Black Stork Nest 2, Jan and Janika, 2021

[Solo]

the dry branch in the sunlight


10:20:22 to 10:25:28
very strange loud noises

blue tit visited the nest

[Solo]

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The male birds reach Estonia by the beginning of April, even before the snow and ice have melted and the female birds follow a week or two later. During the period 1987 – 1996, the earliest date of sighting was March 16th, the average arrival time was March 30 ... Since Estonia is situated on the northern border of the black stork habitat, not all male birds find mates here. (https://www.kotkas.ee/species/black-stork)


btw. female Tiina arrived to the nest on April 18 in 2013

[ambyBM]

These sounds could be generated by a roe deer male :) .

[Solo]

thank you very much
I'm calm already :-)

[Solo]

12:50:16 - arrived calling, flew out at 12:55:52



13:57:08 stork flew in and is very, very excited (like Sunday - 18.04.) - he flew in and out more times and calls, calls with fanned white tail feathers
14:09:36 our lonely male flew definitely away from the nest

[Treia]

Yes, our black stork really looks a little excited today.
Would the bride finally come?

[Solo]

Treia ,
in my opinion he was very, very much excited

13:57:08 stork flew in and is very, very excited (like Sunday - 18.04.) - he flew in and out more times and calls, calls with fanned white tail feathers
14:09:36 our lonely male flew definitely away from the nest

and calls, calls, calls




he also sat down once

[Biker]

The nest looks beautiful, very soft - inviting!

[Solo]

Biker

16:20 one short visit (16:25 out)

[Biker]

I missed this visit.
Thank you!

Solo

[Solo]

no problem - I read info about his arrival on the youtube chat

[Solo]

20:00:16 - silent arrival (without calling, but we hear the wing flapping)

[Solo]

he pooped (good!) and is now ready for night resting

[Solo]

April 21
Hello everyone

nothing new, only the dry twig moved in front of the camera lens

stork was not so busy as the previous days - our male flew out only few times, returned to the nest once with the moss and once with one twig (if I missed nothing), delivery was always from the unusual left side (eastern)





only once I heard him calling (all arrivals were quiet)

[Solo]

there were only few nest restoration today in the morning







at 09:15:34 our handsome stork flew out

[Solo]

the blue tit came also today to the nest and took from the moss

[Solo]

13:14:46 stork arrived calling (still alone)
13:20:06 flew out

[Solo]

13:14:46 stork arrived calling (still alone)
13:20:06 flew out

stayed for few min - preening, observing the surrounding, ...

[Solo]

16:18:38 flew in - calling
and he is relaxing in the nest

EDIT: photos

not long calling when arrived (it is more greeting his nest)


few nest restoration


preening and resting, resting resting


continuation: https://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/vie ... 08#p792608

[Biker]

19:04
The lonely stork, rests. Still or already again?