eyrie cams
The insights during the past years gave new insights to the problems our birds of prey are facing with raising their offspring. This year we decided to hang 20 nesting cameras in sum to gain more information about the difficulties, to take measures for protection.
This gallery provides updates from our nest cameras to illustrate some of the hidden processes within our project area. Discover the private life of red kites, buzzards and more!
Kameraübersicht – Horstbaumkameras 2026
- Camera BS02 – eyrie on a beach
Tawny owl breeding site / former red kite eyrie
- Camera L002 – eyrie on a beach
Red kite breeding site
- Camera L003 –eyrie on a oak
Red kite breeding site/ Other specimen: tawny owl, pine marten
- Camera L004 – eyrie on a oak
Red kite breeding site
- Camera L008 – eyrie on a oak
Red kite breeding site
- Camera L001 – eyrie on a oak
Tawny owl breeding / Other specimen: buzzard
- Camera BS12 – eyrie on a beach
Goshawk breeding site
- Camera BS13 – eyrie on a oak
Buzzard breeding site / Other specimen: middle spotted woodpecker
- Camera BS09 – eyrie on a oak
Buzzard breeding site / Other specimen: tawny owl
- Camera BS10 – eyrie on a beach
Buzzard breeding site / Other specimen: goshawk
- Camera L005 – eyrie in a birch
Buzzard breeding site
- Camera BS15 – eyrie in a beech
Buzzard breeding site / Other specimen: goshawks
- Camera BS03 – eyrie in a beech
Visitors: Buzzards
- Camera BS05 – eyrie in a beech
Visitors: Buzzards, Ravens
- Camera BS06 – eyrie in a larch
Visitors: Buzzards
- Camera BS07 – eyrie in a oak
Visitors: Buzzards, Jays
- Camera BS08 – eyrie in a beech
Visitors: Buzzards
- Camera BS11 – eyrie in a beech
Visitors: Buzzards
- Camera BS14– eyrie in a beech
Visitors: Tawny owls
- Camera L006 – eyrie in a larch
Visitors: Buzzards, Goshawks
Camera L004
An eyrie on an oak, approx. 30 m high is home for the redkites. Last year they had 3 juveniles which all could be tagged, unfortunately just one is still alive (WB_01).
Camera BS02
The "home" of Siegfried and Sieglinde. On this beech our red kites are also seen nesting for three years now. There was just one successful breed observed during those years in 2025. In the first year the female adult was poisoned by diazinon and parathion. In 2025 year their only nestling was killed by a predator. In 2026 they had one offspring (Siggi) and all could be Tagged. This year they where thrown out their eyrie by tawny owls which are started to breet between the 16th and 18th of march.
Camera L003
oak eyrie which is protected by a cuff. Here the red kites breeded last year and we could tag both juveniles (B - 01 und B- 02). They might chose another eyrie nearby this year.
Camera L008
This nest on an oak has been a nesting site for red kites three years in a row already. In 2024 their three eggs were eaten by a racoon, in 2025 the female adult probably died so breeding was given up. To protect the offspring from predation by non-native predators, we installed a cuff.
Camera BS12
On this beech a nest is laying on a height of approx. 30 m. In this nest goshawks have found a breeding place
Camera L002
This beech- eyrie is the nesting place of Jasmin 01 and two more tagged juveniles (GS-01 and GS-02) we tagged in 2025.
Camera L001
The eyrie on this beech measures more than 100 cm diameter. First buzzards build up the nest then tawny owls took over and started to breed on March 16th.
Camera BS10
In a height of nealry 30 m this nest also lays on a beech.This is a nesting site for Buzzards which are already busy with mending it.
Camera BS13
Oak eyrie which is used by buzzards. Last year they had a succsessful breed. The nest is protected by a cuff because of raccoon activity nearby.
Camera BS08
There could be found it this oak eyrie so it could have been unsed by red kites. But bussards can be observed here frequently.