Lesser Spotted Eagles - Latvijas Dabas fonds ligzda eglē 2020-2021 - Anna und Andris

[Liz01]

September 11

Andris was here. Happy to see him.
he is calling and working with a spruce twig.
8:08 another LSE is calling in the forest. Has to be Anna

Andris came to the nest.

[Liz01]

OK .. that was not Andris and not Anna.

EDIT: I'm not good in plumage evaluation. But Vērotāja can! It is Andris! thank you very much I'm wrong.
https://forums.dabasdati.lv/viewtopic.p ... 90#p300790

not his plumage


our Andris (pictures are taken from my Video a few days ago!)

[Liz01]

deleted.. pictures without sense

[Liz01]

12:28 LSE is calling

Andris came in with a mouse


He is calling.


12:32 He flew off with the mouse

[Liz01]

the video of Andris visit

[Liz01]

15:12 LSE landed on the tree in front of nest

15:13 Anna came home! what a day

[Liz01]

15:17 Andris came in with a branch

courtship ritual




15:21 Andris flew away

I never saw two in the nest .. end of season. that is special
If I’m honest I don’t think it’s Anna and Andris. Anna yes, Andris no! he just looks so different

[Liz01]

15:22 Anna is preening herself
15:23 Anna is calling

15:23 Andris brings another twig
I'm not sure, what is going on there.

They are still together in the nest.
15:26 nearly 15:27 Andris left again

[Liz01]

15:28 Andris brings another twig. They work together
15:29 He flew away again

15:31 a spruce twig is brought by Andris

asteria,have you ever seen this at the end of a season?

[Liz01]

15:32/15:33 Andris flew away again. If it is Andris!
15:33 he brought another twig
and flew away again.
I'm not ready for the next season

I asked a Latvian member to ask Ugis Bergmanis what he thought of the situation.
For me this is a strange couple

žubīte ST
​liznm I called Uģis Bergmanis and he told me that LSE used to build nest in August, early September it is not strange thing - but so late it is a question because they had to migrate

I wonder if the two who came to the nest a few days ago, were actually Anna and Andris?

[Liz01]

15:39 Male brought another spruce twig.
15:40 he flew away again

15:43 he brings the next huge spruce twig.

15:44 courtship ritual




We are observing Anna for the third year. We didn't see it beforehand .. I didn't see any other nests either that they were preparing the nest.

15:46 Male flew to the right.

[Susanne]

I think so too, Liz. For me, the face/the head of the Anna I remember had much more delicate features, this one looks like a "Bertha" to me, a more 'square" type of female. Plus: Her voice is different, too.(A situation where rings could be rather helpful ... oops: I just saw in the YT chat you had the same idea!) Very interesting and unexpected view.
Edit: But I could be completely wrong regarding my estimation.

[Liz01]

Susanne, thank you very much for your opinion. So I'm not alone with my toughs

both are looking strange to me.

[Liz01]

14:47 the next branch is brought
15:50 another twig by the male

15:51 male flew to the right
15:51 he came in from the right with a twig.

15:52 he tried to kiss her head- she is calling or was it he?


15:53 he jumped to the left and returned with a twig.
and out o the right. He is crazy ...

She is preening herself ...

[Liz01]

15:54 another spruce twig is brought

Anna flew away! and now I see the bright spot on Andris wing That's what I've been looking for all the time today. It hasn't changed over the course of the season


15:55 He flew away to the left

[Liz01]

15:56 Andris is back with a twig-
15:58 he is digging in the nest bowl!


16:00 he left the nest
16:01 back with a twig

16:02 he is preening himself
16:02:36 is digging in the nest bowl again
16:03 he is making soft calls

[Liz01]

16:05 he left the nest
16:05 back with a twig

16:08 out again
16:10 is calling nearby

[handbyl]

If it is they, then Perle likely is driven away to fend for him/herself. If still following parents, it is difficult to believe Perle is quiet and not in the general area.

The female wing has that white splash on the leading edge that typified Anna. But perhaps that is common to females of that age?

Is "Andris" OK?

He fell forward in a rather odd way at 15:58:53. And he has an open beak at times. It is not that warm today.

[Liz01]

16:11 Andris is back with a twig
16:12 Anna came home too

and again




16:14 Andris is out, Anna is still in the nest

16:15 Anna is making begging calls- Andris brings a twig
16:16 He flew to the left
16:17 Anna is calling softly

Handbyl, I will take a look later..

[Liz01]

16:18 another huge twig by Andris.. soon we will see a egg
16:18:39 Andris kissed Anna

16:19 he flew away again - Anna starts preening herself
16:21 she is calling softly and is chirping a bit

16:25 Anna flew away


uncut video! I didn't know which parts of the video could be dispensed with. It's just too unique to cut things out.
Mazais ērglis~Anna and Andris! Courtship rituals & and farewell to the nest~3:13 p.m. 2021/09/11


I will add a few pictures and a video later... I'm doing it because it's a special event.For me the season was over ... a well-deserved break. But now