Pygmy Owl is the smallest owl in Europe. You can find this bird all over Estonia, we have about 600-1200 breeding pairs. Pygmy owl is active during the sunset and …
Black Grouse lek
The number of male Black Grouses in Estonia is about 6000-10 000 birds. They live everywhere in Estonia (except small islands) and they prefer boggy and forested areas. Black grouse …
Brown bear
With more than 700 animals Estonia has one of the strongest Brown Bear populations in Europe. A forested area in N-E Estonia, called Alutaguse, has almost half of Estonian bears. …
Ural Owl
The Ural Owls are spread all over Estonia, except for the islands. They prefer diverse habitats in bigger woodlands with mix of old forests and clearcuts. Although nocturnal, they can …
BirdingBreaks in Estonia
Laurens from BiringBreaks team spent 5 days bird watching in Estonia with our guides Rein and Bert. They saw Stellar´s Eiders, woodpeckers- grey headed, black, white- back, tree-toed, lesser spotted; …
Great Grey Owl
Our guide Raimo was out of canoeing and they were so lucky to see Great Grey Owl.
Black Grouse hide-tent
Planning to come to watch Brown bears in Alutaguse? Another hide- Black Grouse hide is worth to visit at the same area. Hide is up in the field just next …
Female and cub brown bear tracks
Spring is closer and closer. Brown bear track were spotting by our guides in two different areas in this weekend. There are female and this year cub tracks in two …
Hibernating brown bear..
While working Ahto run into hibernating brown bear. Bear ran off when a man was 15 m from the nest. The track was 12-13 cm wide. Its unusual to find …
Brown bear hide in winter
Ahto was in brown bear hide area. There are a lot of snow, which gave him good opportunity to look at the tracks- elk, fox, mountain hare close by were …
