Visit JSC "Latvia's State Forests" website section Cameras to watch events taking place in a bog and eagle nests.

Lesser Spotted Eagle

The nest is located in a forest owned by JSC "Latvia’s State Forests" (LVM), in the monitoring sample area “Murmastiene” near the village of Barkava. The eagles built the nest in 2019 and nested successfully. 2021 and 2022 were also successful in terms of nesting. In 2023, a female eagle laid an egg and abandoned it for unknown reasons.

Lesser Spotted Eagle

The nest is located in a forest owned by JSC "Latvia’s State Forests" (LVM), in the monitoring sample area “Murmastiene” near the village of Barkava. The artificial nest was built next to the broken tree of the natural nest in 2022. For the past three years, the eagles have been nesting in the nearby spruce nest.

 Golden Eagle

This artificial nest was installed in 2010 and since then the male golden eagle Virsis and female Spilve have been nesting here. The last successfull nesting of golden eagles here was in 2016. In 2020, a baby hatched from the egg, however it died at the age of less than two months. In 2023, this particular pair of eagles nested in another bog. The nest is located in a bog on an island owned by JSC “Latvia’s State Forests”.

Golden Eagle 2

The artificial nest was installed in 2014 and is located in a bog on the island owned by JSC “Latvia’s State Forests”. Eagles have yet to nest here, but it is regularly visited and replenished with branches.

Lesser Spotted Eagle

The nest is located in a forest owned by JSC "Latvia’s State Forests" (LVM), in the “Žūklis” sample area of the "Kuja" nature park. This location near the village of Aizkuja is a dedicated sample area for monitoring lesser spotted eagles. The eagles built the nest in 2023, however, soon after the egg was laid, another male eagle, that did not provide food to the incubating female, left, and the nesting was stopped.

Lesser Spotted Eagle

The nest is located in a forest owned by JSC "Latvia’s State Forests" (LVM), in the “Žūklis” sample area of the "Kuja" nature park. This location near the village of Aizkuja is a dedicated sample area for monitoring lesser spotted eagles. In 2020 the nest was successfully taken by common buzzards and two young birds flew out of it. In 2021, lesser spotted eagles successfully nested here. In 2022, eagles laid an egg, but the male did not bring food to the female and nesting was stopped. In 2023, the nest was not occupied.

Bog

This is a nesting and feeding habitat for golden eagles near the nest. In the early hours of the morning, the voices of birds nesting in the bog can be heard. Sometimes a moose or a wild boar can be spotted crossing the bog.