Goshawk nest in Riga 2015-2019
Posted: April 23rd, 2015, 10:45 am
A new camera in Riga, Latvia - a Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) nest in urban vicinity
There is already breeding activity!
Camera link 2019 on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ggPHJ09QCQ
In case the given youtube-link is working no more, please check the channel of Latvijas Dabas fonds for current link:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIcQwg ... hMBclDJENw
Video archive 2017 ftp://vilandes.ldf.lv/VistuVanagsRiga/
Birds were named from Latvian forum as Margo and Misters Y (2016)
Picture from lianaliesma - thank you!
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Goshawks have a weight from 0,52 kg (smallest males) up to 2,2 kg (biggest females), body length 46 -63 cm, wingspan 89 - 122 cm.
Most clutches have 2-4 eggs, eggs have a pale green to pale blue color.
Incubation time is 37-39 days.
Hawklets fledge after 40-45 days.
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2015
Breeding failed, see the first posts below
2016
Egg #1 laid ---> 1. April http://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/view ... 93#p450693
Egg #2 laid ---> 4. April http://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/view ... 88#p451288
Egg #3 laid ---> 6. April http://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/view ... 25#p451925
Egg #4 laid ---> 9. April http://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/view ... 26#p452926
Egg #1 hatched ---> 11. May http://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/view ... 10#p465110
Egg #2 hatched ---> 13. May http://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/view ... 54#p465954
2017
Forum season 2017 begins here: http://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/view ... 31#p507231
Egg #1 is laid ---> 24. March http://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/view ... 13#p517213
Egg #2 is laid ---> 27. March http://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/view ... 87#p517587
Egg #3 is laid ---> 30. March http://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/view ... 09#p518009
Egg #4 is laid ---> 1. April http://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/view ... 49#p518349
Egg #5 is laid ---> 4. April https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=VWcuu8UpzIo
Eggs #1, #2 and #3 hatched ---> 5. May http://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/view ... 27#p526227
2018
Forum season 2018 begins here: http://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/view ... 17#p563317
No breeding couple on the nest
2019
Forum season 2019 begins here, nest is on a new location: viewtopic.php?p=639791#p639791
There is already breeding activity!
Camera link 2019 on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ggPHJ09QCQ
In case the given youtube-link is working no more, please check the channel of Latvijas Dabas fonds for current link:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIcQwg ... hMBclDJENw
Video archive 2017 ftp://vilandes.ldf.lv/VistuVanagsRiga/
Birds were named from Latvian forum as Margo and Misters Y (2016)
Picture from lianaliesma - thank you!
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Goshawks have a weight from 0,52 kg (smallest males) up to 2,2 kg (biggest females), body length 46 -63 cm, wingspan 89 - 122 cm.
Most clutches have 2-4 eggs, eggs have a pale green to pale blue color.
Incubation time is 37-39 days.
Hawklets fledge after 40-45 days.
---
2015
Breeding failed, see the first posts below
2016
Egg #1 laid ---> 1. April http://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/view ... 93#p450693
Egg #2 laid ---> 4. April http://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/view ... 88#p451288
Egg #3 laid ---> 6. April http://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/view ... 25#p451925
Egg #4 laid ---> 9. April http://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/view ... 26#p452926
Egg #1 hatched ---> 11. May http://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/view ... 10#p465110
Egg #2 hatched ---> 13. May http://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/view ... 54#p465954
2017
Forum season 2017 begins here: http://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/view ... 31#p507231
Egg #1 is laid ---> 24. March http://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/view ... 13#p517213
Egg #2 is laid ---> 27. March http://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/view ... 87#p517587
Egg #3 is laid ---> 30. March http://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/view ... 09#p518009
Egg #4 is laid ---> 1. April http://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/view ... 49#p518349
Egg #5 is laid ---> 4. April https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=VWcuu8UpzIo
Eggs #1, #2 and #3 hatched ---> 5. May http://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/view ... 27#p526227
2018
Forum season 2018 begins here: http://www.looduskalender.ee/forum/view ... 17#p563317
No breeding couple on the nest
2019
Forum season 2019 begins here, nest is on a new location: viewtopic.php?p=639791#p639791