Drei Jahre Vogelschutzstatistik im saarländischen Staats- und Gemeindewald

Summary

View of bird protection measures in Saarland

Bird protection measures are carried out in the public and communal forests of Saarland since many years. From 1971 to 1973 the results of controlling the nest boxes in autumn were evaluated centrally. 12.6% of the boxes were damaged or stolen, 16.9% were unoccupied and 65,1% hatched. The rest were boxes containing died eggs or broods as well as wasps and other inquilines.

Titmice were the most frequent breeding birds (68,1%), followed byMuscicapa spec. (14.1%) andSitta europaea (6.7%). This shows that nest boxes are for the benefit of common birds only. They don't show an advancement of rare species. Therefore a reorientation is planned with regard to the advancement of more rare bird species.