Lesser Spotted Eagle Webcam forum 2025

[Bea]

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Good morning everyone

May 21.
Bea, I don't care about names.Madis is okay, but isn't there already an eagle with that name or am I wrong?

Thanks for your reply IceAge - you are right, there was a 'Madis, the Osprey', he was named in 2012 when the nest cam started, it was an ESTLAT project.

But after such a long time it is okay to have a 'Madis, the LSE'.
I checked the names of the birds on the birdmap, there is currently no 'Madis' also in other species, so there should be no confusion in case our LSE here will be trapped, ringed and fitted with a transmitter.

[Bea]

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There was a delivery at 10:23, but I couldn´t see what it was, Milda blocked the view with her back

A few minutes later there were some military noises, but I missed the exact time

[Bea]

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I wonder what this orange thing is. A fungus?

Hi Susanne,

I think this is a spruce bud, which will release fresh green needles soon. Before they open, they look like this golden brown knobs

https://www.baumkunde.de/Picea_abies/Knospe2/

[Susanne]

Bea, thank you!

[IceAge]

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There was a delivery at 10:23, but I couldn´t see what it was, Milda blocked the view with her back

Bea, it looks like a mouse.


11:31
Milda flies away.
11:35
Milda comes back with a dry twig.

Madis with another rodent.


Milda flies away with it and Madis covers the eggs.
12:22
Milda comes back with a dry twig and Madis flies away.

[IceAge]

Madis with a rodent and Milda flies awy with it.


12:57
Madis with a rodent again and Milda flies away with it.


13:08
Milda comes back with a green poplar twig.

[LizD299]

17:47 male with vole-Milda out

​​18:26 Male out-Milda in with decoration

[LizD299]

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Hello LSE fans!

We have a new LSE nest that we can follow!

The female on the nest is Milda, the LSE that we know from the Birdmap
https://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EN/

Info text from the birdmap

The female of Lesser Spotted Eagle nesting near the Nursipalu military training area. She is being monitored as part of the military training area impact investigation. Milda grew up in the western part of Latvia, close to the Lithuanian border, so nearly 300 km southwest of her current nesting place. We know this thanks to Aigars Kalvans, who ringed Milda as a nestling in 2016. We didn't put the white ring on Milda's leg, foreseen for Lesser Spotted Eagles born in Estonia.
In 2024, Milda had one chick who fledged before Milda was captured and fitted with a tracking device. It was not possible to catch a mate this time.
2024 autumn migration started for Milda on September 16.

Look, where she spent the winter

Thank you!

[Bea]

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Good evening everyone

So it looks like all can go with the name Madis for Milda´s mate and Dad of the eaglet/s to be.

Great, that this went so well on a 'short way' and thanks to Hedi 52 from the chat for the suggestion.

Hopefully there are more posters here when the eaglet/s have hatched and then we will make a name poll in the usual way for the little one/s.

There are still some days to wait for eaglet/s, LSEs are breeding between 38 and 41 days, first egg was laid on 4. May, the second on 8. May

[IceAge]

May 22.

Good morning,

Bea, mamy thanks .

04:47
a wet Milda flies away.
04:50
she comes back.

06:29
Madis brings a rat and Milda flies away with it. Madis on the eggs.


06:47
Milda comes back and Madis flies away.

08:53
the rain is over.


11:01 - 11:04
Milda away.

11:48
Madis with food and Milda flies away with it.


12:08
Milda comes back with a spruce twig and Madis flies away.

[Susanne]

Some impressions of Milda's preening sessions, starting with a nice stretch:





Always a good occasion to take a closer look at the plumage.

[Susanne]

She spends a lot of time with preening.

[Bea]

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Cam is off since 20:37

[IceAge]

May 23.

Good morning,

still no stream.

Camera is back.


Stretching

[IceAge]

Madis with a rat. Milda flies away and Madis follows.


16:12
Maids comes back and covers the eggs.

16:42
Milda comes with apine twig and Madis flies away.

[Susanne]

Beautiful Milda! - Gosh, this orange bud has doubled its size in a day, I guess ...



19:49: Milda flies over to an obs.tree. Perhaps she needs to cast a pellet.
19:54: Milda is back with a fresh pine twig.



Oops! When she places it at the rim in the back, she 'steps' on one of the eggs. But everything is fine.

[IceAge]

May 24.

Good morning,

it rains.

05:11 - 05:12
Milda away.
06:07
preening

Milda takes a nap.


09:21
Madis with food. Milda flies away with it.


Madis covers the eggs.

Milda comes back and Madis flies away.

[IceAge]

16:57 - 16:58
Milda away.

Poor Milda...

[IceAge]

May 25.

Good morning,

02:44
camera stops.

[Susanne]

Cam is back at around 10:10.

11:05: Madis brings a vole (I think).



Milda flies over to her obs.tree, Madis secures the area.



And covers the eggs.