INTERNATIONAL KESTRELS ~ 2011

Ferenz · **Posted:** Sun Apr 17, 2011 7:34 am

Denmark - EGG # 6 :clapegg:

Ferenz · **Posted:** Sun Apr 17, 2011 8:07 am

Aston - 5th EGG :egg119:

Catbird · **Posted:** Sun Apr 17, 2011 8:13 am

Great news on the kestrel front this morning! Thanks, Ferenz, for spotting the egg additions at both Denmark and Aston. (I checked both of these nests about an hour ago, but the kestrels were covering the eggs and wouldn't get up to give me a peek.)

P.S. Since I just updated the Kestrel Nesting Calendar earlier this morning, I'll get this new information into the next update of the calendar.

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 63313

Great catches, Ferenz!!! :danceegg:

Warbler · **Joined:** Sun Aug 02, 2009 6:09 pm **Posts:** 375

Let's hope that there's enough prey for them to rear all these chicks, if they all hatch!

Ferenz · **Posted:** Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:56 am

Muttenz

Börni & Bianca

Hanny · **Posted:** Sun Apr 17, 2011 9:57 am

Flevo Centrale: first egg :clapegg:

kittenface · **Posted:** Sun Apr 17, 2011 12:13 pm

Lausen Kestrels are live again

http://www.nvl.ch/LiveCam/index.html

Ferenz · **Posted:** Sun Apr 17, 2011 12:52 pm

Lausen

Catbird · **Posted:** Sun Apr 17, 2011 2:25 pm

Hanny - Thanks for the great news about the first egg at Flevo!

KF and Ferenz - Thanks for the news and picture from the Lausen nest. (Unfortunately, this is another nest that my out-of-date computer can't access.)

Catbird · **Posted:** Sun Apr 17, 2011 10:19 pm

Some sad news about the Lesser Kestrel nest #3 at Elyakim in Israel . . .

Bosuil informed me that after the terrible, 3 1/2-hour fight on April 10 with an intruder in nest #10, there was another fight on April 11 with an intruder (perhaps the same one) in nest #3. Although the fight in nest #3 was shorter, it was enough to cause the female resident to abandon the nest with its four eggs. Sadly, the male still comes every now and then to nest #3 to sit and breed.