Overview

• Experts from the Heinz Sielmann Stiftung marked 72 chicks this season, the highest total since monitoring began in 2021.
• The count has risen from 14 recorded in 2021, indicating sustained gains under ongoing management.
• Tim Funkenberg said the Sielmann-managed heathland provides ideal breeding and feeding conditions for hoopoes.
• Birds use old woodpecker cavities and installed nest boxes for nesting in the open and semi-open heath landscape.
• Brandenburg hosts about half of Germany’s breeding population, and migration to Africa from mid-August shapes the annual ringing window.