Estonian Osprey Nest (Mati & ?) 2018

[Gavril]

Thanks for the info, Bea! It's great that after 3 years she returned Home!

[Gavril]

6: 36. Two goldfinches visited the nest in search of food.

[Gavril]

7: 08. Think this is the male osprey. Osprey without rings. That osprey jumped on the webcam.

[Gavril]

7: 30. The osprey is sitting on the webcam and preening its feathers. Sometimes seen the shadow of his tail to the left.
7: 37. The osprey flew away.
This osprey looks like the one that flew here on April 19.
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[Bawet]

Hello, everybody,

I saw the untouched one at 7.08 and asked myself the question. Who occupies the nest first, a male or a female?

Have a nice Sunday, everybody.

[Gavril]

9: 37. Osprey without rings again in nest of. There's another big bird in the sky.

[Bea]

Hello, everybody,
I saw the untouched one at 7.08 and asked myself the question. Who occupies the nest first, a male or a female?
Have a nice Sunday, everybody.

Good morning, Bawet!

As adult male ospreys return first/earlier from migration than adult females, I´d say the males "occupy" the nests first.

But there may be other possibilities for young birds who return from migration for the first time (after two years staying in Africa ...), young males maybe find nests with already older females whose males are not returning home from migration .... young unexperienced ospreys meet on a nest "by accident" and their genes and hormones drive them to take it as first time nesting place and so on .... I bet there are lots of possibilities

[Gavril]

11: 18. Osprey without rings for a short time.

[Chimega]

That sure is one handsome osprey!

[Bawet]

Good morning, Bawet!

As adult male ospreys return first/earlier from migration than adult females, I´d say the males "occupy" the nests first.

But there may be other possibilities for young birds who return from migration for the first time (after two years staying in Africa ...), young males maybe find nests with already older females whose males are not returning home from migration .... young unexperienced ospreys meet on a nest "by accident" and their genes and hormones drive them to take it as first time nesting place and so on .... I bet there are lots of possibilities

Bea,

Yeah, you're right.
I only thought about it because the nest is free.
Probably has to hear about it first.
We hope further, because it is such a pity to see this nest mostly empty.

[Cessie]

Gavril, the ringed female (MM), needs to return to the nest now that the male is here. Why they haven’t met up yet is a nail biter.
Great videos, pictures and posts!

[Bea]

7. May

08:05
Starling checks the nest for interesting things






Starling is "Bird of the year 2018" in Germany

[Uta]

07-05-18
Osprey with red ring nr.N59 right lands on nest and left fast
15:22

[Uta]

07-05-18 15:27 Next ospreys lands on nest without a ring.
Looks like it is a beloved landing place .This gives hope for next year,may be.

[Bea]

Hi Uta,

great catch

Osprey with red ring and white letter/numbers N59 should be a Latvian osprey.

I´ll send request and hope we´ll get more to know about this osprey

[Hellem]

Uta , the osprey 15:27 is the same male that landed on the nest also yesterday (pics and videos by Gavril )

Thank you for the great pictures

[Bea]

Video of N59 visiting the nest




This letter/number seemed somehow familiar for me .... and it is familiar, but only with a little change

Latvian Osprey nest 2015 - Laima & Pēteris - had three osprets, Ungurs, Raiskums, Amata, and they got rings N94 (Amata), N95 (Raiskums), N96 (Ungurs).
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Maybe this osprey here is from the same year, 2015, and a first-time-returner from migration?

Would be another Teenie here!

[Uta]

Hi Bea and Helen!
Oh yes,i remember me on this nest.Raiskums have had ring nr.N95.Such a joy to know that any juvies from earlier years do survive and are well and returning back.
Thank you Helen,realy looks like the same ospreys.I ever hope for next year and that this nest will be not empty.
If not,so landing lot ospreys with a ring for the ID,what i rearly not wish.

[Polly]

You are the best!!!!

Thank you for watching this beautiful nest as well and I enjoy your snapshots !! Whenever I can, I run this camera. Besides Irma & Ivo and Suvi & Sulev ... but this most. But I never see an Osprey. I only hear it.

I have 2 questions:

Why are the young eagles coming so late in the season? (although not all sightings have been young eagle but mostly)

And ... if they keep this cycle, it will not always be too late for a brood?


I am pleased about every visitor of this nest and as I once wrote - surely a couple will secure this nest for the next season this year.


Unfortunately, our young people do not seem to have a dating app.

Thanks @all!

[Bea]

8. May

News about osprey N59


It was ringed as a nestling in Latvia, Vidaga, Ape (that´s at the Latvian-Estonian border, about 50 km SW from cam place here) on 02.07.2017

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So my presumption that we have another teenie osprey from 2015 was not wrong

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Edit 21.05.2018

Aigars Kalvāns sent a picture of nest tree of N59 - thank you very much!