1998 and 2002, the object was observed for almost 60 h by HEGRA resulting, when combined, in a flux of $(0.042\pm0.012)$ Crab units at $E>930$ GeV [@MartinPhd], which translates to $(0.053\pm0.015)$ Crab units when extrapolating to $E\geq350$ GeV. From observations of 1ES2344+514 in 2002, the Whipple group could infer a low flux level of $\lesssim0.03$ Crab units with a marginal significance of $3.1\sigma$ [@2001ICRC....7.2892B] at $E\gtrsim400$ GeV.

While the Whipple and HEGRA measurements allowed to conclude on a emission level of $\leq 11\%$ Crab units only after long observation times, the MAGIC observations obtained in this paper are the first time-resolved measurements at this emission level for 1ES2344+514. We find the flux of 1ES2344+514 to be $(0.054\pm0.006)$ Crab units for $E>350$ GeV, which is well in line with the HEGRA 1997-2002 evidence.

In previous observations of 1ES2344+514 it was not possible to infer temporal characteristics of the found VHE $\gamma$-ray emission level. With MAGIC, this level can be detected with only a few hours of observations, enabling studies of the VHE $\gamma$-ray variability properties of this object over a significant part of its dynamical range. Thus, 1ES2344+514 adds to the small group of blazars for which such studies are now 