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A virtual window into our balcony…
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We are also testing a live stream on our Falco tinnunculus brunensis YouTube channel. See also YouTube live.
The story so far: Kestrels have been nesting on our balcony regularly since 2007. The male of the kestrel pair has been living with us since November 2019. With the previous female (she lived with us from July 2018 to January 2022), they brought out 6 young in 2020 and 4 young in 2021. With the current Mrs Kestrel, who appeared here on February 12, 2022, then 4 young ones in 2022, 6 ones in 2023 and in 2024.
They both spent this winter 2024—25 with us. Courtship began at the end of February.
Currently, the kestrel couple comes to our balcony mainly for the night; they spend it on perches above the old and new nest. More and more often they can also be seen during the day. The male brings the food to the female to prove he’s a great provider and that this territory is a suitable rodent-packed place to nest.
When the kestrels are not present, you can see also other birds: tits, nuthatches (regular winter visitors in small mixed troops), sparrows… and also pigeons, whose presence is a permanent source of conflicts with kestrels.
The swift nestboxes next to the kestrel’s balcony had been empty since the end of July 2025. We expect their return in the first days of May.
Kestrel seasons
Season 2025 (in Czech only).
Updated
