In 2011, in one of the projects of the Latvian Fund for Nature, which was dedicated to the study of white-tailed eagles and ospreys, the idea arose to install live cameras near the nests. Installing cameras near nests or animal trails is a widely used method of nature research in the world, but live cameras were not yet known to the general public of Latvia at that time.

Every season, the Latvian Fund for Nature provides about ten live broadcasts from the nests of various birds, in recent years – also an underwater live broadcast from the fish way. Bird livestreams have gained a lot of popularity in the community and have an average of 5 million views from all over the world every year.

Live broadcasts of Latvian birds allow you to look into a bird’s nest in close proximity and in high quality, thus allowing people to get to know the natural processes. Our live broadcasts are also internationally appreciated and have repeatedly come to the attention of foreign media.

It should be emphasized that we do not interfere with natural processes, so unpleasant scenes can also be observed during live broadcasts.

Live bird shows are made possible by donations from viewers. 4G internet is provided by LMT.

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Salmonids in the Līgatne river near the restored fishway

Līgatne
The live stream will return in spring. The camera provides a unique opportunity to observe the underwater life of the Līgatne river downstream from the fishway, which was restored in the summer of 2020. The observations are available on dabasdati.lv here. The fishway in the Līgatne river is one…

The white stork (Ciconia ciconia)

Tukums
Since 2020, the live stream from the White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) nest in Tukums Municipality has been provided in cooperation with AS “Sadales tīkls”. Online observations of the White Stork nest on the Dabasdati portal have been available since 2020; more information on the breeding history can be found…

The Eurasian goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), in CCUH territory, nest 2

Riga
Live streaming is expected to resume in the spring season. The Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) nest can be observed online within the territory of the Children’s Clinical University Hospital (Bērnu klīniskās universitātes slimnīcas) on the Dabasdati portal since 2024; more information on its breeding history can be found here.  Breeding of Northern goshawks on the hospital grounds in…