Neighbors of the night herons

Neighbors of the night herons

Other bird species also nest in the hight herons breeding colonies. The most numerous are Caspian gulls and gray herons. In one of the largest mixed colonies on a large island, on the gravel pit in Jankowice (Zakole A), mainly white-headed gulls nest. This year, the...
Night herons arrivals

Night herons arrivals

After a winter spent in Africa or in southern Europe, the night herons returned to the Upper Vistula Valley. They will breed soon, but first they have to… get enough sleep. Ornithologists from the Upper Silesian Ornithological Circle, involved in the LIFE.VISTULA.PL...
Follow the night herons!

Follow the night herons!

Karolina, Wojtek, Olga – these are just some of the names given by ornithologists to selected night herons nesting in the Upper Vistula Valley. The birds were equipped with special transmitters. Now everyone can check the location of birds on the website of the...
Construction of island for birds – video

Construction of island for birds – video

An island for birds on the Goczałkowickie Lake is ready. The first tenants will settle it in spring. In anticipation of this event, we are publishing a video documenting the construction process! The film presents, in a shortened version, the construction of an...
Night herons wintering

Night herons wintering

GPS / GSM transmitters allow you to check where the night herons nesting in the Upper Vistula Valley spend the winter. Some of the birds stayed in southern Europe. Some flew all the way to Nigeria! The birds that have decided to winter in Europe are found in the...
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