Webcam screencap by  Fleur, LK forum
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Tawny owl     Kodukakk        Strix aluco

Klaara laid the first egg on March 15. In early morning this egg was not yet in the nest. She thus laid the second egg in daytime, let us note on March 18,

About half an hour after sunset Klaara prepares for a ”leg stretch”. To start with she calls on Klaus, if the male answers (we will not necessarily hear it) she flies out to socialize. The last evenings the egg was on its own in the nest for three hours.

Videos recorded by  Olle Koert, www.tt.ee
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The migrant birds arrive, and to the nestbox of the tit the third tenant of this year has already appeared – the starling.

Photod Arne Ader
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Starling

Starling        Kuldnokk     Sturnus vulgaris

The first wave of arrivals is mostly made up of male birds that have already nested here earlier. The day migrants are easily noticeable. It is known that starlings are extremely true to their nesting sites. The arrivals look up their familiar nestboxes from the previous year and as a rule they also stay there to spend the night. They sing to show the presence of the owner but otherwise they still lead a “bachelor’s life“.

We can expect the females within a couple of weeks; their arrival depends on winds  and weather conditions favourable to migrants.

Screencap  Hellem, LK forum
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In the foreground we see an adult male already without antlers

Red Deer    Punahirv      Cervus elaphus

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Years are not twins – the year before last, the stags started shedding their antlers at the end of February (this is also confirmed by published data) and to Women’s Day most of them were already bald. This year the majority still wear a proud crown…