Hidden behind tall grass and trees lies a small oasis in the urban landscape of Schifflange. natur&ëmwelt’s resident ornithologist, Sören Salvatore, takes us along to this secret location, which we discuss along with all the amazing projects he is apart of! Join us as we familiarise ourselves with some new Luxembourgish words, we get our boots muddy and share plenty of laughs along the way!
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Our ‘Minett Location’ of the month:
Beréngungsstatioun, Schëfflenger Brill
((Google Maps : 49°30’39.0″N 6°00’29.4″E)
Our guest: Sören Salvatore
Sören Salvatore is a young ornithologist and science educator who works for the non-profit organization natur&ëmwelt. He is also a wildlife photographer and has his own podcast called “Un der Grenz”.
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Sören’s Quiz (Questions and Answers):
What is the name of Reed in Luxembourgish? Lëtschen (or Schilf in German).
What is a ‘Brill’ (LU)? A ‘Brill’ – A natural wetland near a village.
Which bird is most commonly found at the Schifflange Brill? The ‘Klenge Jäitzert’ (LU), or Teigrohrsänger in German and Reed Warbler in English, is the most frequently visited bird at the tagging station at the Schifflange Brill.
Which mammal at the Schifflange Brill regenerates the area in a natural way? Beavers! Beaver’s naturally regenerate their environments and have just recently been found in Luxembourg and at the Schifflange Brill again.
Various topics mentionned in this episode:
- Birdring station, Schifflange Brill. Here birds that fly and come and nest are tagged and in other words obtain their ‘ID cards’ for monitoring purposes. +/- 120 different species of birds have been observed and tagged in the Schifflange Brill so far.
- Sören’s Wildlife Photography on Instagram.
- COL Urban birds – protecting climate and wildlife – A project coordinated by natur&ëmwelt in which Sören is involved in.
- ‘Schlammwiss Uebersyren’ – A 375 ha wetland grassland, which is the largest connected reed area in Luxembourg:
- The Eurasian Reed Warbler (ENG) is the bird most commonly seen in Luxembourg during the summer. It lives in reedgrass.
- Barn swallow – Sören’s favourite bird.
- ‚Stengefort Schmelz‘ (foundry).
- ‘Schlackentipp’ (mining tip): Waste has been removed, carried away, there is now one of the large ponds where the waste tip used to be.
- White storks as a brute bird.
- ‘Lameschmillen’ (along the ‘Dumontshaff’) is where the first storks were sited in Luxembourg in 2013.
- Regeneration of the Alzette is under way along a 20km route of the Alzette between the city of Luxembourg and the South.
- Lëtschen (LU) / Schilf (DE) is a grass. It belongs to the family of sweet grasses (Poaceae). A.k.a Reedgrass (ENG). The grass can grow up to 3 to 5 feet (1-1.5 m.) in size.
- Neighbour Magazine – a quarterly and digital magazine that encourages sustainable living with a focus on Luxembourg and the Greater Region and a view of the world.
- Un der Grenz – Sören’s Podcast.
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