Khovd, Mongolia - First Black Stork ringed in Mongolia 25th September 2019

Another first, and an unexpected one at that! The bridge net proved its worth once again, intercepting a juvenile Black Stock as it flew up from the river. It certainly would not have stayed in the net for long, but DKL was close enough to see the bird heading for the net and was able to get a hold of the bird before it escaped.

This bird was fitted with a satellite tracker. It nearly got a coloured darvic from the crane project, but this was avoided once we explained how any report could never be linked to the established project if fitted to a different species. There is a strong element of training of Mongolian ringers when visitors volunteer at Khovd.

Satellite tracker 171288