At the beginning of June I will be returning to Portugal to attach GPS/GSM data loggers to chicks in the nests of logged adults and I need your help to decide their names.
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| The stork chicks have hatched.... |
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| ....grown (here about 20-25 days old).... |
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| ....and are close to fledging.. |
Partly assisted by kind donations from my blog readers I have funds for 8 loggers. These will be attached to the 2 heaviest chicks in 4 nests and I need your help to decide names for them!
Names of 3 chicks have already been decided but:
the next 5 people to donate to my research through this website will be offered the exciting opportunity to name the last 5 chicks.
The loggers should last for up to a year and the location of the chicks can be viewed on a live map on the website of the British Trust for Ornithology, just like the adults.
Will the logged chicks winter in Portugal or is the instinct to migrate to Africa stronger? Will they migrate with the logged parent? Where in Africa will they go?
Find out the answer to these and other exciting questions by sponsoring a stork chick!
Loggers cost £100 each, but any amount you can spare would be very welcome! If I raise sufficient funds I will be able to fit more loggers, so donate without delay and name a stork chick! Currently, only the first 5 donors can name chicks, so be the first to donate!
Donate through Paypal by clicking on the 'Support a Stork' link on the top right side of this page.
Clicking on the "Donate" button takes you straight to Paypal so it is speedy and secure.
Update to follow on the progress of fund raising and stork chick naming -and of course photos of the loggers being fitted.
Thank you to all!
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