Live Black stork nest camera in Estonia
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The Black Stork nest camera is situated in Karula National Park, southern Estonia. We have been following this nest since 2016. 2-3 chicks per year fledged here from 2016 to 2019. In 2020 a new young female came to the nest and though she laid two eggs, the nesting was unsuccessful. The breeding started too late. In 2021 three chicks fledged. The male is named Karl II and the female Kaia. 2023 Karl II returned to the nest on April 12th and Kaia April 20th.
The male Karl II (2020), Kaia (2022) and chicks from 2019, 2021 and 2022 are equipped with GPS-transmitters. Their migration can be seen on migration map https://birdmap.5dvision.ee/en
2021 season
1st egg – April 24th; 2nd egg – April 26th; 3rd egg – April 28th; 4th egg – April 30th
1st and 2nd chick hatched – May 28, 3rd chick hatched – May 30. One egg broke during incubation.
The chicks were ringed and equipped with satellite transmitters on July 9. The chicks fledged on 4-8 August. One of the chicks was predated shortly after fledging, but the other two reached their wintering grounds in Africa.
2022 season
Karl II arrived on April 8th, Kaia arrived on April 12th.
1st egg – April 24th; 2nd egg – April 26th; 3rd egg – April 29th; 4th egg – May 1st (didn’t hatch)
1st and 2nd chick hatched May 28, 3rd chick hatched May 31
Fourth, Bonus chick added to the nest in night June 30. All four chicks left nest for migration. Two chicks (Waba and Bonus) are to follow trough migration map: https://birdmap.5dvision.ee/en
2023 season
Karl II arrived in April 12th, before him there were two different storks visiting the empty nest. Kaia finished its spring migration in April 20th.
1st egg – April 28th; 2nd egg – May 1st; 3rd egg – May 3rd; 4th egg – May 6th.