October 2018

Photos Arne Ader and Kaarel Kaisel

Estonian text posted 25.10.2018

Brent geese

Brent goose     Mustlagle       Branta bernicla

We see in  Arne’s photo both adults and juvenile birds – on the neck of the latter the semi-circle shaped patch is not yet visible

The migrants passing Estonia have nested in the western Siberian tundras, but close to the sea.

Photo Arne Ader

Video Ahto Täpsi

Estonian text posted 25.10.2018

Canada goose.Tallinn zoo

Canada goose         Kanada lagle          Branta canadensis

Barnacle goose      Valgepõsk-lagle        Branta leucopsis

Text and illustrations Tiit Hunt, www.rmk.ee
English translation Liis

Estonian text posted 23.10.2018

The migrant camera was in two different locations on the Haeska shore to start with this autumn. The first place was a promising patch of grass that however became submerged in water with the rising seawater level and storm winds so that a boat was needed to fetch the camera.

Videos recorded by Fleur and Jassi, LK forum
English translation Liis

Estonian text posted 21.10.2018

Flights to  find night location looked like this at sunset

Although the goose migration still continues the camera location regrettably did not hit the best place. As can be seen there is not much grass growth on the pastures despite the warm weather.

Soon Tiit Hunt will give the watchers a review of events and information on where the camera soon will be placed.

Screenshot from webcam  IceAge, LK forum

English translation Liis

Estonian text posted 19.10.2018

White-tailed eagle pair Suvi and Sulev’s nest looked like this at the end of the season

White-tailed eagle       Merikotkas      Haliaeëtus albicilla

Text and illlustrations provided by Tiit Hunt, www.rmk.ee
English translation Liis

Estonian text posted 13.10.2018

Yes, the nature cameras work, when they work, still on line and among the wildlife – storms, mice, cows,water,ants and all the other wild life.

On the Sassi peninsula the video images from the migrant camera were splashed by cattle, and the badger camera images from Nasva in Saaremaa were devoured by mice – tooth marks here and there causing  short circuits on the hundred meters long cable.

Once in the Tehumardi area hundreds of ants at the badger den discovered that a good place for their nest was directly in the camera between all kinds of small widgets; it became too much when they started to run unceasingly across the sensor.

Text and visuals Kaido Einama, www.reisijutud.com

English translation Liis

Estonian text posted 11.10.2018

There are hiking paths that seem quite ordinary but soon will no longer be so – one of those is the nature trail in the Poruni ancient forest. When the Reisijutud.com people were there 15 years ago local people told about bears that in the night visited hikers sleeping in their tents in the middle of nowhere and put their noses inside the tent to find out where the delicious smell of food came from. And a local mushroom picker suggested cunningly to pick those ”rubber mushroom”: “I don’t want them, but leave the ceps for me”. He called the chanterelles ”rubber mushrooms”.

Text  Ivar Ojaste

Images  Aivar Leito

English translation Liis

Estonian text posted 08.10. 2018

Cranes  “Soits 1“and  “Soits 2“ left their home in  Elistvere on September 18th, and at the moment are staying in the Hortobagy National Park in East Hungary

Dear Friends,

During their autumn migration the 9 cranes, ringed and wearing satellite transmitters on the initiative of Aivar Leito who recently left us, have reached Germany, Poland and Hungary.

Linnuvaatleja introduces new book in English

Birding Estonia, the first comprehensive guide in English to birdwatching in Estonia for birdwatchers and tourists interested in nature has been published.