Children´s Presentation On House Martins
Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of giving two presentations to groups of children from two schools close to my home in Banyeres de Mariola, in rural Alicante. The presentations were about House Martins, a bird that has suffered a huge decline in numbers across central and northern Europe in recent years. In Banyeres de Mariola, there is a healthy population of House Martins, with nesting colonies present throughout the village. The aim of the talks was to raise awareness, create interest and to help the children to value these little birds that return from Africa each year to breed here. The children were between six and eight years of age, and it was such a pleasure to see them so interested in the topic of nature, migration and conservation. Our next potential steps are to do a nest census, counting the number of active nests in the village, and to install some artificial nest cups. Many thanks to all involved in making this project happen, especially the Tourist Information Office of Banyeres de Mariola. Esta semana, tuve el placer de hacer dos presentaciones a grupos de niños de…