Results of Estonian Open 2015

This year Estonian Open took place on the 15th of August from 3 a.m. to 5 p.m. in North-East Estonia. Over 60 participants were registrered for this event with 7 Estonian, 1 Latvian, 1 Lithuanian and 7 Finnish teams. As usual, several Estonian Nature Tours bird guides participated in that event. The winner team was RC & Co from Estonia (including ENT guide Uku Paal)  with 141 species in total. The team Läänemaa Linnuklubi (including our guides Tarvo Valker and Mati Kose) came in fourth place with 136 species. The most interesting species recorded during the rally was Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea).

Photo: Mati Kose

Results of the teams:

1. 141 RC & Co (Andrus Jair, Mihkel Metslaid, Margus Ots, Uku Paal, Peeter Raudsepp)
2. 138 MuoviLabaJengi (Petteri Mäkelä, Tom Nordblad, Jarkko Santaharju, Roni Väisänen)
3. 137 Team Ristisaari (Petri Ripatti, Tuomas Seimola, Ari Vuorio)
4. 136 Läänemaa Linnuklubi (Mati Kose, Renno Nellis, Hannes Pehlak, Tarvo Valker)
5. 133 Banaanivabariik (Jukka Hatva, Tuukka Kupiainen, Jan Nordblad, Gustaf Nordenswahn, Matti Rekilä)
6. 127 Finnish Toy Boys (Sebastian Andrejeff, Paul Boijer, Markus Lampinen, Tomas Swahn, Ossi Tahvonen)
7. 125 Kõrvemaa Suusaklubi (Aki Arkiomaa, Harri Holtta, Matti Koivula, Timo Nuoranen)
8. 123 Kuldkihar ja kolm Karu (Tiina Mäkelä, Juha Tuomala, Henry Tennberg, Jyrki Tolvanen)
9. 114 Natourest (Rein Kuresoo, Leho Luigujõe, Bert Rähni, Ahto Täpsi)
10. 112 Himantopus himantopus (Ilze Bojare, Ivars Brediks, Andris Klepers, Ieva Mardega, Marcis Tirums)
11. 107 Viis Vellot (Madis Karu, Sten Lassmann, Raul Vilk, Kris Voog, Kaarel Võhandu)
12.-13. 103 Bilia (Christer Casagrande, Jaakko Hynninen, Seppo Grönlund, Istvan Kecskemeti)
12.-13. 103 Buteo (Eedi Lelov, Heikki Luhamaa, Kalle Muru, Riho Männik)
14. 101 Eesti Naised (Triin Kaasiku, Liis Keerberg, Aire Orula, Thea Perm, Tiiu Tali)
15. 100 Birding Lithuania (Gediminas Eigirdas, Vytautas Eigirdas, Marius Karlonas, Armandas Naudžius)
16. 75 Westerners (Sander Sirelbu, Ave Huugen)

The total number of species 192.

„Aces“:
Natourest – rukkirääk CRECRE
Birding Lithuania – randtiir STEAEA
Himantopus himantopus – nõmmelõoke LULARB, karvasjalg-kakk AEGFUN, tutt-tiir STESAN, krüüsel CEPGRY, roohabekas PANBIA 
RC & Co – väikekajakas HYDMIN, põldtsiitsitaja EMBHOR
Team Ristisaari – värbrüdi CALTEM, kaelus-turteltuvi STRDEC
Banaanivabariik – rästas-roolind ACRARU, metsis TETURO
Kõrvemaa Suusaklubi – kaljukotkas AQUCHR
Kuldkihar ja kolm Karu – kukkurtihane REMPEN

Video story on the bird race Estonian Open in national TV environmental broadcast...

Estonian Open 2016 takes place on 13th of August in Hiiumaa island. British and other teams are welcome to join this event!