The Dutch BirdLife International affiliate Vogelbescherming conducted a survey of city dwellers and found that at least 93% of respondents find bird life in their city important.
The Netherlands is urbanizing at a fast pace and that means that more and more birds have to find a home in a city environment. They have to adapt to find their food, nesting locations and shelter in urban areas as their more natural habitats are developed by humans. Most people find that bird life makes a city more attractive and therefore space must be created for our feathered friends.
Vogelbescherming has developed an Action Plan with guidelines for cities to follow in order to make the environment more bird-friendly. The plan also has bird-friendly ideas for city planners, architects, housing agencies and construction companies.
The action plan calls to attention several projects which have already been completed which help to make cities friendlier for birds. These include swallow projects in Woensdrecht, Kampen, Almere and Bergen op Zoom.
The top three beloved city birds in the Netherlands are the House Sparrow, Tit and European Robin.
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Nederlanders houden van stadsvogels! The Dutch love city birds!
