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For the Ninth Time in 40 Years, Two Young Eagles have been Found in the Nest of Lesser Spotted Eagles in the Vicinity of Murmastiene

While monitoring the lesser spotted eagles, in one of the six sample plots in Latvia, near Murmastiene, JSC “Latvia's State Forests” (LVM) Senior Environmental Expert, ornithologist Uģis Bergmanis found a particularly rare case – he noticed two young eagles in one nest.

In the “Murmastiene” sample area, research was started 40 years ago, and this is only the ninth case of two practically adult young eagles living in the same nest in the given area.

“We observe two adult eagles in one nest so rarely because the species has a peculiarity of nesting – cainism. This means that usually two eaglets hatch from the two eggs laid and the older one pecks the younger one. Only in less than 2 % of all successful nesting cases, two young birds grow in the nests,” says Uģis Bergmanis.

LVM constantly carries out the monitoring of seven protected bird species. The nesting success of the lesser spotted eagle is being studied in six areas, and last year's data shows that the lesser spotted eagle population is stable in the long and medium term. Anyone interested can also follow the daily life of the little eagles in live broadcasts provided by LVM from the five nests of the lesser spotted eagles.