Corbusierhaus Nest Box Cam I

A Falcon's-Eye View

This camera looks straight into Nest Box I, one of two interior chambers fitted to the Corbusierhaus lift tower for its resident common kestrels (Falco tinnunculus). The gravel substrate and sheltered walls recreate the cliff-ledge sites these small falcons favour, drawing them to breed in the heart of the city.

The Corbusierhaus Landmark

The nest box sits on Le Corbusier's Unité d'Habitation Typ Berlin, a Brutalist residential monument built for the 1957 Interbau exhibition near the Olympiastadion. Its vast concrete frame gives the kestrels a modern substitute for the rocky crags of their wild range.

Conservation in Action

The nesting site was revived through a project with NABU Berlin, the German nature-conservation union. The box was mounted in 2019 and occupied almost immediately, and the live camera lets viewers follow the birds without disturbing them.

What You'll See

Depending on the breeding stage, the chamber may hold a clutch of eggs, downy chicks, or an adult standing sentinel. It is a rare, unobtrusive window into the private life of a bird of prey thriving in an urban setting.