Text and photos  Aare Lindt, www.loodusmuuseum.ee

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Scarce conformist moth; Softly's sholuder-knot moth    Harilik tüveöölane         Lithophane consocia

The scarce conformist or Softly’s shoulderknot moth is common in Estonia and it can be encountered everywhere.

Video recorded by  Fleur, LK forum

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Goshawk; Northern goshawk     Kanakull     Accipiter gentilis

To start with, the goshawk pair nesting in Riga city had 4 greenish-white eggs in the nest already in the evening of Wednesday, April 13. With this the clutch was complete; incubation goes on and can last 35 to 42 days.

Webcam image captured by  Ame, LK forum

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The whole family investigating…

White-tailed eagle   Merikotkas     Haliaeëtus albicilla

Friday's ”talker”  is about to hatch, in the last egg there is a large hole showing that eagle chick twins are going to hatch on Saturday. Congratulations!

Image from webcam captured by  Liz, LK forum

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And in early morning there were three eggs in the nest

Black stork      Must-toonekurg       Ciconia nigra

Kati showing the fruits of "nest sitting" to her mate Karl. Karl had been busy since morning dusk with getting necessary materials for the nest. A crisp and beautiful early morning.

Image from webcam captured by  Maggy, LK forum

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Tawny owl    Kodukakk       Strix aluco

After Saturday night it can be confidently stated that all Klaara´s eggs in the nest have hatched. The first trio was hatched by the evening of April 12 (who did so and when only Klaara knows) when what had taken place in the nest became visible on Klaara’s exit flight. On Friday night we noticed egg shells near the three chicks and on Saturday night the foursome was caught in the webcap by Maggy, LK forum.