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Video: Eurasian Oystercatchers Incubate their Eggs

From the website:

“The Eurasian Oystercatchers Haematopus ostralegus usually breed on the ground in open areas. The concept of roof-breeding is known from different sites. Aberdeen in Scotland is known for its population of roof-breeding Oystercatchers, counting about 230 pairs in 2004. In other countries the phenomenon is more uncommon, but is recorded (at least) in the Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, Latvia, Germany and Norway.

The Oystercatcher is one out of very few shorebirds that actually feed their young. This is also a condition for successful breeding on roofs up to 30 meters above the ground. In Bergen the adults feed in the parks near the building where they breed, and bring the food for their young. It seems that they mainly deliver Earth-worms Lumbricidae sp. to the chicks. The chicks stay on the roof until they are more or less able to fly.”

I’m not familiar with this oystercatcher, but the American Oystercatchers incubate their eggs 24 to 27 days. One can view the website in Norwegian or English. There are very charming updates, which you will enjoy reading. Here is the first update on the website:

28.04.2010 Welcome back to the roof of the 'Realfagbygget' in the middle of Bergen and to a new nesting season for myself, Kjellaug, and my mate Kjell. The webcam was up for testing as early as last week, so please be patient if the angle seems a bit odd for now. Today, I lay my first egg but won't be incubating properly until the second or even third eggs are laid.

1) Link to live cam:

http://tjeld.uib.no/

2) Videostreaming using Windows media player:

1. Start windows media player
2. Choose File, Open URL, then type: http://tjeldcam.uib.no:24002

This cam has sound!

Thanks, Beth. I'm very interested in waterfowl and shore birds

Wonderful news! I'll take a look tonight, when it is daylight in Norway--

Video: Eurasian Oystercatchers Incubate their Eggs

From the website:

“The Eurasian Oystercatchers Haematopus ostralegus usually breed on the ground in open areas. The concept of roof-breeding is known from different sites. Aberdeen in Scotland is known for its population of roof-breeding Oystercatchers, counting about 230 pairs in 2004. In other countries the phenomenon is more uncommon, but is recorded (at least) in the Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, Latvia, Germany and Norway.

The Oystercatcher is one out of very few shorebirds that actually feed their young. This is also a condition for successful breeding on roofs up to 30 meters above the ground. In Bergen the adults feed in the parks near the building where they breed, and bring the food for their young. It seems that they mainly deliver Earth-worms Lumbricidae sp. to the chicks. The chicks stay on the roof until they are more or less able to fly.”

I’m not familiar with this oystercatcher, but the American Oystercatchers incubate their eggs 24 to 27 days.

1) Link to live cam:

http://tjeld.uib.no/

2) Videostreaming using Windows media player:

1. Start windows media player
2. Choose File, Open URL, then type: http://tjeldcam.uib.no:24002

This cam has sound!





Video: Oystercatchers Have a Little Chick

While Mother incubates the second egg, Father brings a tiny worm, which he gently offers to their chick.

Video: Hungry Baby Barn Swallows Are Fed by Both Parents

They keep their parents very busy! At the beginning of the video you will see one of the parents remove a fecal sac.

I have found a new Puffin cam that is awesome...It has a cam in the "nest" (!)

RSPB Puffin website * cam in Scotland - Look For The Puffin thumbnail, there are two cameras, a camera is inside
the nest and cam 2 shows the entrance.
We estimate the egg will hatch around the 14th to 17th June.

http://www.shetland.org/60NTV/index.html# http://www.shetland.org/60NTV/index.html #




You can also see a bunny ouside the entrance...Remember this cam is UK time.

Hey, that looks exactly like the bunny eating all my flowers Cool cam! Is that the chick in there?