July 2019

Information from  Estonian Ornithological Society
Images from web camera
Estonian text posted 25.07.2019

Two chicks were hatched for the Bird of the Year, the nightjar, monitored  by the web camera 

From early July all interested watchers could observe the nest life of the Bird of the year, the nightjar. Now the two chicks that were hatched in mid-June have started their independent lives and the nest camera ends its work.

Video recorded by  Tiit Hunt, www.rmk.ee
Estonian text posted 24.07.2019

Beaver          Kobras or  piiber       Castor fiber

 

A rare event was seen in the nature webcam in Ura. A broken tree on the river bank fell into the water and hit a beaver that had been feasting in the water.

Beavers are herbivores; in summer aquatic plants as well as meadowsweets, sedges and also nettles on the bank are on their menu

Screencaps from webcam  Balistar, LK forum
Estonian text posted 23.07.2019

At about three o’clock we saw the presumably oldest osprey chick take off

,,, at  once ”making tricks” too but fortunately everything has worked well so far

Screencap from web camera  Anne, LK forum
Estonian text posted 23.07.2019

Mother Kati arrived at the nest; young storks waiting for food

Black stork        Must-toonekurg         Ciconia nigra

Both parents, mother Kati as well as father Karl, come to feed the young birds nicely. Yesterday one of the young storks made its first trip out from the nest. and it is evident that if the weather allows, days with flying exercises will become common.

Screencaps from web camera  Sova, LK forum
Estonian text posted 21.07.2019

Flight exercise this morning

Video recorded by  Bea, LK forum
Estonian text posted 18.07.2019

The same video in slow motion:

Video recorded by  Mutikluti, LK forum
Estonian text posted 16.07.2019

It is already difficult for mother Kati to feed such large chicks

Black stork       Must-toonekurg          Ciconia nigra

Video recorded by  Tatyana, LK forum
Estonian text posted 16.07.2019

So quickly the prey can be swallowed

Greater spotted eagle            Suur-konnakotkas          Clanga clanga

Screencap from webcam  Sova, LK forum
Estonian text posted 14.07.2019

The young ospreys look good, with rings on their legs and all …

Osprey           Kalakotkas       Pandion haliaetus 

Screencap from webcam  Liz, LK forum
Estonian text posted 13.07.2019

Male Karl arrived to feed the young storks

Black stork        Must-toonekurg      Ciconia nigra

Last night in the evening viewers noticed that the brown-coloured transmitter of  one of the juveniles caused more ”agitation” in the adults than the black ”rucksack” of the other one.

Today in the morning the male cautiously circled the nest and the juveniles loudly begged for food from him – as usual when one of the adults is noticed in the vicinity.

Screencap from webcam  Solo, LK forum

Estonian text posted 12.07.2019

At three o’clock the young storks, observing the doings of the ringers under the trees, decided to leave the nest …

Black stork          Must-toonekurg       Ciconia nigra

The Eagle Club birdmen had planned a serious working day. In addition to ringing, both young storks would get ”backpacks” with radio transmitters.

Estonian text posted 08.07.2019

Osprey         Kalakotkas          Pandion haliaetus 

See how the three young ospreys  were measured, weighed and ringed by Urmas in Osprey 2 webcam.

Screencap from webcam  Mary Jane, LK forum
Estonian text posted 05.07.2019

Photo of the whole osprey family…

Osprey          Kalakotkas       Pandion haliaetus 

 

The image from Osprey camera 2 disappeared the day before yesterday during the heavy rain. Hopefully the equipment will be restored within a few days

The chicks, hatched on June 4, 5 and 7, will be one month old today calculating with an average of the hatching dates.

Animation created by  Yitmoth, LK forum
Estonian text posted 04.07.2019

Male bird serves as single parent during daytime

Nightjar            Öösorr         Caprimulgus europaeus

 

The male has become a companion to the already three weeks old juveniles, or someone under whose wings they can hide their heads in rainy weather; there is no longer room for more. We did not actually expect to see the birds in action around the nest for such a long time. In any case an interesting experience.

How far away might the location selected by the female for laying a new clutch be?

Video (Slow motion) Bea, LK forum
Estonian text posted 02.07.2017

Female Miina leaves the nest with an alarm call to drive off the invader

Northern  goshawk       Kanakull          Accipiter gentilis

Immediately before three o’clock it was raining and female Miina covered her nestlings. A minute before three o’clock just as the rain decreased the goshawk attack took place; attentive forum members recorded it.

The same goshawk has very likely been flying past the nest earlier so that it knew the layout and could plan the attack. Miina has left the nest earlier too with alarm calls but the cause of danger has been too far away or outside the camera’s field of view.