Estonian Black Storks Migration 2024/25

[juta]

KUREMARI

18.04 - 19.04.2025

Distance 225 km
Battery 85%

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Kuremari is in Latvia now!

[Hulbi Lorm]

Hi everyone!

Kuremari's long journey is coming to an end. Trauma is still in Ukraine.

Happy Easter to you all!

Update for April 20

KUREMARI
New data: 20.04.2025; Distance: 6528 km (+130 km); Kuremari was near Rubeņi, Jēkabpils Municipality, Latvia
Previous data: 19.04.2025; Distance: 6398 km (+373 km); Kuremari was near Kertušas, Vilnius County, Lithuania

TRAUMA
New data: 20.04.2025; Distance: 6291 km (+49 km); Trauma was near Bibrka, Lwiw Oblast, Ukraine
Previous data: 19.04.2025; Distance: 6242 km (+59 km in 2 days); Trauma was near Molodynche, Lwiw Oblast, Ukraine

[juta]

KUREMARI

19.04 - 20.04.25

Distance 66.8 km

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[Hulbi Lorm]

Hi everyone!

A quick, belated update for Trauma. (The date for the new data is given as April 20 as well, I'm not quite certain what to make of that. )

TRAUMA
New data: 20.04.2025; Distance: 6621 km (+330 km); Trauma was near Peski, Brest Oblast, Belarus
Previous data: 20.04.2025; Distance: 6291 km (+49 km); Trauma was near Bibrka, Lwiw Oblast, Ukraine

[Swenja]

Tauma will have left Ukraine and will be in Belarus.
Something is wrong with the transmitter or network coverage. But let's wait for the next data.

[Hulbi Lorm]

Hi everyone!

This year's spring migration of our tracked birds is nearing its end (if Waba doesn't still appear). Trauma has reached Latvia.

TRAUMA
New data: 22.04.2025; Distance: 7020 km (+399 km in 2 days(?)); Trauma was near Daugavpils, Latvia
Previous data: 20.04.2025; Distance: 6621 km (+330 km); Trauma was near Peski, Brest Oblast, Belarus

[Francesca_V]

Thank you, Hulbi!

Last year, Waba left his wintering place in April 28.
So maybe we'll see him soon.

[Swenja]

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Thank you dear @Hulbi Lorm for the daily overview of the bird migration.
That was a lot of work!

[Hulbi Lorm]

Hi everyone!

Update for April 24

TRAUMA
New data: 23.04.2025; Distance: 7088 km (+68 km); Trauma was near Ceperi, Preiļi Municipality, Latvia
Previous data: 22.04.2025; Distance: 7020 km (+399 km in 2 days); Trauma was near Daugavpils, Latvia

Swenja, Francesca_V

[Hulbi Lorm]

Hi everyone!

No new data today, and I can well imagine that this is it. I'll wait a few days, and if nothing new shows up, there'll be a final summary of this spring migration.

While - so far - we don't know what has become of Timmu and Waba, I'm happy that we didn't have any bad news this time, and all five tracked storks have completed their journey and can hopefully enjoy a wonderful spring and summer in Estonia (and Latvia?).

[Hulbi Lorm]

Hi everyone!

Well, what do you know, there's new data from Trauma. She is in the southeastern part of Estonia now.

TRAUMA
New data: 27.04.2025; Distance: 7259 km (+171 km in 4 days); Trauma was near Kangavitsa, Võru County, Estonia
Previous data: 23.04.2025; Distance: 7088 km (+68 km); Trauma was near Ceperi, Preiļi Municipality, Latvia

[Anne7]

Hello everyone

First of all, a big thank you to Hulbi, Swenja, Francesca, Bea and Juta for all the work done.


Regarding TRAUMA

Since I was a bit worried already a few days ago about the shorter distances Trauma has been flying in the past few days, and the long periods she spends on the ground, I looked at her (his?) XYZ graph. This showed that her transmitter had shifted (sideways) quite a bit since 20 April. I sent my findings to Urmas.




Yesterday, April 28, I received his reply:
"I was in field for last five days and did not check my mailbox there. Thanks for notes about Trauma! It seems like transmitter moved to the other side of the back bone, but no other changes in data. It happened in the early morning. It could be that Trauma got stuck a bit in some branch or something similar. Fortunately, the transmitter is not moving much on the bird. The position changed and stays there (for now).

Trauma passed a BS nest with a single male on it, at about 2 km, yesterday [April 27].
A miracle did not happen, yet.
Hopefully ..."

The lone male on his nest in southeast Estonia:
April 27


April 28



Yesterday, Trauma didn't fly much. So I'm not entirely reassured yet. Hopefully Trauma has not gotten injured again. But perhaps the weather was simply not good for flying? Or perhaps she’s ‘refuelling’?
We will keep an eye on her!
And yes, may a miracle happen for all those lonely males in Estonia.

[Swenja]

This showed that her transmitter had shifted (sideways) quite a bit since 20 April.

Thank you @Anne7

What can move a transmitter sideways? Bird of prey attack? Predator attack?

Hopefully nothing serious. But it's good that Trauma is back in Estonia.

[Anne7]

What can move a transmitter sideways? Bird of prey attack? Predator attack?
Hopefully nothing serious. But it's good that Trauma is back in Estonia.

Hello Swenja!

Maybe so. I don't actually know.
Or a branch or something similar that got stuck on the transmitter (under the straps?) on departure, as Urmas suggests? Whatever happened, we can only hope Trauma is unhurt.

Yes, it is good that Trauma is back in Estonia. Just in case.

Fingers crossed.