Coot, water rail, spotted crace, and bittern live in reeds. Buzzard and kestrel also hunt here. Doves, swifts, house martins and house sparrows are common in human settlements. White stork, swallow, tree sparrow and pied wagtail are common in rural settlements. Birds make not only Estonian landscape but entire surroundings more diverse.
Birds eating insects bring direct benefit to agriculture and forestry destroying pests.
Birds have a significant role in almost all ecological systems. They are also essential bio-indicators for observing and evaluating the condition of our environment. It is allowed to hunt them in autumn. The eggs of goosander have been used instead of hen's eggs by people living on a shore. Estonian birds are in a constant change.