Öösorri kaamera uudised

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.

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 recorded by  Fleur, LK forum
Estonian text posted 30.06.2019

It is ever more difficult to find the birds that blend so well with nature in the heath forest

Nightjar           Öösorr         Caprimulgus europaeus

Finding the birds that blend so well in nature  has become more difficult with the movable camera already since several days.

The male covers the juveniles during daytime and keeps busy with them. Where is the female?

Quite likely she lays a second clutch of eggs nearby. If  the camera operator finds the female in the vicinity there is reason to keep the camera here.

Screencap from web camera  Biker, LK forum

Video recorded by  Fleur; LK forum
Estonian text posted 27.06.2019

Nightjar       Öösorr           Caprimulgus europaeus

Screencap from web camera   Laranjeiras, LK forum
Estonian text posted 21.06.2019

The nightjar chicks get out from under the cover of the female bird in hot days

 Nightjar           Öösorr       Caprimulgus europaeus

The nightjar nestlings hatched within less than a day on June 13 and 14 and by today they are one week old. Splendid that we have been able to follow the doings of these birds through the web camera. We have been lucky: after all this is the Bird Of The Year.

Video recorded by Aita, LK forum
Estonian text posted 14.06.2019

Nightjar          Öösorr            Caprimulgus europaeus

Towards morning the second egg of the nightjars also hatched. Thus all took place on June 13 and 14.

The eggshells have been removed from the nest and at the end of the video we see the interaction between the newly hatched chick and the female bird.

Screencap from webcam  Michi, LK forum

The Bird of the Year web camera was installed by Eagle Club (Kotkaklubi ) and Birdlife Estonia (Eesti Ornitoloogiaühing)
Transmission provided by  EENet
The project is supported by KIK (Estonian Environmental Investment Centre)

Estonian text posted 05.06.2019