there was alive only Iksi, the smallest in brood. Tootsi perished in Germany (September), Vihm in Serbia (November). Iksi winters in Greece. 2026 season Camera installed 22.03, but made public in 14. 04. There are problems with video transmission, but Kergu arrives in 15.04. Kerli appears in nest in 20.04. She got some injury for the left leg in 23.04, what did not allow to mate normally, but it healed by 26.04 ------------------------- Must-toonekure 3 pesakaamera Foorum (ingl. k): https://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/v... Must-toonekure 3. pesakaamera asub Pärnu maakonnas. Teame seda pesitsusterritooriumi alates 1990ndatest. 2022 aasta Kergu pesa leidsime alles 2022. pesitsushooaja lõpus. Isalind Kergu õnnestus püüda ning saatjaga varustada juuli lõpus, kui pojad olid juba pea-aegu lennuvõimelised. 12. augustil läks ta ära rändele. 2023. aasta Enne Kergu tagasitulekut käis 16. aprillil pesas naaber Nurme, samuti isaslind. Kergu isalinnule paarilist ei tulnud. Harva käis pesal ilma rõngata must-toonekurgi. 2024. aasta Kaamera kaudu saab pesa jälgida alates 29.03. Kergu oli mõne nädala üksi, aga siis saabus noor emaslind, kes käis aeg-ajalt pesal kuni rändele asumiseni. Pesapaiga naabruses ehitatakse tuuleparki, mis käivitatakse peale siin pesitsevate must-toonekurgede rändele asumist. Samuti pole kaugel planeeritud Rail Baltic raudtee trass... 2025. aasta Kaamera sai käima 26.03, aga avalikuks saab alles 31. 03, kui ootame Kergu saabumist. Pesa on kaamera paigaldamise ajal kergelt kohendatud hiireviu või kanakulli poolt. Pesitsemine oli edukas, lennuvõimestus kolm poega (Tootsi, Vihm, Iksi). Kogu pesakonda ja vanalinde oli võimalik jälgida saatja abil ka peale pesast lahkumist rändekaardi kaudu, näiteks emalind Kerli https://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EE/2024,2... 2026. aasta Kaamera panime käima 22.03, kuid avalikuks saab 14.04. Kergu saabub rändelt 15.04, Kerli 20.04. Kerli vasak jalg saab kuskil vigastada 23.04, aga see paraneb 26.04.