Homemade Nest Protectors Help Frisian Meadow Birds

An idea from the local bird watch has significantly increased the survival chances of meadow birds in Sexbierum in Friesland. The breeding birds have recently been protected by home-made nest protectors. And that seems to work. The nest protectors are made of concrete reinforcement and chicken wire. Arend Kuiper and Cor Aardema from the bird watch in Franeker and surroundings have placed ten iron cages on the nests of meadow birds such as the la…