Rescue operation for wall sailors: Fire brigade fetches Vogel from a height of 11 meters!

Rescue operation for wall sailors: Fire brigade fetches Vogel from a height of 11 meters!

Neustrelitz, Deutschland - recently, a wall sailor in Neustrelitz caused excitement when he got tangled on a roof in a plastic näuel. The incident occurred on Tuesday morning when a resident informed the rescue control center. The Neustrelitz fire brigade immediately moved up with a turntable ladder to free the bird that was caught at a height of 11 meters. With skill and patience, the animal rescuers removed the nesting material in which the bird got caught. Shortly before they could reach it, the wall sailor managed to free himself and climb into heaven. Fortunately, the animal suffered no injuries, which is probably due to its nature.

The Wall Sailer is a protected species according to the Federal Nature Conservation Act. This means that neither hunting nor catching or killing these birds is allowed, and their breeding facilities must be protected. If a construction site is affected, in which there are nesting options for wall sailors, the lower nature conservation authority is consulted to take suitable measures.

Return of the wall sailors

But who are these striking birds at all? Wall sailors return on time every year from the beginning of May, regardless of the weather conditions. The return this spring was a little tough due to the cool weather. There were initial sightings from April 20, but a large wave of return only followed at the end of April and brought a wall sailor to entire cities in Germany. Cities like Berlin, Cologne and Leipzig in particular offer the feathered friends ideal living conditions.

Despite this pleasant return, the wall sailor population is a problem child of the native bird world. The numbers show alarming declines by 6.7 % annually, so that only 42 % of the original inventory is left. The declines are significantly noticeable in the northern federal states such as Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Bremen. This is not only due to the lack of nesting options, but also due to a decline in flight insects that climate change further increases.

protective measures and observations

Numerous measures are proposed to support the Wall Sailer Population. This includes the sensible planning of renovation work and the installation of nesting aids in suitable places. The importance of the bird rescuers becomes clear when you consider that in the so -called "hour of garden birds" in 2023 only almost 40,000 wall sailors were reported, which brought this bird to the 9th place in the ranking.

For the determination and protection of this type, the website of Brodowski Photography offers various information and images that are of great value for bird lovers and nature lovers. Because the survival of these fascinating birds is important to all of us.

COVID-19, climate change and nature conservation-all of these topics also fall back on our beloved wall sailor. Nabu emphasizes the need to offer the animals a safe future and to draw attention to their threats so that we will not only have to dream of the wall sailors.