Woodland avians are steadily taking over urbanized zones.
Noticing that birds in gardens, parks, and balconies seem more forest-like, Miller, the Federal Managing Director of Nabu, mentioned on Thursday during the presentation of the "Garden Bird Hour" results that in the past two decades, species like the great spotted woodpecker, jay, and wood pigeon have moved into cities since they seem to thrive on the readily available food and safety conditions there.
However, the researchers noticed that bug-eating species and those that bred in structures, such as the house martin, barn swallow, and black redstart, have been in shorter supply in densely populated regions. Miller hypothesized that insect extinction and the unavailability of nesting places might contribute to this decline. To avert this problem, Rümmler, an expert at Nabu, stressed that we could encourage these birds by creating gardens that mimic nature or installing nesting supports on buildings.
This past May 9-12, 58,000 Germans participated in the bird count with the collaboration of the Bavarian State Association for Bird Protection and reported a whopping 1.2 million birds. The house sparrow, blackbird, and great tit were the top three birds spotted, but because of the warmer than usual spring, there were many more reports of migratory species like the chiffchaff. Moreover, the wren was more frequently seen than the previous year.
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In alignment with the trend, forest birds such as the jay and the great spotted woodpecker have also begun settling in urban settlement areas, benefiting from the abundance of food and secure living conditions. Surprisingly, the sightings of birds like the jay in urban environments have increased significantly over the past years.
Source: www.ntv.de
