{"id":30140,"date":"2025-08-01T12:00:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T10:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/uferschwalben-auf-der-insel-poel-mecklenburg-vorpommern\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T08:23:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T06:23:38","slug":"sand-martins-on-the-island-of-poel-mecklenburg-west-pomerania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/sand-martins-on-the-island-of-poel-mecklenburg-west-pomerania\/","title":{"rendered":"Sand martins on the island of Poel, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-29859\" class=\"panel-layout\">\n<div id=\"pg-29859-0\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-0-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p><strong>Sand martins on the island of Poel are a fascinating sight that I had the chance to experience during a bike tour in May. In my blog post, I take a closer look at the lives of these special birds and invite you to explore the beautiful landscapes of Poel. Along the way, I also encountered many other bird species whose songs filled the natural surroundings. Enjoy reading and discovering this unique natural oasis!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-1\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-1-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\"><\/p>\n<\/div><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/sand-martins-on-the-island-of-poel-mecklenburg-west-pomerania\/#The_island_of_Poel_and_its_bird_life\" >The island of Poel and its bird life<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/sand-martins-on-the-island-of-poel-mecklenburg-west-pomerania\/#Sand_martins_on_the_island_of_Poel\" >Sand martins on the island of Poel<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/sand-martins-on-the-island-of-poel-mecklenburg-west-pomerania\/#Watching_nesting_holes_Please_read\" >Watching nesting holes? Please read!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/sand-martins-on-the-island-of-poel-mecklenburg-west-pomerania\/#Exploring_by_bike\" >Exploring by bike<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/sand-martins-on-the-island-of-poel-mecklenburg-west-pomerania\/#More_informationen\" >More informationen<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_island_of_Poel_and_its_bird_life\"><\/span>The island of Poel and its bird life<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-2\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-2-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p data-start=\"250\" data-end=\"433\">Recently, someone asked me what my most beautiful birdwatching experience has been so far. Wow \u2013 what a tough question! Without hesitation, I replied, \u201cThat\u2019s really hard to say.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"435\" data-end=\"743\">How can you possibly choose just one moment from so many wonderful encounters with birds? How could I decide between the <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/the-common-nightingale-in-berlin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">common nightingales<\/a> (left photo), singing their hearts out on warm Berlin nights in Prenzlauer Berg, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/eurasian-skylarks-on-the-tempelhofer-feld-in-berlin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eurasian skylarks<\/a> (right photo), trilling high above the wide-open spaces of Tempelhofer Feld?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-3\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-3-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"0.5\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-11814\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/common-nightingale-3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"common nightingale\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/common-nightingale-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/common-nightingale-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/common-nightingale-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/common-nightingale-3-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/common-nightingale-3-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/common-nightingale-3-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/common-nightingale-3-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/common-nightingale-3-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/common-nightingale-3.jpg 1336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-3-1\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"0.5\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-21416\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Feldlerche-auf-dem-Tempelhofer-Feld-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Common skylark on the Tempelhofer Feld\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Feldlerche-auf-dem-Tempelhofer-Feld-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Feldlerche-auf-dem-Tempelhofer-Feld-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Feldlerche-auf-dem-Tempelhofer-Feld-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Feldlerche-auf-dem-Tempelhofer-Feld-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Feldlerche-auf-dem-Tempelhofer-Feld-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Feldlerche-auf-dem-Tempelhofer-Feld-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Feldlerche-auf-dem-Tempelhofer-Feld-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Feldlerche-auf-dem-Tempelhofer-Feld-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Feldlerche-auf-dem-Tempelhofer-Feld.jpg 1336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-4\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-4-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p>And what about the impressive seabirds \u2013 the northern gannets, puffins (top left photo), razorbills (top right photo), and guillemots on <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/northern-gannets-and-harbor-seals-on-heligoland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heligoland<\/a> or in <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/puffins-on-grimsey-in-the-north-of-iceland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iceland<\/a>? Not to mention the colorful, enchanting birds of Brazil (bottom left photo: hyacinth macaw, bottom right photo: great kiskadee), which deeply impressed me during my visit to the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-5\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-5-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"0.5\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-24529\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-51-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Puffin on Gr\u00edmsey\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-51-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-51-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-51-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-51-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-51-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-51-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-51-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-51-1-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-51-1.jpg 1336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-5-1\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"0.5\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-5-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-24535\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-55-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Razorbill on Gr\u00edmsey\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-55-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-55-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-55-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-55-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-55-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-55-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-55-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-55-1-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/puffins-on-grimsey-55-1.jpg 