Birdhouses will be hung in the Vitebsk region on International Bird Day

April 1 - International Day of Birds. As reported by the regional committee for natural resources and environmental protection, in cooperation with educational institutions and forestry enterprises, birdhouses and tit-boxes will be hung in parks, squares, and forests. In addition, various campaigns, information hours, quizzes, and master classes on making artificial nests will be held. An open day will take place at the visitor center of the state environmental protection institution "Yelnya" (Miory).

According to ornithologists, 310 species of birds are registered in our country, of which 72 are listed in the Red Book of Belarus. About 250 species inhabit the Vitebsk region. Favorite nesting places for birds are the Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve, the Braslav Lakes, the swamps of the "Yelnya" reserve, and Lake Osveyskoye.

SERGEI KAVALEVSKY, photos by Anton Stepanishchev, "Vitebskiye vesti"