Description
The house martin pole has already made a major breakthrough with our northern neighbors and in Germany. Placing a house martin pole is an ideal way to house entire populations house martins. A colony can often be saved by installing a house martin pole when existing homes are renovated or demolished. If the pole is placed in time and provided it is available when the birds return from their migration, there is a good chance that the pole will be occupied if the previous nesting spot is no longer available.
Installing a house martin pole is also a good idea to attract new house martin colonies. In this case it is recommended to provide an installation, with or without solar energy, that plays lure sounds at fixed timetables.
In recent decades, house martins have found it increasingly difficult to find suitable locations for making their nests due to extensive modernization and demolition of old buildings, but also due to a reduced availability of mud and nesting material.
