here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDuring the first two years it remained unoccupied; however, in 2023 a pair of Eurasian kestrels (Falco tinnunculus<\/em>) bred successfully in the box, fledging five chicks. The live-stream camera system was established in early 2024. In the first year of live broadcasting, the kestrels fledged four young. In 2025, kestrels again bred successfully in the box, fledging six young birds. <\/p>\n\n\n\nBreeding of Eurasian kestrels in an old raven nest located on a high-voltage power line pylon was first recorded by Imants Jakov\u013cevs in 2002 while collecting data for the second Latvian Breeding Bird Atlas. Breeding on high-voltage power lines in the Skr\u012bveri, Aizkraukle, and Lielv\u0101rde areas was also observed in subsequent years. Following an article by Aigars Kalv\u0101ns published in 2014 in the Latvian Ornithological Society journal Putni dab\u0101<\/em>, which described kestrel breeding in nest boxes in the Liep\u0101ja region, Imants Jakov\u013cevs installed the first Eurasian kestrel nest box in Skr\u012bveri Parish. By 2018, ten nest boxes had been installed, and in 2020 the first box was occupied; later that season, six kestrel chicks fledged from it. <\/p>\n\n\n\nAt present, a total of 20 nest boxes intended for Eurasian kestrels have been installed in Krape, Lielv\u0101rde, L\u0113dmane, and Jumprava parishes of Ogre Municipality, and in Aizkraukle and Skr\u012bveri parishes of Aizkraukle Municipality. In 2023, kestrels bred successfully in eight of these boxes. Occasionally, tawny owls (Strix aluco<\/em>) and long-eared owls (Asio otus<\/em>) also nest in boxes intended for this species. <\/p>\n\n\n\nThe camera system was designed and installed by J\u0101nis Rudz\u012btis, Imants Jakov\u013cevs, and J\u0101nis \u0136uze. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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During the first two years it remained unoccupied; however, in 2023 a pair of Eurasian kestrels (Falco tinnunculus) bred successfully in the box, fledging five chicks. The live-stream camera system was established in early 2024. In the first year of live broadcasting, the kestrels fledged four young. In 2025, kestrels again bred successfully in the box, fledging six young birds. Breeding of Eurasian kestrels in an old raven nest located on a high-voltage power line pylon was first recorded by Imants Jakov\u013cevs in 2002 while collecting data for the second Latvian Breeding Bird Atlas. Breeding on high-voltage power lines in the Skr\u012bveri, Aizkraukle, and Lielv\u0101rde areas was also observed in subsequent years. Following an article by Aigars Kalv\u0101ns published in 2014 in the Latvian Ornithological Society journal Putni dab\u0101, which described kestrel breeding in nest boxes in the Liep\u0101ja region, Imants Jakov\u013cevs installed the first Eurasian kestrel nest box in Skr\u012bveri Parish. By 2018, ten nest boxes had been installed, and in 2020 the first box was occupied; later that season, six kestrel chicks fledged from it. At present, a total of 20 nest boxes intended for Eurasian kestrels have been installed in Krape, Lielv\u0101rde, L\u0113dmane, and Jumprava parishes of Ogre Municipality, and in Aizkraukle and Skr\u012bveri parishes of Aizkraukle Municipality. In 2023, kestrels bred successfully in eight of these boxes. Occasionally, tawny owls (Strix aluco) and long-eared owls (Asio otus) also nest in boxes intended for this species. The camera system was designed and installed by J\u0101nis Rudz\u012btis, Imants Jakov\u013cevs, and J\u0101nis \u0136uze. The Eurasian kestrel is a short-distance Winter migrants in Western Europe and returns to Latvia in late March. Clutch size typically ranges from three to eight eggs, which are incubated for approximately 28 days. Egg-laying usually occurs from late April to late May. The species feeds mainly on small rodents (mice and voles), lizards, large insects such as beetles and dragonflies, and other small animals. 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