Again the migratory birds return to the cities and the legal obligation and dedication of every and every way in protecting their nests and Follow the urban biodiversity that form swallows, common planes and overcome; Because they remind themselves of environmental associations.
The Destruction of nests (which normally stand on balconies, roof edges and facades) is prohibited by law, because they are protected species that offer enormous ecological value to the villages and cities that arrive to reproduce.
«SwallowOvercoming and planes are part of the memory and the daily life of our peoples and neighborhoods. It is not a nuisance that they nest in our houses, it is a privilege. They are connected to the natural control of insects and an indicator of the good health of the environment. Its protection is not only a legal obligation, it is a collective responsibility with urban biodiversity«Remember environmental organizations to defend these birds.
Forbidden by law that destroys nests of migratory birds
The swallows, common planes and boar are already back in cities and villages. These migrating birds, which live with urban architecture for centuries, return from Africa every spring to reproduce in cornices, roof edges, balconies and facades of our buildings. His arrival marks the start of a new breeding season and thus the need to guarantee the Protection of their nests, which in many cases are illegally destroyed during work or cleaning.
They remember these organizations that all these species are protected by the law, and that the destruction of their nests – even if they are empty – can be punished administratively and even criminal. It is one serious violation This not only endangers urban biodiversity, but only breaks with an old tradition of coexistence between birds and people.
«Swallows, overcome and planes are part of the memory and the daily life of our peoples and neighborhoods. They see nesting in our houses is not a nuisance, it is a privilege. They are connected to the natural control of insects and an indicator of the good health of the environment. It is not just a legal obligation, it is a collective responsibility with urban biodiversity, “they say.
Organizations emphasize that the presence of these birds in the urban environment is decreasing, mainly because of the loss of habitat, agricultural intensification, the growth of our populations, the elimination of nests in buildings and the reforms that do not respect the reproductive cycle. For example, the situation of the victory is mainly disturbing.
Another way to help these urban birds is the installation of dose-Ned under the eaves of buildings that have no natural holes, as in the case of overcoming. Some of these solutions are applied in public buildings, such as schools, which not only make the reproduction of birds possible, but also that the local population knows, appreciate and learn their behavior.
A good example of this are the Nidales that this spring in the Menéndez Pelayo College, located in the center of Santander“The school children followed with great interest the placement of the box-Nido, while the overpopulation flew over the surroundings of the center,” they give up.
Migrating birds at Camera display
Another of the sustainable examples is the following that is done through a live webcam of the Bone Zweren from Jerez. The colony, located at the SCJ Jerez Slave School, in the 2024 season He had a nest record with 12 nest pairs and 55 flown chickens.
It is a unique camera in the world that shows the reproductive behavior of this exciting and unknown bird 24 hours a day that only settles. Since the 2017 breeding season it has enabled us to observe exciting, curious moments and some that had not yet been admitted, such as bass, sexual intercourse, fighting or attacks by adult chickens.
As these environmental associations remember, there are simple and compatible technical measures with the reforms and city life that make it possible to avoid discomfort without destroying nests. Among them are:
- Adjust work and reforms to prevent the breeding period (spring and summer). In the case of such an action it can influence a nest, prior permission from the competent administration for its destruction is required.
- Install planks or elements of collecting droppings under nests, to prevent this from affecting citizens.
- Replace, outside the reproductive era, nests affected by artificial models when they are justified. Here too, an earlier permit from the competent administration is required.
- Record nesting elements in Energierehabilitation projects.