The Swifts are back in the Geretrsrieder the city centre. The migratory birds are quartered in BGZ and in the PulsG.

Geretsried – On a Sunny day late in the morning you can see them fly: the Swifts, the refer in the centre of the city, have their summer quarters. Thus, the birds find their home in the BGZ better, there is an extra attractant. The winter quarters of the Swifts, similar in its appearance to the swallow, are located in Africa, especially South of the Equator. The breeding period of the bird on to Central Europe. There he is found by the beginning of may until the beginning of August.

just in Time for the beginning of may, Ursula Hölzl of Baugenossenschaft (BG) has the first birds spotted in the Geretsrieder centre. "The Best time to see the Swifts on Sunny days, between 11 and 12 o'clock," says Hölzl. Well seen you are also in their high-pitched call.

36 nesting boxes for the securing of the protection of species

To secure the protection of species left the cooperative at the beginning of 2019 at the BGZ 36 white, oblong nesting boxes to attach. "These hatcheries were mounted with a approach way from the bottom, as this is detected by the birds faster," explained the BG employee. In addition to the nesting boxes for Swifts have been installed according to Hölzl also boxes for sparrows and bats. Also on the roof, nesting boxes, "which we have attached, in addition, for the construction of a neighbor are". The new PulsG-building at the Karl-Lederer-Platz boxes for Swifts are also.

Since the end of April, the "swift-sound-machine", how Hölzl says. "The sound of mock-up will be activated daily in the morning and in the evening, and tried with the Imitation of the bird's other Swifts voices to attract." The device was installed at the beginning of 2019 to the old cooperative-residential blocks to the Egerland road, in order to make the Swifts "resident" and make it to the new location of your headquarters to the attention of. The residential blocks have now been demolished. "The new building will also be nest boxes fitted," says Hölzl. The protection of species in the BG of diploma-biologist Dr. Knut Neubeck is supported. He wants to investigate whether the birds have moved into their nest caves already.

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Also at the town hall, there are two bird nesting boxes. According to Thomas Loibl, press spokesman of the city, they were also appropriate for Swifts. You did not want to move in there. Loibl: "Instead, the starlings have settled."

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