Estonian White-tailed Sea Eagle Nest Camera 2021
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Estonian White-tailed Sea Eagle Nest Camera 2021
welcome to the new topic!
the link to the camera:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOo4wwavdLc
Information from our webmaster:
"... this is the latest (link), but (it) may change because of Youtube, it starts again on new address all the time when streaming is interrupted (usually because of Youtube, not from camera)."
And more:
"Nest addresses change often, because Youtube stream needs to be restarted in a new address (in some reason, Youtube closes active connections sometimes).
Most recent Youtube links and streams You can find from Looduskalender.ee
page (there are english, german and other languages translations, too). "
the link to the camera:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOo4wwavdLc
Information from our webmaster:
"... this is the latest (link), but (it) may change because of Youtube, it starts again on new address all the time when streaming is interrupted (usually because of Youtube, not from camera)."
And more:
"Nest addresses change often, because Youtube stream needs to be restarted in a new address (in some reason, Youtube closes active connections sometimes).
Most recent Youtube links and streams You can find from Looduskalender.ee
page (there are english, german and other languages translations, too). "
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Triin has written an introduction to this nest camera here:
https://www.kotkas.ee/uudised/white-tai ... amera-2021
i'll copy-paste some sentences from this introduction here.


thank you Triin!
https://www.kotkas.ee/uudised/white-tai ... amera-2021
i'll copy-paste some sentences from this introduction here.
- The white-tailed eagle nest camera is situated in Matsalu National Park.
- The nest camera is installed on the oldest known white-tailed eagle breeding territory in Estonia. The first records on WTE nesting in Matsalu is already from 1870. And even then it was noted that "the nest had been inhabited for many years already".
- White-tailed eagles built the nest visible on the webcam already in 1996, after their earlier nest-tree nearby dried – the previous nest was found in 1990. The current nest has been permanently and annually inhabited and a total of 29 eaglets have fledged there between 1996 and 2020 (over 25 years), i.e. it is a very productive nesting site. The area is very suitable for white-tailed eagles – Matsalu Bay and surrounding grasslands – and as a proof of this, another pair of eagles have started to nest very close to the pair visible in the nest camera. The distance between the two pairs is less than a kilometer.
- The nesting adults of this year have no rings.
- The nest camera was set up by Urmas Sellis (Eagle Club Estonia), Omar Neiland (Beta Grupp OÜ) and helpers from Estonian Environmental Board at the beginning of February. We use AXIS F41 camera with a custom made microphone from Omar. The main body of the camera is below the nest on the tree trunk, but the lens and sensor are at the nest level.

- The camera is powered by solar panels, and to save energy, the camera turns off when it gets dark and the batteries are weak. Live broadcast from the nest resumes at sunrise. We transmit the camera image via 4G mobile internet, so in case of intensive network use, there may be interruptions in the transmission.
- The camera is streamed through the Eagle Club Estonia’s channel. We recommend following Kotkaklubi channel in case the broadcast needs to be restarted due to technical errors, which may change the direct link of the broadcast.

thank you Triin!

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Important events
- March 7 Video transmission from the nest was started.
- March 20 Eve laid her first egg at 18:58.
https://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/vie ... 11#p783011
- March 24 Eve laid her second egg at 15:32.
https://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/vie ... 85#p783885
- April 28 the first chick had hatched during the night. The egg had a big pip hole on it on the previous day.
https://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/vie ... 86#p794886
- April 30 the second chick worked hard to get out of the shell in the morning. At 8:10 the chick was at last out.
https://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/vie ... 13#p795613
- May 11 first sings of trouble began to emerge in the morning, reported by Hellem:
"10:29 Eerik is still feeding EE1, EE2 isn't active, he/she doesn't raise it's head"
https://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/vie ... 77#p799177
"18:31 EE2 has big troubles, he/she has something in it's throat, hasn't eat since 7:57 "
https://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/vie ... 89#p799289
- May 12 the younger chick had stopped breathing at 11:38.
https://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/vie ... 34#p799534
- May 13 the older chick stopped breathing at 13:04.
https://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/vie ... 13#p799913
- May 14 the bodies of the dead chicks were collected from the nest.
https://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/vie ... 22#p800322
The parents were not seen at the nest after this.
- May 19 the result of the autopsy of the dead chicks arrived. Both had died of avian influenza H5N1.
https://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/vie ... 25#p801725
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Ringed visitors
- March 7: Latvian eagle with ring code H468.
Jānis Ķuze ringed this bird as the only eaglet in the nest 16.05.2017 in the northern part of Kurzeme. This is the first reading.
https://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/vie ... 61#p780461
- May 19 an eagle with very muddy rings visited.
https://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/vie ... 03#p801703
It wasn't even possible to see for sure if the rings were Estonian or not.
https://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/vie ... 72#p801772
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Liz, would you copy your post here from the end of the last year's topic?
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OK ame


10:19 the camera is running

female

10:23 Male

Eve and Eerik

https://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/vie ... 33#p781933
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thanks Liz!
wow, what a scenery we have here!

wow, what a scenery we have here!

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Welcome!!
This view reminds me of Decorah, It's a very large open panorama
Best wishes for a long and easy life there.
Ame, when will you take your morning coffee? at 3pm

This view reminds me of Decorah, It's a very large open panorama

Best wishes for a long and easy life there.
Ame, when will you take your morning coffee? at 3pm

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11:22 Looks like snow.
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the nest looks very well prepared. i think that the eggs can be expected fairly soon.
(Abigyl, i've known a long time that i can handle only one nest at a time properly. if i try many nests at the same time it will be done poorly for all. that's called multipasking in Finnish, meaning 'multitasking in a sh*tty way'.
sh*t = paska in Finnish)
drinking coffee all day and all night would not help.
(Abigyl, i've known a long time that i can handle only one nest at a time properly. if i try many nests at the same time it will be done poorly for all. that's called multipasking in Finnish, meaning 'multitasking in a sh*tty way'.

drinking coffee all day and all night would not help.
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I think female is behind the male .. she looks great but a bit headless

female on the left

male took off

We will see ..


female on the left

male took off

We will see ..

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A beautiful nest, a beautiful place
Fantastic job! We are waiting for the eggs


Fantastic job! We are waiting for the eggs



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10:59 Male brings a twig


Female out .. Male warms up the nest



Female out .. Male warms up the nest

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11:28

12:14 He is still sitting in the nest. It's snowing


12:14 He is still sitting in the nest. It's snowing


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12:23 stands up and turned. When we see an egg, it's not the male one
But I still think, the male is warming up the nest

sits as if there was an egg




sits as if there was an egg



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13:27 he stands up
went to the left

his eyes have an amber glow

and flew away ..

went to the left

his eyes have an amber glow

and flew away ..

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Welcome to all WTE fans!
This is a very special nestingsite in Estonia. It's located in Matsalu National Park. If you cannot wait until the Looduskalender introduction then:
In Estonian: https://www.kotkas.ee/uudised/merikotka ... amera-2021
In English: https://www.kotkas.ee/uudised/white-tai ... amera-2021
This is a very special nestingsite in Estonia. It's located in Matsalu National Park. If you cannot wait until the Looduskalender introduction then:
In Estonian: https://www.kotkas.ee/uudised/merikotka ... amera-2021
In English: https://www.kotkas.ee/uudised/white-tai ... amera-2021
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i wonder who has crafted the camera "housing". this is downright ingenious, the best!
no plastic Christmas decoration spruce greeneries are needed for camouflaging the camera.

no plastic Christmas decoration spruce greeneries are needed for camouflaging the camera.
