Blackbird, great tit, Sparrow and Robin: in this Winter, the naturschutzbund Deutschland (Nabu) calls, to his great Vogelzähl action. Of 4. to 6. January may each include an hour-long birds at the feeders, in the garden, on the balcony or in the Park, and the results online or by phone to the Nabu report, announced the organization on Friday.

in Order to identify the 15 most common Piepmatze well, have developed the conservationists for the Internet is an information and learning program. There Curious to know dove, for example, characteristics of bullfinch, greenfinch, nuthatch and ring.

“After the turn of the century the summer of 2018, is likely to be the census is particularly exciting,” said Nabu’s managing Director Leif Miller. “So far, we can only speculate in the absence of data on how the drought has affected the bird world.” Through the warm summer wild trees and shrubs be deceiving but also many fruits. “The winter birds will find a richly laid table.” Could have a positive effect to starlings, Klasbahis Thrushes and green woodpeckers.

Negative impact from the further spread of the Usutu Virus, a particularly blackbirds could have. In the past few years had spread of the pathogens in Germany more and more to the North, and in this year, including Bremen and Hamburg. You have received messages to more than 25,000 potentially affected birds, the conservationists.

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“The hour of the winter of birds” is, according to Nabu-Germany’s largest scientific hands-on action. In the case of the bird census in January of 2018, more than 136,000 people have been involved. Overall, messages from the 92,000 gardens and Parks. The house Sparrow took over the top spot as the most common winter bird in Germany’s gardens. Great tit and blue tit followed on position two and three.

Similar Zählaktionen there are also in other countries of Europe, including Sweden, Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands. But also in the UK, and even in the USA there is an inventory by Volunteers.

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