2026 - Kestrels in Entre-deux-Eaux

Various photographs and videos of kestrel nest activity at our house in the Vosges, France

The kestrels first nested here in 2021. Kestrels returned in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; they successfully raised chicks in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2025.
On 20 March 2024 the female had a two-hour fight with a young female (see video). In April the female started laying but a visiting young male caused problems. Eventually a record 11 eggs were laid! The female continued sitting on the eggs intermittently but no eggs hatched and the female left on 28 June

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Notes on kestrels, eggs, and chicks

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Notes on the nest, cameras, and computers

youtube_nest_from_outside-1 YouTube real-time view of the nest from outside click on the red button (and possibly also on Live to update)
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real-time view of the nest from outside
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YouTube: live view of all of the inside of the nest YouTube real-time view of the inside of the nest click on the red button (and possibly also on Live to update)
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real-time view of the inside of the nest
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YouTube: live view looking out of the nest YouTube real-time view looking out of the nest click on the red button (and possibly also on Live to update)
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real-time view looking out of the nest
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(and possibly also on Live to update)
June 2026 The young will probably start to fledge after about 28-31 days

June 2026

The young will probably start to fledge after about 28-31 days

3 images101 videos

May 2026 The sixth egg was laid on 3 May The chicks started hatching on 28 May

May 2026

The sixth egg was laid on 3 May
The chicks started hatching on 28 May

25 images93 videos

April 2026 The first of six eggs is laid on 22 April

April 2026

The first of six eggs is laid on 22 April

13 images59 videos

March 2026

March 2026

1 image9 videos

February 2026 A male makes the first 2026 visits

February 2026

A male makes the first 2026 visits

3 videos

2025 website

2025 website

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2024 website

2024 website

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2023 website

2023 website

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2022 website

2022 website

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2021 website

2021 website

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