31/05/2022 : White Stork rescue in Ságvár, Hungary

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[leahfowler]

I am so impressed with the devotion and perseverance with all the experts and volunteers! Thank you to Imre and any others that continuously go out and take care of our precious wildlife!

[janosvaszko]

Tisztelt Madármentők!Nagyon köszönjük a segítséget!

[julescousteau]

Nagyon szépen köszönjük az összes madárszerető nevében. Kitartást, és sikereben gazdag munkát! :)

[sibi]

Thank you so much that you intervened here... That is not a matter of course in other countries or bird nests... When humans see an animal/bird in distress.. they always should try to help, because every single of them are so precious and have their own soul... Hope, that all goes well with the 2 storklets in your hand and i also hope, for news and the outcome...

[ChimneySweep]

The hungarian speech in the video, pharaphrased, summarised:

1:53 Mr Tamás Tóth from the Hungarian Ornithological and Nature Conservation Society, South Balaton Local Group says hi to viewers, says that a stork rescue is about to take place, he's going to take the small one and another one who has a bad leg. He notes the small stork looks very hungry. He cannot tell which stork has the bad leg, it's not visible when they aren't moving around.
3:04 Mr Tóth asks viewers who can tell which stork has the bad leg to call him, he shares his number.
3:26 A caller tells the stork he is looking for is the one who's facing in his direction. He puts his hand on the stork and asks the caller if he got the right one. The caller says the livestream hadn't caught up yet. When they agree on which stork it is, Mr Tóth expresses surprised and doubt, says that bird looks the best developed, contemplates if it would be the right choice to remove the stork at all. He says the parents wouln't throw this baby out as it is the biggest and strongest, so it is possible to remove it later. Caller asks if there's any risk of dying of exhaustion, as the stork baby was flopping around a lot during the livestreams. Mr Tóth says no, the baby is strong. The stork rescuers will for sure take the small baby away, but Mr Tóth debates if they should leave the bad-legged-baby in the nest and perhaps come back later if its condition worsens.
5:08 Mr Tóth notifies his colleague(s) about the little one, saying they will take it out because it is way too small. He says he doesn't know what to do about the other stork, because if they aren't taking the right one out, then are risking "rescuing" the biggest, strongest, healthiest stork. He says he cannot tell which one it is for sure, and asks what he should do. He says he will send both of them down to his collegague and asks to send the bigger one back up if they can tell its legs are healthy.
5:47 Mr Tóth tells the caller about his plans discussed with his colleague.
7:28 Mr Tóth expresses his doubts again, but says it's better to check the stork just to make sure.
7:36 Another caller reaffirms Mr Tóth that the biggest, strongest stork was the one with the bad leg. He notes that there are only two storks left in the nest (there were originally five, one passed away, two got rescued). When petting one of the babies he calls them cute/fun. Mr Tóth tells his colleague the caller told him the bird cannot stand at all. He asks what to do, and then "are you sure?", he was probably told they should take it away. Mr Tóth notes that bird was really well fed. He asks the caller if the others are doing well, I cannot tell what the answer was, but Mr Tóth was satisfied with it, so I'm guessing it was positive. Mr Tóth says he hopes they took the right one, but the caller reassures him again, to which he reacts with relief.
10:08 Mr Tóth thanks the viewers for watching. He tells viewers the two birds they rescued are going to be taken to the Wildbird Hospital at Sukoró and treated by Dr Berkényi. He says the facility has a lot of practice raising storks and last year the weakest storklet from this nest was taken there as well, and they raised it to adulthood successfully. He recommends checking the website of the Wildbird Hospital and notes that you can follow the stork babies progress there (there are already photos of them on their Facebook site titled "Vadmadárkórház, Sukoró - dr.Berkènyi Tamàs vezetèsèvel"). He says he's hopeful about the future of the storklets and he hopes everyone is satisfied with this outcome of the rescue. He thanks the viewers again for watching, wishes everyone a good summer and says "go storks, go hungarians!" Then he says hi to his friends over the livestream. He says goodbye and climbs down from the nest.
12:30 inaudible
13:14 The caller on the phone says it was another stork that had the bad leg, and right after Mr Tóth left, he started flopping around. He thanks the caller for the information and goes on to return the biggest stork baby and take away the sick sibling.
14:26 "The biggest sibling goes right back"
15:30 "Hopefully this is gonna be the final setup"
15:51 Mr Tóth asks if the swap was correct and the caller reassures him. He says that it's final then and hopes everyone is satisfied with this outcome. He also says this rescue had to be done. After the call he tells his colleague the caller was the doctor.
17:09 Mr Tóth wishes a good day to the viewers and good luck to the storks.

[Snowkitty]

Thank you so much for helping, it makes me so happy seeing people care :)

[bettyjensen]

Thank you so much for your intervention and also for the translation.
I watch all of the Live feed that I am able to see and Every little Storck is so Precious
✴️❤️✴️
Bettina Denmark

[timeaolahne]

Nagyon szép munka volt! Lehet tudni majd a két kivett fióka sorsáról?

[bevtooth]

What was the matter with these babies??? Why did he leave 2?

[irrevildi]

Hajrá Magyarok, hajrá magyar gólyák ❣️

[Taka_neko]

Oh my, not only the smallest one but all bigger siblings are pretty well gone. What happened? Food shortage?

[bobbijo]

Can someone please tell me in English what is going on? Why did some die?

[dannysavagedraftguru]

How was the smallest one alive and moving and larger ones looked brain dead ? Something don’t add up

[householdsix]

Why are you bothering the bird with a stick?