{"id":6077,"date":"2026-05-12T17:38:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T14:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/prangli-saare-linnud\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T17:11:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T14:11:38","slug":"birdwatching-on-prangli-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/en\/birdwatching-on-prangli-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Birdwatching on Prangli \u2013 a year in the island&#8217;s birdlife"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-&#091;1.7&#093;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/en\/destination\/prangli-island\/\">Prangli island<\/a> is the only permanently inhabited island along the North Estonian coast, home to a community that has lived in harmony with nature for centuries. Despite being so close to Tallinn, Prangli has developed at its own pace and still moves to a very different rhythm &#8211; stepping ashore, you might well feel as though you have ended up somewhere far, far removed from civilisation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-&#091;1.7&#093;\">But alongside its lively village life, alder and pine forests, sand dunes, coastal lakes, and wave-battered reefs, Prangli also has a great deal to offer in terms of birdlife. Thanks to its location on the Gulf of Finland, the island is an ideal spot to observe waterbirds on spring and autumn migration &#8211; ducks, waders, and divers &#8211; and even in summer, there is good reason for birdwatchers to make the trip, as the island&#8217;s varied habitats support a remarkably wide range of breeding species.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element awb-imageframe-style awb-imageframe-style-below awb-imageframe-style-1\" style=\"--awb-aspect-ratio:3 \/ 2;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--body_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--body_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--body_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--body_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--body_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--body_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--body_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Punajalg-tilder Prangli saare rannaniidus kevadel\" title=\"Punajalg-tilder\" src=\"https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Punajalg-tilder.webp\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-6054 img-with-aspect-ratio\" data-parent-fit=\"cover\" data-parent-container=\".fusion-image-element\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Punajalg-tilder-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Punajalg-tilder-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Punajalg-tilder-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Punajalg-tilder-500x333.webp 500w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Punajalg-tilder-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Punajalg-tilder-700x467.webp 700w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Punajalg-tilder-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Punajalg-tilder-800x534.webp 800w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Punajalg-tilder.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-container\" style=\"text-align:left;\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-title\">Common Redshank<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element awb-imageframe-style awb-imageframe-style-below awb-imageframe-style-2\" style=\"--awb-aspect-ratio:3 \/ 2;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--body_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--body_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--body_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--body_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--body_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--body_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--body_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Hallhaigur istub oksal Prangli saare l\u00e4hedal\" title=\"Hallhaigur\" src=\"https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hallhaigur.webp\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-6041 img-with-aspect-ratio\" data-parent-fit=\"cover\" data-parent-container=\".fusion-image-element\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hallhaigur-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hallhaigur-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hallhaigur-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hallhaigur-500x333.webp 500w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hallhaigur-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hallhaigur-700x467.webp 700w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hallhaigur-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hallhaigur-800x534.webp 800w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hallhaigur.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-container\" style=\"text-align:left;\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-title\">Grey Heron<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h2>Who can you see in spring?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-&#091;1.7&#093;\">Even before you reach the island, standing on the open deck of the ferry on a calm March morning, you can scan the open sea with binoculars or a spotting scope for hardy feathered residents. One of the highlights is the <strong>Long-tailed Duck<\/strong> &#8211; birds that have travelled from the High Arctic to winter in our waters &#8211; which can be seen displaying from the start of the year. They remain until May. <strong>Smew<\/strong> and <strong>Scaup<\/strong> are frequently spotted too, and an occasional non-feathered creature &#8211; a <strong>Grey Seal<\/strong> &#8211; may poke its head up between the waves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-&#091;1.7&#093;\">During the main spring migration in April and May, you may also see various <strong>divers<\/strong> (Black-throated and Red-throated) flying overhead or, less commonly, sitting on the water, along with <strong>Velvet and Common Scoters<\/strong>, <strong>Great Cormorants<\/strong>, <strong>Common Eiders<\/strong>, <strong>Barnacle Geese<\/strong>, and several gull species. Closer to the harbour, <strong>Mute Swans<\/strong> feed in the shallows alongside various ducks &#8211; <strong>Mallard, Garganey, Tufted Duck, Goosander<\/strong> \u2013 and herons: both <strong>Great White Egret<\/strong> and <strong>Grey Heron<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-&#091;1.7&#093;\">Walking the sandy beaches and cutting across damp coastal meadows and low-lying pools, you may encounter some rather more exciting species. Waders regularly seen in this area include <strong>Ruff, Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Ruddy Turnstone, Northern Lapwing,<\/strong> and <strong>Common Redshank<\/strong>; <strong>Eurasian Curlew<\/strong> and <strong>Whimbrel<\/strong> have also been recorded. April brings several tern species &#8211; <strong>Common Tern<\/strong> and <strong>Arctic Tern<\/strong> \u2013 which breed in the area. In the reedbeds, <strong>Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Marsh Warbler,<\/strong> and <strong>Great Reed Warbler<\/strong> are all likely, and the rare <strong>Spotted Crake<\/strong> has been heard here too.