Black Stork Family Nest Cam

A Window Into a Protected Species

The black stork (Ciconia nigra) is one of Latvia's rarest breeding birds, with a national population of only an estimated 85 to 140 pairs. Listed among specially protected species, it shuns human contact and nests deep in undisturbed woodland, making this live feed a privileged glimpse at behaviour few people ever witness in the wild.

The Nest and Its Forest Home

The large stick nest sits in the sturdy fork of a mature tree, surrounded by the towering trunks of an old-growth boreal forest. Such ancient woodlands are essential habitat for the species, and the camera frames the adult birds tending their fluffy white chicks against a backdrop of birch and spruce.

A Long-Running Conservation Project

Maintained by the Latvian Fund for Nature (Latvijas Dabas fonds), the camera has streamed from this nest since 2023. The breeding territory has been known to researchers for decades, and the live feed supports both scientific monitoring and public engagement with one of the continent's most secretive storks.

What You Can Observe

Patient viewers can watch the adults delivering food, the chicks growing week by week, and the constant rhythm of life at a woodland nest. The diet centres on fish, supplemented by amphibians and other small prey gathered from the surrounding rivers and wetlands of the Ogre region.