Estonian White-tailed Sea Eagle Nest Camera 2023

[Liz01]

Susanne, I have pics from the tail marks






there are more foot prints in the nest than before

[Susanne]

Could have been 'Smiley' after all, if you compare the tailmarks with those of Feb 18.

[sigge]

Seems like a winter backslash here and on metsis, no owls or woodpeckers in the night or morning. -7-12°C and snowfall -brrr..

[Liz01]

Could have been 'Smiley' after all, if you compare the tailmarks with those of Feb 18.

thank you Susanne you know them best

[Susanne]

17:41: Faint eagle calls.
17:45: Again: longer, agitated, clearly two voices.
17:47: Cam says good-bye - back at 17:48,
18:22: Short calls (male).

[Susanne]

Mar 12

Good morning Matsalu, good morning eagles!

08:48: E 340 comes in from the left with a branch. NB: A BRANCH, not a twig.


08:48:56: 'Smiley' perches on the p-branch.
08:50: She joins him in the nest bowl.



08:53: The picture speaks for itself

[Susanne]

I rely on the YT-chat for time stamps, thank you so much, there is so much I have to review!
09:14: E 340 flies off and
09:16: ... returns with a twig.



While they are exchanging some eagle kisses, another WTE calls, very high-pitched. It's 'our baby', a juvenile that perches on the middle branches.



09:20:59: Another eagle calls fom further away.
09:21: The juvenile hops to another branch.
09:24: The juvenile flies away.
9:26: E 340 makes bed.

[Susanne]

09:27: 'Smiley' flies away.
09:28 ff.: Eagle voices from afar. The first sounds female to me (?), the second answering voice male (?).
09:29: E 340 flies away. Dives down and off to the left.
09:30 f.: A lot of eagle calls.

- What a Sunday so far! The nest owners on the nest, bringing branch and twig, mating, plus at least two other eagles in the area, visible: a juvenile on the nest tree (no trouble for E 340 and 'Smiley') and audible: at least one other WTE somewhere in the area (maybe this one had to be 'disciplined' around 09:30 ...).

[Liz01]

08:48: E 340 comes in from the left with a branch. NB: A BRANCH, not a twig.
08:53: The picture speaks for itself

Susanne
thanks for your great work here

he comes the video maker



BTW: 9:18 a black woodpecker is calling.. after that you can hear him drumming and calling all time (high pitch voice too)

video of the visit by the juvie later.. I've to go for a while

[Susanne]

10:47: Faint eagle voices (two).
- Thank you Liz for the video!!!!
Quote from YT-chat:
"liznm BTW: the eagle we heard was a black woodpecker all time! sometimes it's hard to tell the difference between eagle and black woodpecker call. "
Thank you Liz! I really have to refresh my bird voice memory. (for example right here: https://xeno-canto.org/species/Dryocopus-martius )

[Liz01]

video- Male brings twig, Woodpecker is calling .. a mating attempt, eagle kisses and the juvie to the nest tree

she kissed him


the juvie

[Liz01]

the last one




description:
Female is digging in the nest bowl and settles down. suddenly she stands up and flew away. Then we can hear calling her and another eagle too.
Male stand in the nest is listening with long neck
9:28:57 she is calling and another eagle too. Adult voice too . Male flew out

[Susanne]

16:53: Faint eagle calls, two voices.
16:55: The eagles have landed - on the p-branch. Now the fun begins.(Edit: Wishful thinking ...)
They came from the left, with loud calls.
'Smiley' is closer to the nest, E 340 on the outer p-branch.


17:01/02: 'Smiley' leaves.
17:03: E 340 follows and flies off to the right.

[Susanne]

Mar 13

Good morning everyone at Matsalu!

First visitor in the nest tree, big thank you to Yana re, YT-chat, for the time stamp , at 06:03:30. Yana re thinks it might be a Northern Goshawk, he flies in from the left and perches on the left of the middle branches, you can only see his tail. - Terrible screen shot, sufficient for documentation (...).

[Susanne]

09:49 ff.: A bird sings (bird voice experts, please help!). -This sounds much more spring-like now.

[Liz01]

Susanne, it is rather not a hawk. At least the shape doesn't fit. The bird has a very short tail. buzzard

[Susanne]

Mar 14

Tere hommikust Matsalu and everyone!

7:57: E 340 arrives at the nest with a nice bundle of hay and spreads it over the last remains of snow and ice in the bowl.



08:05: He leaves, after turning several times on the p-branch - it's quite windy today.

[Susanne]

09:35: 'Smiley' arrives on the nest.



.. and settles down, waiting for E 340, I guess.

[Susanne]

09:42: E 340 arrives on the nest. They poke a little in the bowl.



09:46:03: E 340 begins to sing - mating!


09:59 ff.: They seem quite relaxed. 'Smiley' is standing in the nest bowl and preening, E 340 perches on the p-branch, preening as well.

[Susanne]

'Smiley' lies down in the nest bowl; both watch the area, looking mainly to the left; whatever kind of disturbance - they seem to expect it coming from that direction.



10:18: E 340 leaves the p-branch and circles down to the meadow where he lands beneath the birches - retrieving more material .
10:21: E 340 comes back with hay which he collected on the meadow.
Now it's his turn to snuggle in the nest bowl.


10:30: She dives down from the nest rim close to the camera.
10:33: She comes back with a branch.
10:34: They get long necks and start to call. There must be another WTE soaring in their territory.
10:37: E 340 has moved to the p-branch. And flies off at 10:37:44, 'Smiley' follows shortly after.