Following Karls' Families

[balistar]

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The first black stork was already seen in Estonia yesterday, 06.04.2021
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Thanks, Heloise

[Heloise]

Thanks, Heloise

Balistar, it's my pleasure!

[Michi]

Hello everyone,

I don't know if it is already known, the camera at Karl II's nest in Karula national park is online!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R85D9UivLlc
Just now the birds have their evening concert.

So we won't miss the arrival of the nest owner. Hopefully it is Karl II with ring and transmitter.

Many thanks, Urmas and colleagues!

[Jo UK]

Thanks, Michi.
The new webcam topic will appear soon.

[Michi]

The new webcam topic will appear soon.

Hello Jo,
that would be great! Many thanks in advance!
I‘m sooo excited to see Karl II‘s arrival.

[Jo UK]

Tracker Map
April 7, 2021

KARL II

https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid= ... sp=sharing

[Anne7]

Hello, everyone!

Thanks for the information, Michi!

Thank you, Jo

KARL II is still in the same area, near the village Tereshivtsi, in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast in Ukraine.

I have no idea why he is not flying further north.
Is there so much food to be found that he cannot resist, or is he in absolutely no hurry to be in Estonia?
Or is the weather bad?

Today KARL II moved 6.74 km.
This evening the battery level was 99%.

[balistar]

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I don't know if it is already known, the camera at Karl II's nest in Karula national park is online!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R85D9UivLlc
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Michi,

that's what i tried to say :

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the cam of Karula forest, Karls' nest, is ready...... and Estonian BS friends might already stretch their necks looking up to the sky

unfortunately I didn't make myself clear

Thanks for posting the link

[Michi]

Michi,

that's what i tried to say :
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Balistar
Unfortunately, your hint did not reach me properly. Anyway, the important message deserves its own posting, - at least for me.

[balistar]

That's right, Michi, and you did well

[Michi]

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I have no idea why he is not flying further north.
Is there so much food to be found that he cannot resist, or is he in absolutely no hurry to be in Estonia?
Or is the weather bad?
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Anne, I have no idea either. It is indeed a bit strange that Karl II takes so much time. Usually the Black Storks make almost no breaks on their way north, and if they do, then only one or two very short ones. Predominantly they are in a great hurry. As we could see with Karl the First in 2018 and see it now with Eedi (also in the last years) and Timmu.
On the other hand, Eedi and Raivo once took breaks of even 18 days on the flight to the north a few years ago. And we can observe Auda. He also takes a long time to return for the breeding season. From Karl II and Auda we don't know if they do this every year. Maybe it‘s a question of character?
At this stage I'm not worried yet.

Another cause is indeed bad weather. Then many storks stop flying. But I‘ve doubts if this is the reason here. Maybe Sova can make a weather report of Karl II‘s area!?

The only (big) disadvantage of Karl II arriving later at the nest is that it might already be occupied, as you know of course. I hope this does not happen.

[sova]

08. April

Good morning to all
Thanks for cards, pictures ... comments

Karl II (07.04.)
Tereshivtsi, Khmelnytskyi Oblast

I think the weather is to blame for Karl's II breaks (Winds must be uncomfortable ... cold NW winds)

Temperatures; 01 ° - 04 ° (2 m) / -1 ° - 1 ° (500 m)
Precipitation; 0.6 cm (snow) - 02:00
Cloud cover; almost 100%
Humidity; 70% / 60%
Air pressure; 1005/1007 hPa

wind

10:00
Wind; 10 m - NW (17 km / h)
Wind; 100 m - NW (24 km / h)
Wind; 250 m - NW (26 km / h)
Wind; 500 m - NW (25 km / h)

16:00
Wind; 10 m - NW (21 km / h)
Wind; 100 m - NW (30 km / h)
Wind; 250 m - NW (31 km / h)
Wind; 500 m - NW (28 km / h)

Situation 17:00

[Elena 64]

The stork has arrived

[sova]

Eedi is in Karl's Nest

[Anne7]

Good morning

Yes, Eedi visited the nest.
So good to see him!


Sova, thanks for the weather report for Karl II (still in Ukraine).
You are certainly right, he didn’t fly because of the wind. BS do not like to travel with (strong) headwinds.
It’s a waste of energy.

Michi!

Elena

[Michi]

Good Morning,

Eedi is in Karl's Nest :rotf :

Many thanks, Sova and Elena, for the wonderful information!

Anne yes, so good to see Eedi, - after following his migration route for so many years. It’s the first time we could see him live. He is a real beauty!

[Michi]

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I think the weather is to blame for Karl's II breaks (Winds must be uncomfortable ... cold NW winds)

Many thanks for the weather report, Sova! So there‘s indeed a reason for Karl II not to fly. Hopefully it will get better soon.

[Jo UK]

The new topic for the Black Stork Webcam 2021 topic is open
https://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/vie ... 40#p788040

The 2020 topic is now locked.
If you had added posts, today, about Eedi please will you copy them there? Thank you. There is a video by Liz01, somewhere. Liz, may we see it there, please?

[asteria]

Eedi didn't call when landing on the nest. Why?

[Hellem]

Eedi didn't call when landing on the nest. Why?

There was gap in the stream 10:14 - 10:30, nobody saw his arrival