Merikotkas::Haliaeëtus albicilla

Live White-tailed Eagle nest camera in Estonia Find out more here: Forum in English: We have been following the white-tailed eagles in Matsalu National Park since 2021. This is one of the oldest known white-tailed eagle breeding territories in Estonia (the first reports date back to 1870s (Sits, 1937)). The eagles built this nest in 1996 and it has been inhabited ever since. It is a very suitable nesting area for white-tailed eagles as there is also a second pair of eagles nesting less than a kilometre from this one. Between 1996 and 2020, a total of 30 eaglets have fledged from this nest. In 2021 there were two chicks, but both died of bird flu H5N1 in May. The adults Eve and Eerik have not been seen since. In 2022 several eagles visited the nest, but there was no brood. By the end of the season we could see a couple forming. Hopefully they’ll be back for 2023. ------------------------- Merikotka pesakaamera Lisateavet leiate siit: Foorum (ingl. k): Matsalu rahvuspargi merikotkaid oleme jälginud alates 2021. aastast. Tegemist on ühe vanima teadaoleva merikotka pesitsusterritooriumiga Eestis (esimesed teated pärinevad 1870. aastatest (Sits, 1937)). Kotkad ehitasid selle pesa 1996. aastal ja see on olnud iga-aastaselt asustatud. Tegu on merikotkastele väga sobiva elupaigaga, kus vähem kui kilomeetri kaugusel pesitseb ka teine kotkapaar. Aastatel 1996–2020 lennuvõimestus siit pesast kokku 30 kotkapoega. 2021. aastal koorus küll kaks tibu, kuid mõlemad hukkusid mais linnugripi H5N1 tõttu. Vanalinde Evet ja Eerikut pole me sellest ajast alates nähtud. 2022. aastal külastasid pesa mitmed kotkad, kuid pesitsema ei asutud. Suve keskpaigaks kujunes siiski välja kotkapaar, kes pesa endaomaks pidasid. Loodetavasti tulevad nad 2023. aastal tagasi.