Category: Online from our balcony

“Our” kestrels online

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A virtual window into our balcony…
Click the camera number to open the  camera page; you can also select it from a list of our cameras.
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. The female laid the first egg on April 3, followed by others on April 5, 7, 9, 12, 14 and 16. In total there were 7 eggs. On April 14, the day she laid the sixth egg, the female started incubating them full time. Hatching began as expected on May 11. The first six chicks hatched that day. The last chick hatched on the morning of May 14th.

Currently, the last 7th chick is still in the nest or the neighboring basket. The others flew out into the street on June 12th and 13th, but they are still dependent on their parents and they are therefore somewhere nearby and return to their native balcony.

The chicks are 51 days – 48 days old.

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. Swifts are returning to it from May 2, 2025. Tits are already nesting in the swift box on the windowsill next to the kestrel’s balcony.

 

Kestrel seasons
Season 2025 (in Czech only).

 

Updated 13/06/2025 08:05

Our webcams

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  1. Part of the balcony near the door with the new nest – AXIS M1135 (1)
  2. New nest ¦ Perches above the new nest ¦ Swift nest boxes – AXIS M2014-E (1)
  3. Perches above the new nest – AXIS M1125 (1)
  4. Perches above the old nest ¦ Swift nest boxes – AXIS M2014-E (2)
  5. Part of the balcony with the perches above the old nest – AXIS M1135 Mk II i-CS
  6. Lower part of the balcony –  AXIS 216MFD
  7. Lower part of the balcony ¦ Upper part of the balcony – AXIS M1114
  8. Old nest – AXIS 207MW
  9. Upper part of the balcony – AXIS P1435-LE
  10. Swift nest boxes ¦ Lower part of the balcony ¦ Upper part of the balcony – AXIS P1214
  11. Swift nest boxes – AXIS M1014
  12. New kestrel nest – detail – AXIS P1265
  13. Basket in front of the new nest – general view of the balcony – AXIS P1224-E (1)
  14. Balcony railing – AXIS M1135 (2)
  15. New kestrel nest and basket – AXIS P1245 (2)
  16. Balcony – AXIS P1264
  17. Perches above the old nest – AXIS P1245 (1)
  18. Perches above the old nest – AXIS M1125 (2)
  19. Upper part of the balcony- AXIS P1224-E (2)
  20. Balcony – AXIS P1254

Click the image or camera number at the top of this page to open the  page of the camera. You can enlarge live video by clicking on it.

Until 2023 it was possible to watch „our“ kestrels in full resolution from spring to autumn with AXIS live view (http://sy-sy.cz:1060) and select a video source to view from the drop-down Source list:

Basic preview of the main camera with news can still be found here. 

During the swifts breeding season camera 9, 2 or 4 may be focused on their nestboxes.

All cameras may not always be available. All year round there are only 15 exterior cameras (1—5, 7. 9—10 and 12—20) in operation. You may also encounter a limit on the number of users at the same time observing cameras.

We are also testing a live stream on our Falco tinnunculus brunensis  YouTube channel. See also YouTube live.

Updated: 14/03/2025 15:25