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Where did the third egg in the osprey nest go?

Screencap from webcam  Jojo, LK forum
Estonian text posted 02.05.2019

..yes, only two eggs in the nest but they were three

 

Osprey         Kalakotkas          Pandion haliaetus

 

In the osprey webcam 2 we now see only two eggs in the nest – what has happened in the nest of Miina and Marko?

Last year also an egg disappeared from a  nest but then the whole event was witnessed by viewers .

VIDEO: Third egg appeared in osprey nest

Video recorded by  Bea, LK forum
Estonian text posted 02.05.2019
English translation Liis

 

Female Iiris laying the third egg

 

Osprey      Kalakotkas         Pandion haliaetus

 

In the Osprey 2 nest the female laid the third egg into the nest. Witnesses to the occasion: a pair of collared doves in a dried tree further away.

The female laid the first egg on April 28th, the second one already  the next day, April 29th, and the third one in the cold morning of May 2nd.

Four owl chicks in nest trunk

Screencap from webcam  Maggy, LK forum
Estonian text posted 02.05.2019
English translation Liis

 

Tawny owl       Kodukakk         Strix aluco

 

Nature disposes things in its own way as we know.

The fifth owl chick  hatched almost a week later than the first one and didn’t manage to survive in the fight for life. Tonight we could see what had happened..

The appetite of the young birds grows by each day and female Klaara too must be busy with getting food several times during the night.

Is the starling clutch complete?

Screencap from webcam  Biker, LK forum
Estonian text posted 28-04-2019

Today there are six eggs in the starling nestbox

 

Starling        Kuldnokk        Sturnus vulgaris

 

Everybody kjnows the starling but it is still worthwhile to keep an eye on the nesting of the spring-.

The female laid the first egg on April 22nd. Often there are five or six eggs in a clutch. The incubation lasts about twelve days. Accordingly we may expect hatching of the starling chicks before May 10th.

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