Photo Arne Ader

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Piiritaja

Swift     Piiritaja or piirpääsuke      Apus apus

The simple answer – at the summer solstice, on June 21st at 1.34  AM local time in Estonia

In nature things are a little different. In southern Estonia summer has begun but on the northern coast the beautiful springtime still lasts.

When the flowering of apple trees ends  summer begins. Other markers must also be considered, such as the heading of rye and in the world of birds, the arrival of swifts.

Text and photos  Aare Lindt, www.loodusmuuseum.ee

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Pale prominent

Pale prominent   Nokktutlane     Pterostoma palpinum

Pale prominents occur in all Estonia and they can be seen in forests and coppices but also in gardens and parks. The moths hatch in the second half of May and fly until mid-July.

Video recorded by  Mutikluti, LK forum

After the ringing of the eagle chicks yesterday (Friday) the large and prudent adults have not come to the nest. Calls of the female as well as male can be heard near the nest.

There is no risk of the chicks starving, their bodies are already adapted for such events. Don’t worry – we are sure that the adults will appear at the nest because in earlier years too similar situations have occurred (and occur elsewhere in the world too as we have seen in camera view).

Please check the forum where each moment is recorded: LINK 
(Estonian article publ 27.05.2016; adults have returned since then)

Video recorded by  Mutikluti, LK forum

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White-tailed eagle     Merikotkas       Haliaeetus albicilla

Urmas took the trouble to climb to the nest with a rope, without using climbing irons. The trunk of the nest tree is not large enough.

Rings are in place on legs, the eagle chicks measured and weighed.

Great Tit Year scientific news are edited by Marko Mägi, marko.magi@ut.ee, Bird ecologist at University of Tartu

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Pied flycatcher male checking on what goes on in a great tit nestbox / photo: Marko Mägi

Pied flycatcher   Must-kärbsenäpp     Ficedula hypoleuca

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If you are a stranger and you arrive at the nesting site later than the others information on local conditions –is important and both  knowledge and experiences are essential. Knowing the best feeding and nesting sites can increase the nesting success significantly.