July 2018

Info from  Kalev Rattiste
Translation Liis

Photos ArneAder

Estonian text posted 17.07.2018

Ringing of birds at the  Kakrarahud

Mew gull           Kalakajakas        Larus canus

This spring mew gull Enn (10 years old, hatched 2008 at Kakurahu), nesting at the Kakurahu in Matsalu, got a GPS transmitter.

Last week he was still busy at his breeding territory in the colony but now he has gone on migration. Last  night at midnight he stopped at the south-eastern coast of Saaremaa but today he already spent at the southern tip of the Gotland island.

Video recorded by  Liz, LK forum
Translation Liis

Estonian text posted 14.07.2018

Storklets being brought back to nest

Black stork         Must-toonekurg         Ciconia nigra

 

Today the storklets got transmitters on their backs and rings on their legs. Urmas Sellis together with other bird people undertook the task and not in the nest but under it – the procedure took some time. In daytime the adults are hunting for food and there is a smaller risk for the birdmen to ”get caught” by the adults.

Video recorded by Fleur, LK forum
Translation Liis

Estonian text posted 11.07.2018

A white-tailed eagle uses the camera stand for sitting on

Four days ago,in early morning, the camera turned on for a moment but went off as soon. The weather in the weekend was stormy but the Internet connection worked.

Perhaps there will be some time in the weekend when the weather allows the reason to be found and when we know the reason we will see what and how to handle it further

Photos by  Peep Käspre
Translation Liis

Estonian text posted 06.07.2018

Male bear in strawberry field

Brown bear        Karu or pruunkaru        Ursus arctos

The heat period of bears ended with the beginning of July and of course the spent energy reserves must be restored.

Video cut Fleur, LK forum
Translation Liis

Estonian text posted 08.07.2018

rMother Tiiu brings rodent to nest and nobody needs to assist the eaglet at eating any longer

Greater spotted eagle    Suur-konnakotkas    Aquila clanga v. Clanga clanga

 

While the month-old eaglet still had to be coddled by the mother then a strong development towards independence has taken place during the last week.

Video cut  Liz, LK forum
Translation Liis

Estonian text posted 08.07.2018

On Friday at 15.59

White-tailed eagle         Merikotkas           Haliaeëtus albicilla

 

On Friday morning I was in an Internet-free community and so I can only comment the event in retrospect – sorry .

Text and photos  Aivar Leito
Translation Liis

Estonian text posted 05.07.2018

Dear Crane Friends!

I am happy to announce that on July 3rd we caught two big crane chicks at Soitsjärve lake and marked them with coloured rings and transmitters

We used the new generation OrniTrack-L40 - leg-mount solar powered GPS-GSM transmitters manufactured in Lithuania  which have proved themselves well up to now.

The catching was done quickly and effectively, we caught both chicks together at once in early morning. The catchers were, besides me, Ivar Ojaste and Uko Bleive.

Text and photos Tiit Hunt, www.rmk.ee
Translation Liis

Estonian  text posted 02.07. 2018

Summer ended when it had just began, then returned, and thus many times over. Perhaps the Estonian climate makes mischief. The unexpected mid-summer heat in May set nature growing and everything flowering, then the pre-midsummer long dry period again put the brakes on – what do you know, maybe it is some kind of attempt by nature to keep a balance. So at the moment we can meet a cross section of all Estonia’s late spring and early to  midsummer plants flowering . The columbine is eye-catching  in this mass of flowers by its colour, shape and peculiar flower form and Father Weather’s  pranks have allowed us to see  the beauty of its flowers already for a whole month.

Screenshot from webcam  UteL, LK forum
Translation Liis

Estonian text posted 04.07.2018

Early morning grooming

Black stork      Must-toonekurg      Ciconia nigra

With the trimming of the plumage less ”chick down” remains, the growing proper feathers get cared for and there will be fewer pestering parasites left – there may be quite a number of them in the nest.

The adults feed the young storks well, at least four rounds of food per day.

Video recorded by Fleur, LK forum

Translation Liis

Estonian text posted 01.07.2018 

Larger  spotted eagle       Suur-konnakotkas         Aquila clanga v. Clanga clanga

 

… and such the procedure is  – male Tõnn brings the prey to the nest and the female feeds the eaglet. Although the female too is away from the nest ever more often and for longer periods.