Bird migration

Text, video and photos Tiit Hunt, www.rmk.ee
Migration map sent by Aivar Leito
Translation Liis

Estonian text published 26.09.2017

It was necessary to visit the crane webcam again the day before yesterday – if the cows had ”eaten” the video image on Friday  the fine creatures were not guilty of the absence of image on Sunday – probably a momentary cut in the mobile transmission stopped the connection for the whole day.

News from Linnuvaatleja, www.linnuvaatleja.ee
Translation Liis

Estonian text published 24.09.2017

In addition to the cranes that have nested in Estonia large numbers of cranes arrived from Finland during last week from their northern breeding areas to Estonia . Now large crane flocks can be seen feeding in the fields in daytime and heading for the overnight areas in the evening.

Mobile image Tiit Hunt, www.rmk.ee

Translation : Liis

Estonian text published 22.09.2017

Chewed off cable to the camera hanging down

The sounds of the cow vandalising the camera set last night were quite scary. In early morning we took along the basic tools to get the camera working again – we did not dare to guess at the damage in beforehand. The first view gave some hope for even getting the mutilated system to work, with some rearrangements.

Image of guilty party by Hagnat, LK forum

Translation Liis

Estonian text published 21.09.2017

Half an hour of angry tearing and the image from the crane migration camera was gone. The microphone remained working on the batteries and we could only witness that the wrecking of the set-up lasted almost an hour altogether…

We will go to tidy up the remains in the next few days and not until then will it be possible to say what can be reset or repaired or requires exchanging. From the sound it might be believed that the solar panels, fastened to dogrose shrubs with sharp thorns and strong branches, were also trampled down.

Time-lapse video by Omar Neiland
Translation Liis

Estonian text published 16.09.2017

Summary of Friday

Crane        Sookurg       Grus grus

Introduction Tiit Hunt, www.rmk.ee
Transmission provided by Elisa and EENet
Translation Liis

Estonian text published 13.09.2017t

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