{"id":42919,"date":"2024-08-25T09:28:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-25T06:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/?p=42919"},"modified":"2024-08-22T10:42:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T07:42:08","slug":"less-and-less-brood-boxes-for-the-european-roller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/en\/less-and-less-brood-boxes-for-the-european-roller\/","title":{"rendered":"Less and less brood boxes for the European roller"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The maintenance and monitoring of the artificial nestboxes\u00a0 placed in the framework of the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rollerproject.eu\/en\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cConservation of the European Roller in the Carpathian Basin (LIFE13\/NAT\/HU\/000081)\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0project was only partially completed this year due to technical reasons. <strong>Almost 370 of the wooden boxes were checked<\/strong>. Of these, <strong>114 were occupied by rollers<\/strong>, but we were pleased to discover that other species were also using them. Little owls, eurasian scops owls, western jackdaws,\u00a0 common kestrels and common starlings were enjoying these wooden \u201dhomes\u201d.<\/span><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video autoplay=\"\" controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Video-2024-07-01-at-07.03.59-1-1.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unfortunately, each year these boxes need maintenance. This time 29 needed repair and 64 were completely destroyed.<strong> The decreasing number of boxes is worrying, as the 850 nest boxes placed as a result of the activities for the medium and long-term survival of the European roller have contributed to the increase of the species&#8217; population.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-01-at-07.03.59-5-768x1024.jpeg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"42911\" src=\"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-01-at-07.03.59-5-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-01-at-07.03.59-5-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-01-at-07.03.59-5-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-01-at-07.03.59-5-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-01-at-07.03.59-5-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-01-at-07.03.59-5.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-01-at-07.03.59-8-769x1024.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"42905\" src=\"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-01-at-07.03.59-8-769x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-01-at-07.03.59-8-769x1024.jpeg 769w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-01-at-07.03.59-8-600x799.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-01-at-07.03.59-8-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-01-at-07.03.59-8-768x1023.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-01-at-07.03.59-8-1153x1536.jpeg 1153w, https:\/\/milvus.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-01-at-07.03.59-8.jpeg 1537w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/figure><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wooden brood boxes deteriorate very quickly due to the weather conditions. A sustainable solution could be to replace them with artificial concrete nests. These special boxes, made of concrete and sawdust, can provide a durable home for nesting rollers for up to several decades.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a solution, albeit partial, to the decreasing number of boxes, we managed to order 30 extremely durable wood-concrete nests, for which the manufacturer offers a 30-year guarantee. The purchase was made within the framework of the project<strong> &#8220;Bet on Nature: community involvement in the conservation of endangered bird species: European roller and Red-footed falcon&#8221;<\/strong>. Within the project, funded by<strong> Betfair Romania Development<\/strong>, a series of community activities will take place, such as the planting and maintenance of poplar seedlings with the involvement of the local schools and the entire community. We are grateful that there are companies that care about protecting endangered species.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>A big thanks to our volunteers, who helped in this activity. <\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The maintenance and monitoring of the artificial nestboxes\u00a0 placed in the framework of the \u00a0\u201cConservation of the European Roller in the Carpathian Basin (LIFE13\/NAT\/HU\/000081)\u201d \u00a0 \u00a0project was only partially completed this year due to technical reasons. Almost 370 of the wooden boxes were checked. Of these, 114 were occupied by rollers, but we were pleased 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