1336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-6\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-6-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"0.5\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-6-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-10908\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Pantanal-Brazil-6-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Pantanal-Brazil\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Pantanal-Brazil-6-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Pantanal-Brazil-6-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Pantanal-Brazil-6-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Pantanal-Brazil-6-2-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Pantanal-Brazil-6-2-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Pantanal-Brazil-6-2-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Pantanal-Brazil-6-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Pantanal-Brazil-6-2-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Pantanal-Brazil-6-2.jpg 1336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-6-1\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"0.5\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-6-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8654\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ouro-Preto-10Pin_en-1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Ouro Preto\" width=\"840\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ouro-Preto-10Pin_en-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ouro-Preto-10Pin_en-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ouro-Preto-10Pin_en-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ouro-Preto-10Pin_en-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ouro-Preto-10Pin_en-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ouro-Preto-10Pin_en-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ouro-Preto-10Pin_en-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ouro-Preto-10Pin_en-1.jpg 1145w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-7\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-7-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-7-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"209\">There simply wasn\u2019t a clear answer to that question.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"211\" data-end=\"391\">So I did what felt most natural in that moment: instead of choosing just one, I shared a very special experience I\u2019d had recently \u2013 with the sand martins on the island of Poel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-8\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-8-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-8-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29867\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Sand martins on the island of Poel\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-1-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-1-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-9\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-9-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-9-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"12\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p data-start=\"235\" data-end=\"307\">And this post is all about those sand martins on the island of Poel.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"309\" data-end=\"554\">But before I dive into the fascinating world of these agile little flyers, it\u2019s worth taking a brief look at the place where they appear: Where exactly is the island of Poel? What makes it special? And what other bird species can be found there?<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"556\" data-end=\"813\">During my visit, I was clearly focused on the sand martins \u2013 so this part is by no means comprehensive. But I\u2019d still like to give you a small impression of the island as I experienced it, and especially share which other birds I saw or heard along the way.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"815\" data-end=\"1021\">Poel lies about ten kilometers north of Wismar, right on the Baltic Sea. It\u2019s easy to reach \u2013 even by bike. I, too, started my tour in Wismar and set off on two wheels toward this peaceful, charming island.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1023\" data-end=\"1179\">A bit further down, I\u2019ll share more about my bike tour from Wismar to the island of Poel \u2013 along with a few photographic impressions captured along the way.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1181\" data-end=\"1252\">Even on the way to Poel, during my ride, I encountered plenty of birds.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1254\" data-end=\"1456\">Right at the beginning, I noticed a white wagtail, confidently strutting across the bike path, unfazed by passing traffic \u2013 constantly searching for small insects, as if it were perfectly at home there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-10\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-10-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-10-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"13\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29869\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"white wagtail\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-2-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-2-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-2-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-2-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-2.jpg 1336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-11\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-11-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-11-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"14\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p>As I approached the island of Poel, I spotted numerous mute swans in the waters on either side of the path \u2013 peacefully drifting along in all their beauty.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-12\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-12-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-12-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"15\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29871\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"mute swans\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-3-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-3-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-3-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-3-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-3-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-3.jpg 1336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-13\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-13-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-13-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"16\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p data-start=\"104\" data-end=\"256\">Suddenly, I heard a song I didn\u2019t recognize. Curious, I stopped \u2013 would I be able to catch a glimpse of the singer? I stood still, listened, waited.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"258\" data-end=\"400\">And sure enough: after a little while, it appeared. Only from a distance, but I was thrilled nonetheless \u2013 I hardly ever get to see this bird.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"402\" data-end=\"424\">It was a sedge warbler.