They just arrived and you can enjoy them already. agile and acrobatic flights. as each Marchhis arrival swallows, surfaces And slips It’s a clear sign that we’re getting closer. season change. it’s been a while since ours behaviour and the climate crisis is making it harder for them to land. But this year, the landscape that awaits them is, particularly hostile.
This wetlands dry and they will have a hard time finding two of these species (swallows and terns) mud. Without mud, it will require more work than usual to build their nestto them no matter what raising your young. Some find solutions by staying on the shore or taking advantage of the water of some jobs.
Other obstacle People who throw their nests on the ground intervene: “This is prohibited by lawhowever, some people take advantage of the opportunity when these birds’ homes are abandoned in winter. destroy them and it’s a problem because it’s very difficult for them to collect mud,” he complains. Luis MartinezSpokesperson of the Spanish Association Ornithology. This In this type of pressure, It is even worse for species adapted to towns and cities: a large part of its population breeds in buildings.
Emily’s Friends
“It’s important for people to get to know these little birds. 20 grams: has fascinatingthey are coming Africa, where they spend our winter. after visiting 5,000 kilometersEach year, they return to their birthplace: on the porch of Emilia and Joan at their home in Cadaqués, for example. Every spring they suffer: “Oh, they won’t come this year,” they fear. But they always come in the end: “They’re like family,” Emilia celebrates.
Emilia and Joan put newsprint so on the ground feces defilement: “We enjoy them all summerbring together incredible messbut they’re so cute, so funny.” Emilia warning to those who are considering destroying the home: “I say, if you mistreat their house, you will be unlucky for seven or eight years. Let’s see if people will think twice?”
HE ornithologist Enric Pamies He lives it more professionally but with the same passion: “I’ve been looking to see if any of these birds have appeared since the end of February, because many birds are beginning their migration, including raptors.” Swallows, airplanes, and swallows give him joy every spring: “Grace of the Almighty. bird hobby is he to changeand you know the seasons change when these summer individuals show up.” A week ago, family He has already seen four of these species.
three fly screens
many people confuse three different bird species: swallows (they make mud burrows at low altitudes), surfaces (they are mounted on the eaves of buildings) and slips (They breed in hollow cracks, although less and less due to rehabilitation). Three species have common nutrients: within a few months, swallowing hundreds of thousands of mosquitoes and aphids. “They are insecticides and therefore very useful to us. slope“There are ups and downs in population, warns Martínez. But the increases don’t make up for the declines: 40% reduced.
not just human action And drought —mistreatment of wetlands is, in his opinion, very bad news. Blas Molina From the SEO program at Aves y Cima— Condition your trip from now on: South Africa or beach. Most of the areas they go through suffer fires and burning of vegetation. Also every time less insects In the world.
This guarantees millIt also makes the situation worse. And the last obstacle strong winds In the strait region, which is blowing harder due to global change: “These winds are the opening tap. gateway to europe“. This 2023access opened for another year, but all experts agree. HE future uncertain and not very hopeful: every time they come swallows and swifts.