Photo Arne Ader
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Itinerary

Englishwoman Sacha Dench will follow Bewick’s swans by paramotor on their migration from the breeding grounds in the Russian tundra through 11 countries. The length of the journey to reach the wintering areas of many Bewick’s swans in UK is about 7500 km.

Preliminarily the participants should be in Estonia on October 9^th–13^th, visiting Matsalu, Luitemaa and Tartu. The number of Bewick’s swans has been reduced by about half in the last twenty years. The number of the subspecies (Cygnus columbianus bewickii) that passes Estonia during the autumn migration is estimated at up to 18000 individuals.

Read more about the expedition: LINK

Text and photos  Aare Lindt, www.loodusmuuseum.ee
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September thorn

September thorn   Tamme-sügisvaksik   Ennomos erosarius

 

The September thorn is present in all of Estonia and is locally common. The moths fly in oak forests, broadleaf forests, parks and gardens in August and September.

Information from Estonian Environment Agency 

Photo: Arne Ader

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Photo of migrant hawker.

Last Friday the Kabli Bird Station finished the seasonal preparation work and the autumn migration of birds was officially opened.

Text and photos  Aare Lindt, www.loodusmuuseum.ee
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Dotted clay

Dotted clay     Harilik kidaöölane      Xestia baja

 

The dotted clay occurs in the whole of Estonia and is common everywhere. We can meet doted clays from the second half of July to the beginning of September in gardens and a variety of tree stands as well as  in open landscapes.