Black Stork Nest 2, Jan and Janika, 2021

[Hellem]

Solo no feeding at 10:17

11:14 Feeding by Jan
11:48 Change - Janika arrives, greetings and Jan flies away
11:48 Feeding by Janika, lot of small fishes, all three ate well
11:53 Janika covers the chicks
13:00 Feeding by Janika
14:26 Feeding
15:12 Change - Jan arrives, 15:13 Janika flies away
16:18 Feeding by Jan, a big pile of food
16:44 Since 16:36 Jan is aerating the nest and preening the chicks, the hole in the egg is enlarged, Jan and 2 chicks touched the hole several times with their beaks
16:50 Jan covered the chicks and the egg

17:27 The egg is broken and the moving 4th chick is visible, Jan covers the chicks
17:31 Jan stands up, the 4th chick is almost out of the egg shell, Jan covers the chicks
17:33 Jan gets up, the 4th chick is still fighting with the half of egg shell
17:38 Jan covers the chicks

bokkers, aquiline

[Anne7]

18:35:45 Jan gets up
18:36 The fourth chick is visible, already out of its egg and moving well !

Good luck, little one!

May there be plenty of food for all four of you!

[Birdfriend]

Hello all!

18:27 The fourth chick is visible, completely out from the shell.


18:43


edit: 18:39 Some food for the three lils, the fourth is still not ready for food.

Hellem

[Hellem]

18:38 Jan feeds, little food, the three ate something, the fourth was also at the table
18:43 Jan covered the chicks
20:07 Jan is preening
20:24 He covers the storklets
21:03 Jan tried to feed the chicks, they were begging, but his crop was empty and nothing came out
21:11 He covered the chicks
21:58 Jan is up and preening, 22:07 covers the chicks


Anne, Birdfriend

[Solo]

...18:38 Jan feeds, little food, the three ate something, the fourth was also at the table ...

18:39:45


edit:

... 17:33 Jan gets up, the 4th chick is still fighting with the half of egg shell ...

17:34:34
then little one rolled over towards the camera during Jan's preening and then Jan rolled it and it was not possible to clearly recognize it behind the moss, but it was probably just then that he released himself from the shell

[asteria]

good luck, little one!

Out of egg 17.32

[Hellem]

23:01 Jan gets up, is preening, 23:05 covers the chicks
23:24 Jan is on the nest overnight (Janika flew away at 15:13)

Good night Jan and your 4 chicks!

[Solo]

Hellem, again big thank to you for reporting

Bokkers, thank you for vids

Birdfriend, thanx for shots and info

[Solo]

18:39:50


19:02:25


19:35:00

[Solo]

19:50:56


20:08:08

[Solo]

21:03:09


22:03:50


23:05:16

[Solo]

feedings (reporting by Hellem)

1/ 5:03 Janika feeds, little food

2/ 7:17 Jan feeds, nice pile of food
3/ 8:40 Feeding by Jan
4/ 11:14 Feeding by Jan

5/ 11:48 Feeding by Janika, lot of small fishes, all three ate well
6/ 13:00 Feeding by Janika
7/ 14:26 Feeding

8/ 16:18 Feeding by Jan, a big pile of food
9/ 18:38 Jan feeds, little food, the three ate something, the fourth was also at the table
- 21:03 Jan tried to feed the chicks, they were begging, but his crop was empty and nothing came out

[bokkers]

Early birds:

[Hellem]

June 18



5:31 Change - Janika arrives, Jan flies away
5:31 Janika feeds, a pile of food, the 4th chick got nothing
5:47 Feeding, little food, only the older chicks got food

8:13 Janika is up, the hungry chicks are begging, Janika is watching them, no feeding
8:22 She covers the chicks

9:16 Jaanika gets up, the chicks are hungry
9:21-9:22 She tried to feed them, regurgitated a very little food, the 3 older chicks got something
9:26 She covers the chicks
10:30 Another attempt to feed but there is nothing in her crop, the chicks are begging

11:05 Change - Jan arrives, Janika leaves
11:06 Feeding, Jan regurgitated 4 times, smaller and bigger fishes , the 3 ate well
11:09 They are still eating, also the 4th chick , Jan takes the big fishes back
11:12 Jan covers the chicks

[bokkers]

Breakfast time:

[Solo]

Hello everyone

JAN - feeding at 11.06
little one managed crawling to the food - little later, I am not sure if ate, on chat is info - yes (still no time for observing)

11:06:25


11:07:19


11:07:48

[Solo]

11:08:58


11:09:35 (also some big fish)


Have all nice day

[Hellem]

11:33 Another feeding by Jan, 3 piles of food , the chicks aren't hungry, they eat a bit
11:35 Jan takes the food back
11:59 He covers the chicks
12:53 Feeding by Jan, 2 piles of food, all the 4 chicks ate well
13:02 Jan covers the chicks
14:24 Still Jan, is aerating the nest, preening the chicks
14:26 Feeding by Jan
15:06 Change - Janika arrives, Jan flies away
15:10 Feeding by Janika, a pile of food, the chicks aren't hungry

Solo, bokkers

[bokkers]

More family breakfast from this morning:

[Solo]

the cute quartet
10:29:40


10:31:03


11:11:23 one chick (maybe the eldest) had something long in its bill after feeding