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It is the fifth year now that we can observe all what happens on this nest.

Inhabitants of this nest in 2015 were Mai (ringed, 29, on left ankle, metal ring on right ankle) and Mikk (unringed), they were supposed to be first-time-breeders then.
Mai was ringed by Joosep Tuvi in 2012, in a nest 70 km northwards (Emajõe-Suursoo) in a clutch of three Osprets.
Three eggs were laid, two eggs hatched and two osprets with rings CA (Carla) and CC (Cecilia) fledged.


Nest is located in South Estonia, Võrumaa

A fish farm, as well as a river, is not far, so good hunting conditions for Ospreys.

Ospreys reach body heights of 50-66 cm, and wingspans of 1,27 - 1,74 m. Females are bigger than males.

- Winglength ♂ 448 bis 495 mm ♀ 470 bis 518 mm
- Weight ♂ 1,12 bis 1,74 kg ♀ 1,21 bis 2,05 kg

Usually two or three eggs are laid and incubated 36-41 days.
Young Ospreys fledge after 50-54 days.

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Introduction and summary 2012: viewtopic.php?p=135899#p135899

Introduction and summary 2013: viewtopic.php?p=209670#p209670

Introduction and summary 2014: viewtopic.php?p=303570#p303570

Introduction and summary 2015: viewtopic.php?p=365865#p365865

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Links for Nest Cam
http://pontu.eenet.ee/player/kalakotkas.html
http://www.eenet.ee/EENet/kalakotkas.html

VLC link (also works for Android): rtsp://193.40.133.138/live/kalakotkas

iOS (iPhone/iPad): http://193.40.133.138/live/kalakotkas/playlist.m3u8

youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvyiwqA ... jTU_SIsiW1
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Link to pontu picture and video archives http://193.40.124.24/2016-kalakotkas/

Change the date (in two places) and the time (in 24-hour style) to see the archived picture for a particular day and time - there is one picture per minute.
http://193.40.124.24/2016-kalakotkas/20 ... -10-07.JPG

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This topic is for documentation of what we see on this nest.
1) Something that you saw yourself on the cam
2) Include the date and time
3) Posts here are meant for a quick review of events.
4) Link to DISCUSSION topic viewtopic.php?f=56&t=830


We ask members to post no more than three pictures plus one video per posting,
and pictures should not be larger than 800 x 600 pixels.

Too many or too big pictures/videos will be edited by admins/mods and non-documenting posts moved to discussions topic.

Updates

20. March ---> Camera goes online viewtopic.php?f=56&p=448153#p448153

5. April ---> Female (?) Osprey sighting, red ring with numbers 766 left ankle, metal ring right ankle viewtopic.php?p=451535#p451535
Osprey hatched and was ringed in 2013, in a nest with three osprets, in Latvia, in area of Viesīte viewtopic.php?p=451566#p451566

8. April ---> Unringed Osprey on the nest (female?) viewtopic.php?p=452582#p452582

9. April ---> Osprey with metal ring on the nest (Madis?) viewtopic.php?p=452786#p452786
Discussion whether Madis or not viewtopic.php?p=453064#p453064

16. April --- Mai is back on the nest (ring 29) viewtopic.php?p=455273#p455273

20. April --- Unringed Osprey at (over the nest) viewtopic.php?p=456813#p456813

21. April --- Unknown Osprey over the nest viewtopic.php?p=457238#p457238

28. April --- new resident male Osprey is named Mati viewtopic.php?p=460050#p460050

28. April --- Egg #1 is laid viewtopic.php?p=459922#p459922
1. May --- Egg #2 is laid viewtopic.php?p=461169#p461169
4. May --- Egg #3 is laid viewtopic.php?p=462418#p462418

23. May --- two unknown ospreys on the nest viewtopic.php?p=469655#p469655

4. June --- Chick #1 hatched viewtopic.php?p=473666#p473666
5. June --- Chick #2 hatched viewtopic.php?p=473965#p473965

7. June --- One of the chicks died/vanished overnight, reason unknown viewtopic.php?p=474502#p474502

8. June --- Chick #3 hatched viewtopic.php?p=474878#p474878

12. July --- Osprets get the rings CN and CP viewtopic.php?p=486995#p486995

More datas taken at ringing: viewtopic.php?p=487118#p487118

26. July --- Results of DNA tests (feather samples) show that both osprets are male viewtopic.php?p=490602#p490602

29. July --- Osprets get the names Neeme (CN) and Paavo (CP) viewtopic.php?p=491433#p491433

29. July --- Paavo (CP) fledged viewtopic.php?p=491342#p491342

2. August --- Neeme (CN) fledged viewtopic.php?p=492349#p492349

6. August --- Mai delivers her first fish for the osprets viewtopic.php?p=493093#p493093

11. August --- last sighting of Neeme (CN) and Mai (29) on the nest viewtopic.php?p=493734#p493734

19. August --- last sighting of Paavo on the nest viewtopic.php?p=495036#p495036

25. August --- last sighting of Mati on the nest viewtopic.php?p=495880#p495880

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20. March



Early start of Osprey cam season - maybe still with the one or another hick-up

good morning

Bea, thank you for the thread I hope they come back safely to their breeding place and have a successful season
The nest looks like a donuts

26. March

13:42
A Buzzard is inspecting the nest







A returning-home migrant or stay-at-home one? He will not tell us - unfortunately

No rings



It left at 13:55 - short before taking off it was observing and focussing something in the ground --- maybe there was a mouse to catch?

13:46. He's still here...shots fired...

13:55. Buzzard after small streamers flew about their business.

16:18 - Buzzard.

It came from the right side at 16:16 - is it the same bird? Looks like, hm?



Lussi - I moved your post over to documentation, so that we can compare

Beside the buzzard today there were even more visitors on the nest ... in the early morning ... a black demolition crew at work

06:48

And yesterday (25/03) a jay was here for an early visit, stopping to have a morning sunbath

On 2 April. Good morning! 7:56. In the background flew 2 large birds.

@Gavril: maybe Swans or Cranes?
not sure

05. April

Osprey

14:18 He flew over nest, lands for few seconds and off


14:20 back in Nest






14:28 Osprey Ringnr. 766 flew off

Sadly now have to go

14:21
Osprey alarm! A female I suppose - wearing a red ring with white numbers 766, Latvian(?) on left ankle, metal ring right ankle





She left at 14:28. Her crop looked a bit empty, maybe she will go fishing ....

She came in at 14:18



First short touch-down at 14:18



Longer stay from 14:20 on

yess! i saw it with rings!

14:28 she flew away