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element awb-imageframe-style awb-imageframe-style-below awb-imageframe-style-3\" style=\"--awb-aspect-ratio:3 \/ 2;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--body_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--body_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--body_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--body_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--body_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--body_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--body_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Foto 3 - j\u00e4\u00e4koskel\nAlt text: J\u00e4\u00e4kosklad puhkavad kivil Prangli saare l\u00e4hedal Soome lahel\" title=\"Ja\u0308a\u0308koskel\" src=\"https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jaakoskel.webp\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-6048 img-with-aspect-ratio\" data-parent-fit=\"cover\" data-parent-container=\".fusion-image-element\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jaakoskel-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jaakoskel-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jaakoskel-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jaakoskel-500x333.webp 500w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jaakoskel-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jaakoskel-700x467.webp 700w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jaakoskel-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jaakoskel-800x534.webp 800w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jaakoskel.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-container\" style=\"text-align:left;\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-title\">Smew<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element awb-imageframe-style awb-imageframe-style-below awb-imageframe-style-4\" style=\"--awb-aspect-ratio:3 \/ 2;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--body_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--body_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--body_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--body_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--body_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--body_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--body_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Mudatilder on kevad-s\u00fcgisesel r\u00e4ndeajal Prangli saare sadama \u00fcmbruses sage k\u00fclaline.\" title=\"Mudatilder\" src=\"https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mudatilder.webp\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-6045 img-with-aspect-ratio\" data-parent-fit=\"cover\" data-parent-container=\".fusion-image-element\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mudatilder-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mudatilder-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mudatilder-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mudatilder-500x333.webp 500w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mudatilder-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mudatilder-700x467.webp 700w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mudatilder-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mudatilder-800x534.webp 800w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mudatilder.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-container\" style=\"text-align:left;\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-title\">Common Sandpiper<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><h2>A pleasant summer of island birdlife<\/h2>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-&#091;1.7&#093;\">Summer is a busy breeding season. Common species nesting on Prangli include <strong>Great Tit<\/strong> and <strong>Blue Tit<\/strong>, <strong>Chaffinch<\/strong>, and thrushes &#8211; <strong>Blackbird, Mistle Thrush,<\/strong> and <strong>Song Thrush<\/strong>. Around the houses you will find <strong>Barn Swallow<\/strong> and <strong>House Martin<\/strong>, <strong>White Wagtail<\/strong>, <strong>Hooded Crow,<\/strong> and <strong>Magpie<\/strong>; in the groves, <strong>Nightingale, Wood Warbler, Dunnock, Treecreeper<\/strong>, and both <strong>Common Whitethroat<\/strong> and <strong>Blackcap<\/strong>. On open ground near the shore, <strong>Northern Wheatear<\/strong> breeds regularly, while <strong>Common Buzzard, Western Marsh Harrier,<\/strong> and <strong>Eurasian Hobby<\/strong> circle overhead. <strong>Red-backed Shrike<\/strong> also nests on the island. In spring, the drumming of the <strong>Great Spotted Woodpecker<\/strong> carries through the woods &#8211; it remains to breed here as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-&#091;1.7&#093;\">In the second half of summer, rarer waders begin drifting through &#8211; birds that have completed their extraordinarily brief breeding season far away in the Arctic and are now heading towards Western Europe. Among them you may find <strong>European Golden Plover, Red Knot, Dunlin<\/strong> (of the tundra subspecies), and <strong>Little Stint<\/strong>. Numbers are not large, as Prangli has few extensive mudflats, but various wader species do make short stops in the shallow bays on the western side of the island, particularly when water levels are low.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element awb-imageframe-style awb-imageframe-style-below awb-imageframe-style-5\" style=\"--awb-aspect-ratio:3 \/ 2;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--body_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--body_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--body_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--body_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--body_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--body_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--body_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-5 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" title=\"Suitsupa\u0308a\u0308suke\" src=\"https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Suitsupaasuke.webp\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-6051 img-with-aspect-ratio\" data-parent-fit=\"cover\" data-parent-container=\".fusion-image-element\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Suitsupaasuke-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Suitsupaasuke-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Suitsupaasuke-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Suitsupaasuke-500x333.webp 500w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Suitsupaasuke-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Suitsupaasuke-700x467.webp 700w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Suitsupaasuke-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Suitsupaasuke-800x534.webp 800w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Suitsupaasuke.