Participate in the campaign and register the swallow nests and swift colonies you know!

 

Monitoring the populations of different bird species is fundamental to assessing their conservation status and to designing effective and timely measures for their preservation. In recent years, citizen science projects have become increasingly common and important for carrying out these monitoring efforts, both in terms of the volume and quality of the data collected.

 

Swallows and swifts, since they build their nests in buildings, are perfect species to be monitored by the public. Furthermore, monitoring these birds does not involve high travel costs, requires little time from participants, and stands out as a task that would otherwise be very difficult to carry out, since the nests are often located on private properties.

 

What to register?

The aim of this campaign is to record nests and nesting colonies of swallows and swifts. This can include recording either a single nest or a group of nests located in a building or structure.

How often?

The same nests can and should be recorded every year. This way we can see how the number of birds fluctuates and the extent of their breeding area over the years.

At what time of year?

Nest logging should be done during the breeding season, which varies depending on the species.

Which nests should be counted?

This record only intends to count nests that are under construction or occupied. Any destroyed or unoccupied nests should not be considered.