Grey Seal Monitoring Camera

Video recorded by  Aita, LK forum
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Grey seal        Hallhüljes        Halichoerus grypus

 

Yesterday (Sunday 26th) the placenta was left behind after the female seal had given birth (see Saturday's video story ). It was left on the beach rocks about ten minutes after the pupping.

Photo Simmo Kikkas
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Portrait of young world citizen on Friday

 

Grey seal; Gray seal     Hallhüljes        Halichoerus grypus

 

Thanks to Simmo who went by kayak to count the seal pups the web camera was also adjusted and other necessary jobs got done – it is more uncomfortable for white-tailed eagles to sit on the camera now!

The Baltic-facing side of Saaremaa is free of ice and the pupping of grey seals is in its early stage. Thirteen females have given birth, all young are alive and healthy.

Video recorded by Urmas Lett, www.eenet.ee

 

 

White-tailed eagle     Merikotkas        Haliaeëtus albicilla

Eagle changed seal camera view – Posted in Estonian 26.01.2017

You may very well know who is guilty of mischief, but you still have to repair it yourself.

During the whole autumny winter period one storm has chased another. Water and air hold a couple of plus degrees. Soon the whelping period of gray seals begins. We will see if the camera angle can be adjusted until then?

Video recorded by Fleur, LK forum
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Grey seal         Hallhüljes       Halichoerus grypus

 

Ringed seal    Viigerhüljes or viiger       Pusa hispida

 

Video record  Urmas Lett, www.eenet.ee
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Grey seal     Hallhüljes     Halichoerus grypus

 

Actually the seals began to gather at the beginning of the thaw, on Thursday. How did the ”greys” know that it would turn into a long-lasting thaw?

Judged by a glance it can be believed that there are well over three hundred there. Where many are together things always happens …

Images from webcam captured by Fleur, LK forum

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The seal beach has become empty, new inhabitants take over the space

 

Oystercatcher    Merisk   Haematopus ostralegus

 

The oystercatcher flocks have arrived. The birds, of both sexes, have a black-and-white plumage, with a long, straight and red beak. The eyes too are red, in addition ringed in orange and the legs pale red, as if bleached in the sea water.

Video recorded by  Fleur, LK forum

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Grey seal        Hallhüljes       Halichoerus grypus

 

Webcam images captured by Lianaliesma, LK forum

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Gray seal       Hallhüljes       Halichoerus grypus

 

On the weekend, 117 gray seal pups (25 carcasses, not a particularly high mortality rate according to the seal researchers) were counted on the small plot of land where the seal camera is located. At the time of the survey 100 adults were present on land. Ten white-tailed eagles were hoping for easy food.

 

In the stormy weather of this year a calm day was hard to find. About the situation then: the pupping of grey seals started about two weeks ago, with the beginning of February: the bigger seal pups look this old. There were about 20 of them on the isle but that nearly 50% die is worrying. When the active period on the isle has ended seal researchers Mart and Ivar Jussi will be able to tell more in detail about the situation.