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 last year.

They both spent this winter 2023—24.. Courtship began in early February. The first egg was laid on April 8. She successively laid 6 eggs, the last one on April 19. Incubation began on the evening of April 18. on May 14, hours, the fifth on May 15, in the morning, the last sixth, May 17, in the morning. The nestlings were ringed on June 1.
The young kestrels flew from the balcony to the street for the first time between June 14 and 17. Approximately one month from this date, they were still fully dependent on the food supply provided by their parents.
The chicks are 194 days – 191 days old.

Currently, only the kestrel parents appear on the balcony.

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 July 25 of last year. They came back to our street in the first days of May, but their home seemed already to be occupied. Since May 29, however, we have observed at least two swift pairs nesting in the swift nestboxes.
On April 15, a group of starlings appeared and decided to nest in the swift nestboxes.

 

Kestrel seasons
Season 2024 (in Czech only).

 

Updated 15/08/2024 09:10

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: 10/11/2024 07:57