Linnuvaatleja news, www.linnuvaatleja.ee

 

(Published in Estonian 11.07.2017)

In the great tit webcam nest the nestlings have problems with parasites. You can see that the chicks are constantly shaking themselves and every now and then some parasite (for instance louse flies) crawl across their backs. This is however nothing exceptional – in the nests of hollow nesting birds several different kinds of parasites are found such as fleas, chewing lice, Brachycera flies and mites and ticks.

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(Published in Estonian 05.07.2017)

In the great tit webcam nest the first chicks hatched on June 25th. By today [July 5th] the chicks have grown impressively: both adults feed them diligently during the whole daylight period. But whom do the parents bring as food for the nestlings?

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Translation Liis

 

Although counting the nestlings in the camera nest is not easy – either the adult is warming the young in the nest or all chicks are not visible, lying on top of each other – Looduskalender forum says that probably all 8 chicks have hatched.

Linnuvaatleja news, www.linnuvaatleja.ee

This morning [Saturday] the six largest chicks left the webcam nest. The oldest of them were 20 days old. The two smallest however, 3-4 days younger than the others, remained in the nest. What will be the fate of the chicks left behind ?

At 10.40 two chicks were still in the nest

Linnuvaatleja  news item, www.linnuvaatleja.ee

The direct stream view from the great tit webcam nest is organised by the Estonian Ornithological Society in cooperation with Looduskalender, transmission is arranged by EENet and Tele2, the forum is organised by Looduskalender. News from the nest in the nest tree trunk are forwarded by science news magazine Linnuvaatleja. Supported by the Environmental Investment Centre (Keskkonnainvesteeringute Keskus) Estonian text dated 15.07.2017.