On Easter Sunday, a large group of storks arrived over Trzciniec, and one pair decided to land on the nest. From their behavior, it could be inferred that they wanted to stay in this nest. The pair proceeded to copulate and moved around the nest.

The female that flew to us had a ring on her leg, which allowed us to trace her history. The ring number is K3219.

History of stork GRE K3219

Thanks to subsequent readings, it was possible to trace its journey from a chick in the nest to its return to Poland this year.

Chronology of observations

05.07.2022 – Ringing (Smolna, Lower Silesian Voivodeship)
The stork was ringed as a chick in the nest. It received a metal and a plastic ring.
Location: Smolna 101, Oleśnica municipality.
Ringers: Hanna Sz. and Małgorzata P.

01.08.2022 – Smolna, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Less than a month after ringing, the bird was observed again in the same locality.
Observer: Tadeusz D.

18.06.2023 – Kutno, Łódź Voivodeship
The stork was read in central Poland as a one-year-old individual, i.e., in its second calendar year of life.
Observer: Anna K.

04.04.2026 – Trzciniec, Lublin Voivodeship
Several years after ringing, stork GRE K3219 was observed again in Poland, in its fourth year of life.
Observer: Kamil Piwowarczyk.

Age since ringing: 1369 days (approx. 3 years and 9 months)
Distance from nest: 362 km
Direction of movement: 83.40° (east)

The history of this stork shows how important regular observations and reporting of ring readings are. Every such finding helps to better understand the migrations, survival, and behavior of white storks.