Info from  Margus Ots, Co-ordinator of the Year of the Great Tit

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Great tit

In Finnish the great tit (Estonian rasvatihane, ”fat tit”) is called  talitiainen. Since one of the Estonian folk names of the great tit is also talitihane, ”winter tit”, it seems evident to Estonians that the Finnish  talitiainen  means talitihane, “winter tit”. The Finnish name of the great tit has been explained so for instance in texts about the Bird of the Year (i a in journals Tiirutaja and Eesti Loodus).

Trail camera video sent by  Ahto Täpsi
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Image from badger webcam captured by  Fleur, LK forum
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Last night western Saaremaa in Estonia turned wintery with the degrees of cold.

The vernal equinox has arrived and, as often before at this time, weather arranges little pranks, sometimes looking like winter, sometimes spring. But we can enjoy the longer daylight time more by each day and it brings a smile to all around us.

In western Saaremaa winter turned the spring-like view  into snow white – the last time that snow covered the islands was in January. Snowflakes (Leucojum) flowered and go on flowering. In Hiiumaa flowering Hepaticas have already been noted. Geese migrate, cranes call and it is audible even in the web cameras.

Images from webcam captured by  Maggy, LK forum

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Early morning

Tawny owl     Kodukakk       Strix aluco

On Thursday Klaara somehow did not at all want to fly out in the evening from the nest hollow. Klaus came calling on her but it seemed more sensible to him to bring Klaara a mouse… In early morning the fourth egg was in the nest.

In stormy weather there may be interruptions in the webcam operation, but our viewers know that breaks occur in direct stream transmission from forest life from dozens of reasons.

Photos Arne Ader

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Lapwing

Lapwing     Kiivitaja     Vanellus vanellus