Estonian Osprey nest 2 - 2025

[Sappheira]

Pennies, Bea

[HelenL44]

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I got the news that there have occurred safety issues by using the direct link and for that I removed it from the forum. Those, who have saved it or still have in mind, are asked to stop using it.

Hi Bea,
I'm not sure which link to remove. Would it be the one that goes to the index where I click on the last page number?
Thanks.

[Bea]

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Hello Osprey fans

Cam is streaming via YouTube now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MswhDnvV1rg

Let´s hope connection will stay stable, without breaks

[Bea]

Hi Bea,
I'm not sure which link to remove. Would it be the one that goes to the index where I click on the last page number?
Thanks.

Hi HelenL44,

you don´t have to remove anything.

When you want to watch the live stream for the nest here, use this YouTube link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MswhDnvV1rg

[Bea]

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At the moment we have an empty nest

[Bea]

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Good evening

I got some more pictures from Urmas, from the time the cam wasn`t online public

This one is from 24.04.2025

[Bea]

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... and these three from today in the morning

[Bea]

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1. May

Hello everyone

Iiris was on the nest in the very early morning, but also again later.



Around 11.53/54 it looks like there are again territorial quarrels with another osprey, male was on the nest and seemed excited, still no peace here ....

[Sappheira]

09:21

In five days of observation, this male appears on camera for the first time. Before that, he bothered M2, but did not appear on the nest. Today, he is here all day.

I have no doubt that this is M1 from last season. I will post a photo for comparison a little later.

In the video, you can see that the Iiris wants to drive him away, and at the end, he sits on her back three times, the third time quite aggressively, releasing his claws.



For reference, if there are eggs this year, then on April 30th M2 made several attempts to mate, some of which were successful.

[Sappheira]

09:32

M2 appeared on the nest only this morning. The video shows him fighting with M1.
He is no longer visible. (Post time 19:50)

[Sappheira]

11:54 - 13:58

M1 is in the nest area all day today. Most of the time it is in a state of alarm. This means M2 is somewhere close all the time.

M1 often tries to move branches. Without much enthusiasm. M2 and Iiris do not do this.

[Sappheira]

15:57 - 18:55

M1 flies to the nest with fish twice.
The second time Iiris tried to take the fish, but M1 tore it out of her beak and flew away.
A little while later, he brought the same half of the fish and gave it to Iiris.
Later, the two of them sat on the nest. M1 tried to mate, but Iiris did not want to.

[Sappheira]

19:29
Iiris and M1 are together on the nest almost all the time.



20:16
The mating was successful.



21:00
M1 Iiris

[Sappheira]

Our dear Iiris.
Apparently she ate well.

21:12

[HelenL44]

Our dear Iiris.
Apparently she ate well.
21:12

Sappheira, this was so funny, I had to laugh when I saw her belly. Thanks for the humor with lovely Iiris.

[Sappheira]

HelenL44

[Sappheira]

02 May 2025

Photo for comparison M1 2024 and 2025
Dark spot pattern on the back of the head

[Sappheira]

Photo for comparison M1 2024 and 2025
Dark spot pattern on forehead when head is tilted

[Sappheira]

Photo for comparison M1 2024 and 2025
Pattern under the left wing: two dark spots in the center at the same distance.

[Sappheira]

Photo for comparison M1 2024 and 2025
Pattern under the right wing: a large spot near the tail and a spot in the center.