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-container\" style=\"text-align:left;\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-title\">Barn Swallow<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element awb-imageframe-style awb-imageframe-style-below awb-imageframe-style-6\" style=\"--awb-aspect-ratio:3 \/ 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srcset=\"https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Punaselg-ogija-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Punaselg-ogija-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Punaselg-ogija-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Punaselg-ogija-500x333.webp 500w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Punaselg-ogija-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Punaselg-ogija-700x467.webp 700w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Punaselg-ogija-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Punaselg-ogija-800x534.webp 800w, https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Punaselg-ogija.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-container\" style=\"text-align:left;\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-title\">Red-backed Shrike<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><h2>Autumn brings geese and waterbirds in abundance<\/h2>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-&#091;1.7&#093;\">When the weather turns colder and the northerly wind picks up, larger birds begin moving south across the sea. Flocks of <strong>Barnacle Geese<\/strong> and <strong>Greater White-fronted Geese<\/strong> very likely pass over the island, occasionally pausing briefly, though the best views come from the ferry or a smaller boat. The <strong>Long-tailed Ducks<\/strong> soon return to winter in local waters &#8211; indeed, they spend the greater part of the year here rather than on the breeding grounds. <strong>Scoters<\/strong> sweep past in large flocks at low altitude, <strong>Great Cormorants<\/strong> are seen in ever-increasing numbers, and <strong>divers<\/strong> may pass overhead in loose groups.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-&#091;1.7&#093;\">Autumn migration also has a special quality of its own: the numbers are somewhat larger than in spring, since the flocks include not only adults but the year&#8217;s young birds as well. Most birds are in non-breeding plumage, which makes identification a little more challenging &#8211; but also more rewarding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-&#091;1.7&#093;\">As autumn deepens and winter arrives, island life grows very quiet. A few <strong>gulls<\/strong> and <strong>Mallards<\/strong> are seen here and there; <strong>Mute Swans<\/strong> and <strong>Smew<\/strong> remain as long as the sea stays ice-free. When the water freezes over entirely, the birds move on to the open sea, and Prangli settles down to rest, waiting for the new year and new feathered visitors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"group relative relative pb-3\" data-is-streaming=\"false\">\n<div class=\"font-claude-response relative leading-&#091;1.65rem&#093; &#091;&amp;_pre&gt;div&#093;:bg-bg-000\/50 &#091;&amp;_pre&gt;div&#093;:border-0.5 &#091;&amp;_pre&gt;div&#093;:border-border-400 &#091;&amp;_.ignore-pre-bg&gt;div&#093;:bg-transparent &#091;&amp;_.standard-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)&#093;:pl-2 &#091;&amp;_.standard-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,ul,ol,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)&#093;:pr-8 &#091;&amp;_.progressive-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)&#093;:pl-2 &#091;&amp;_.progressive-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,ul,ol,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)&#093;:pr-8\">\n<div class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid &#091;&amp;_&gt;_*&#093;:min-w-0 gap-3 standard-markdown\">\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-&#091;1.7&#093;\">If you&#8217;d like to come to Prangli for a birdwatching trip, send us an email at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@pranglireisid.ee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">info@pranglireisid.ee<\/a> and we&#8217;ll find a suitable option together. Staying for more than a day is especially rewarding; it gives the nature, the peace, and the birdsong of Prangli a chance to truly sink in. We offer accommodation in the cosy <a href=\"https:\/\/pranglireisid.ee\/en\/villa-of-nature-energy-on-prangli-island-estonia\/\">Villa of Nature Energy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\">\n<div class=\"relative w-full overflow-visible\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none &#091;--shadow-height:45px&#093; has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) &#091;&amp;:has(&#091;data-writing-block&#093;)&gt;*&#093;:pointer-events-auto &#091;content-visibility:auto&#093; supports-&#091;content-visibility:auto&#093;:&#091;contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh&#093; R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-&#091;calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))&#093; scroll-mt-&#091;calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))&#093;\" dir=\"auto\" 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\/>\nPhotos: Marko Poolamets<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"contents\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none -mt-px h-px translate-y-&#091;calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom)-14*var(--spacing))&#093;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div 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class=\"awb-imageframe-caption\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-title\">Common Crane<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element awb-imageframe-style awb-imageframe-style-below awb-imageframe-style-8\" style=\"--awb-aspect-ratio:3 \/ 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