June 2018

Screenshots Timea, Lk forum
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Estonian text posted 07.06.2018

The rings on the eaglet’s left leg

White-tailed eagle       Merikotkas      Haliaeëtus albicilla

Actually birthday rings – on Friday the eaglet will be one and a half months old.

Of course Renno also turned the camera back into place during the ringing and fastened it more securely.

Video recorded by  Mogga, LK forum
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Estonian text posted 07.06.2018

The first of the osprey chicks was hatched in the night

Osprey       Kalakotkas       Pandion haliaetus

Looking back in time we see how the nest life of Irma and Ivo has changed. On June 4 we noticed the first hatching chick in the nest.

Screenshot  Sappheira, LK forum

Video recorded by  Fleur, LK forum
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Estonian text posted 06.06.2018

Male Tõnn brings rodents to the nest for female Tiiu to feed the chick

Greater spotted eagle  Suur-konnakotkas        Clanga clanga

Actually this story waited to be written when the second eagle chick would have hatched.

As we know female Tiiu laid the first egg in the nest on April 22 and the next on April 25 or 26. Greater spotted eagles start incubating immediately after the first egg has been laid.

Screenshot Sova, Lk forum
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Estonian text published 03.06.2018

So it happened yesterday as Suvi arrived at the nest.

Presently we see only the heads of the birds and the camera can be redirected on to the nest only by the Eagle Club investigators. The question is of course when? – When the eagle chick will be ringed.

We will let you know when something is happening.

Screenshot Rebelde, LK forum

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Estonian text posted 01.06.2018

Only practice makes a master

White-tailed eagle      Merikotkas        Haliaeëtus albicilla

The eaglet that was hatched on April 24 has almost no downy feathers any longer. By and by it learns to eat by itself. It will take about one more month for the eaglet to be able to fly.

Early summer arrived early this year, it has been hot and by now there is already drought and the seawater .level has stayed low.

Everyone seems to have eaten and are well. A peaceful nest life!.

Video record Fleur,LK Forum

An hour before the departure from the nest both jostled in the flight opening

Tawny owl      Kodukakk       Strix aluco

The weather is summery hot, hurries on nature as well as bird chicks.

The owlets waited until the sunset period to leave the nest almost at the same time and together.

Today they were a month old and at least according to memory at that age owlets have not left earlier. Neither has it happened that owlets have returned to the nest …

All the best to you, and stand courageous against all dangers!.

Video summary by Jassi, LK forum
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Estonian text posted 31.05.2018

Starling        Kuldnokk        Sturnus vulgaris 

Before noon the last young starling left the nest box, and none of the six chicks returned in the evening to spend the night there.

Good Luck To You, Starlings-to-be!

We thank our project  partners, the LK forum members, who recorded the events in the nest and of course all interested viewers.

Although starlings are well-known birds fundamental studies of them have not been made in Europe.

Video recorded by Liz, LK forum

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Estonian text posted 31.05.2018

 

Black stork       Must-toonekurg         Ciconia nigra

Unbelievable how large fish the black storks manage to catch, in addition to gobble down.

Sucn a treat was of course too much for the only a week and half old stork chicks and went back into the craw of  female Kati…

Screenshot Seira, LK forum
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Estonian text posted 31.05.2018

At eight o’clock the smallest starling chick remained in the nest box

Starling        Kuldnokk       Sturnus vulgaris

Now this one too sits in the nest-box opening, considering the world – earlier the bigger ones simply did not allow it the space. The climbing seems inexperienced but training goes on.

A little before nine o’clock there were several visits to the opening.