April 2019

Screencap from webcam Gavril, LK forum

Estonian text posted 24.04.2019

Two nice eggs and both adults in camera view

Osprey        Kalakotkas     Pandion haliaetus

The new osprey pair has been named Miina (the female) and  Marko (the male)by the forum members.

On Sunday, April 21st, Miina laid the first egg. Ospreys as a rule lay the eggs with an interval of a day because the creation of the large egg in the body of the female takes time. In the second half of Tuesday the second egg was in the nest, thus on April 23rd.

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English translation Liis
Estonian text posted 21.04.2019

Screencap from webcam  Maggy, LK forum
Estonian text  posted 25.04.2019
English translation Liis

When Klaara left the nest hollow in the tree trunk it was clear that all of the tawny owl pair’s eggs had been fertilized

Tawny owl       Kodukakk        Strix aluco

In fact the hatching of the last owl chick started already last night (see the lower of the webcam images).

Looking at the hatching dates of the chicks it may be argued that the last chicks do not have very much hope of survival.

The order  of the hatching of the chicks: April 18th, 19th, 20th, 22nd and  25th.

Screencap from webcam Timea, LK forum
Estonian text  posted 22.04.2019
English translation Liis

The chick hatched today is lowest down  in the image …

Tawny owl         Kodukakk       Strix aluco

When the owl chicks were fed Klaara went out on her evening trip at a few minutes to ten o’clock.

The owl  chick that was hatched today is quite tiny compared to the older ones. In the nest trunk hollow four owl chicks are growing including the one hatched today; hatchings on April 18th, 19th, 20th and 22nd.

Video recorded by  Tatjana, LK forum
Estonian text posted 23.04.2019
English translation Liis

The video shows the last stage of the egg-laying…

Greater spotted eagle      Suur-konnakotkas        Clanga clanga

Last year Tiiu laid an egg one day earlier, this year on April 23rd at 19.34.

Screencap from  webcam  Askja, LK forum

…in this image we also see the egg.

Screencap from webcam  Anne7, LK forum
Estonian text posted 21.04.2019
English translation Liis

Already yesterday night we could see that Kati did not incubate  one egg and so it was in the morning too …

Black stork         Must-toonekurg        Ciconia nigra

There is no answer to the question why.

It is surely not carelessness but there is no evident reason. Does the stork feel that bringing up four chicks would turn out to be complicated?

A similar view this morning . Screencap from webcam  Liz, LK forum

Video recorded by  Gavril, LK forum
Estonian text posted 21.04.2019
English translation Liis

Osprey       Kalakotkas     Pandion haliaetus

Yesterday evening the female laid the first egg into the nest.

This osprey nest has not been used for  breeding for some years. We  may have to do with a wholly new osprey pair and with a female laying eggs for the first time.

In the video we see the osprey pair together. The smaller male flies up from the nest and when he arrives back  with a pine branch we also see for a moment the egg of the young female with its multicoloured shell.

Scdreencap from webcam  Timea, LK forum
Estonian text posted 20.04.2019
English translation Liis

Tawny owl        Kodukakk          Strix aluco

The guess yesterday evening about a third owl chick on the verge of being hatched turned out to be true .

At a quarter to nine Klaara went on her evening flight. In the nest hollow three owl chicks tumbled around who had hatched on April 18th, 19th and 20th.

There is enough work for the parent owls, particularly of course for Klaus in order to keep the family fed.

Screencap from webcam  Timeo, LK forum
English translation Liis
Estonian text posted 19.04.2019

Just past nine o’clock it was evident what had happened in the owl nest  

Tawny owl         Kodukakk       Strix aluco

When Klaara was out for a quarter of an hour to stretch her wings we could see the nest interior – yesterday Klaara did not leave the nest.

Video recorded by Shanta, LK forum
English translation Liis

We also see male Klaus

Tawny owl     Kodukakk      Strix aluco

In the video we can hear the voices of the adults, how male Klaus lets Klaara know that she might come to have an evening meal. After some time he himself comes to the nest with a rodent which he offers to Klaara  but then decides to check in the nest hollow whether the hatching of the owl chicks is in progress  since Klaara did not leave the nest on being called. …