Bird Cams

[mike_dublin]

You are officially the forum’s stork expert!

The LBV (state association for bird protection) in Bavaria have a brilliant map for the different stork nests - https://www.lbv.de/naturschutz/artenschutz/voegel/weissstorch/storchenkarte/

The website works well with Google translate, though I don't think the map details do.
Plenty of stork info on the site.

Also, the Roettenbach website has a list of FAQs that work with Google translate (during daylight hours, as their camera feed is turned off overnight due to data protection rules)

https://www.roettenbach-erh.de/gemeinde/informationen/roettenbach-cams/storchen-cam.php

 

[Sparky]

Egg number 2 in Hochstadt .

 

[mike_dublin]

Difficult to make out, as the stork only did a brief tidy-up, before settling down again on top of the eggs, but I think there is 3 eggs in Roettenbach now.

 

[icampbell15]

Difficult to make out, as the stork only did a brief tidy-up, before settling down again on top of the eggs, but I think there is 3 eggs in Roettenbach now.

I was watching too. It's very hard to tell as the nest is doing its job. I wish the camera was set slightly higher to get a true 'bird's eye view'.

 

[icampbell15]

Definitely at least 3 at Rottenbach! They are a good attentive pair sharing the load!

 

[Sparky]

1st egg in Heroldsbach .

 

[icampbell15]

1st egg in Heroldsbach .

My goodness...another one to watch!

Lindheim=1

 

[Rosie34]

just in case anyone needs another bird nest webcam, i've been following for a few years a peregrine falcon one at Nottingham university and at last the first egg has been laid - very latethis year - so hopefully more will follow.

https://www.nottinghamshirewildlife.org/peregrine-cam

I hope the link is ok and not against the forum rules - sorry if it is

 

[Sparky]

3 now in Hochstadt .

 

[Sparky]

2nd egg in Heroldsbach .

 

[icampbell15]

So....I'm pretty sure there are 6 eggs at Rottenbach!

 

[icampbell15]

1st egg hatching at Rottenbach!

 

[icampbell15]

So....I think what I saw was perhaps some of the straw/twigs around an egg looking like cracks, as I've just had a look and all eggs seen intact! I need to be more patient...

 

[debz1]

So....I think what I saw was perhaps some of the straw/twigs around an egg looking like cracks, as I've just had a look and all eggs seen intact! I need to be more patient...

They should hatch today as it’s 34 days since the eggs were laid. Fingers crossed it’s not a repeat of a few years ago when none of them hatched, but she continued to sit on them for weeks

 

[icampbell15]

Due to a sleepless night I watched for a while and she was wriggling around and fluffing her feathers as they do wheile protecting their lot so I was sure one must have hatched but no sign yet!
Hopefully it will end well.

 

[icampbell15]

So...hatching happening but the parent seems very rough with them! Fingers crossed all will be OK!

 

[debz1]

So...hatching happening but the parent seems very rough with them! Fingers crossed all will be OK!

Do you know how many have hatched? I can see one egg shell but mum’s back on the nest now so can’t see how many have hatched.

 

[icampbell15]

I think 3 have hatched. It's been a bit brutal how the 'dad' has been pecking around them!

 

[debz1]

I think 3 have hatched. It's been a bit brutal how the 'dad' has been pecking around them!

Oh dear that doesn’t sound very good at all! Hope they’re ok. I know from previous years things can be rather nasty in the stork world

 

[debz1]

During a changeover shift by ‘mum and dad’ of sitting on the eggs, I’ve just seen the chicks. Could only spot two though!