mickysf replied on 12/10/2016 18:11
Posted on 12/10/2016 18:11
Posted on 12/10/2016 18:11
Posted on 13/10/2016 07:28
I was in Dummer See in Germany last week which is on the Western Migration Root. Whilst there, about 1000 cranes were coming into roost every night at the Rehdener Geestmoor. A fabulous site at Dawn and Dusk. By the end of October there should be up to 100,000 cranes in the area although numbers are reducing.
Speaking to the campsite owner he puts the blame on the EU CAP which is having an adverse effect on the birds feeding grounds. Farmers are intensively farming Maize as they get a guaranteed 800 euros a hectare which is fine but it encourages the farmers to plough the fields within 24hours of cutting the crop. These fields are the favourite feeding grounds of the Cranes so ploughing makes feeding more difficult
mickysf
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