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-14\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-14-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-14-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"17\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29873\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-4-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"sedge warbler\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-4-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-4-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-4-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-4-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-4-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-4.jpg 1336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-15\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-15-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-15-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"18\" data-style=\"{&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;5px 5px 5px 5px&quot;,&quot;background&quot;:&quot;#1e94a0&quot;,&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_color&quot;:&quot;#1e94a0&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;margin&quot;:&quot;0px 0px 0px 0px&quot;,&quot;font_color&quot;:&quot;#ffffff&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-29859-15-0-0\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<p class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information:<\/strong><\/span> I identified the sedge warbler with the help of the platform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">iNaturalist<\/a>. If you ever need help identifying animals or plants yourself, I can highly recommend iNaturalist \u2013 it\u2019s a fantastic resource for anyone who loves nature.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-16\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-16-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-16-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"19\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p data-start=\"97\" data-end=\"246\">That was truly a special encounter, as I\u2019ve only rarely been able to observe sedge warblers\u2014and hardly ever up close. The last time was on <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/birds-on-the-island-borkum-in-the-north-sea\/#Sedge_warbler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Borkum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"248\" data-end=\"349\">Not far from the reed warbler, I heard another song\u2014this time from a familiar bird: the corn bunting.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"351\" data-end=\"558\">Curious, I looked around, and indeed\u2014there she was, sitting calmly but somehow striking. Her song has become quite familiar to me, as I\u2019ve seen and heard several corn buntings at <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/eurasian-skylarks-on-the-tempelhofer-feld-in-berlin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tempelhofer Feld in Berlin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-17\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-17-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-17-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"20\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29875\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-5-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"corn bunting\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-5-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-5-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-5-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-5-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-5-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-5.jpg 1336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-18\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-18-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-18-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"21\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-30140-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250530_171939-Grauammer.mp3?_=1\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250530_171939-Grauammer.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250530_171939-Grauammer.mp3\">https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250530_171939-Grauammer.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-19\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-19-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-19-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"22\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"271\">On the way toward Poel, I kept stopping again and again to take in the diverse bird songs and encounters. But at some point, I decided: no more breaks now \u2014 after all, I still wanted to reach the sand martins on the island of Poel.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"273\" data-end=\"563\">Besides the sand martins, I heard and saw many other birds: common nightingale, common chiffchaff, yellowhammer, great tit, Eurasian skylark, and house sparrow. Once, I even caught the <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/birds-on-the-island-borkum-in-the-north-sea\/#Common_pheasant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">call of a common pheasant<\/a> \u2014 just very briefly, but instantly recognizable, as this distinctive sound reminded me of my trip to Borkum.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"565\" data-end=\"793\">I especially wanted to take a photo of a lesser whitethroat to show here. Unfortunately, it was too quick, and I was too slow. But I did manage to record its song \u2014 so it remains one of the most beautiful birds vividly in my memory.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-20\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-20-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-20-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"23\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-30140-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250531_075723-Klappergrasmuecke_1.mp3?_=2\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250531_075723-Klappergrasmuecke_1.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250531_075723-Klappergrasmuecke_1.mp3\">https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250531_075723-Klappergrasmuecke_1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-21\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-21-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-21-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"24\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p data-start=\"63\" data-end=\"150\">Other birds you can encounter on the island of Poel include the Eurasian blackcap and the European robin.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"152\" data-end=\"270\">One evening, I sat quietly in a park in Wismar and listened: to my left, a Eurasian blackcap was singing; to my right, a European robin.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"272\" data-end=\"329\">It was a very special moment \u2014 so peaceful and beautiful.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"331\" data-end=\"430\">In my recording, however, only the robin can be heard, but the memory of both voices remains vivid.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-22\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-22-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-22-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"25\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-30073\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kegelrobben-in-der-Wismarer-Bucht-25-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"European robin\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kegelrobben-in-der-Wismarer-Bucht-25-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kegelrobben-in-der-Wismarer-Bucht-25-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kegelrobben-in-der-Wismarer-Bucht-25-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kegelrobben-in-der-Wismarer-Bucht-25-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kegelrobben-in-der-Wismarer-Bucht-25-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kegelrobben-in-der-Wismarer-Bucht-25-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kegelrobben-in-der-Wismarer-Bucht-25-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kegelrobben-in-der-Wismarer-Bucht-25-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kegelrobben-in-der-Wismarer-Bucht-25-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kegelrobben-in-der-Wismarer-Bucht-25.jpg 1837w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-23\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-23-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-23-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_audio panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"26\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-30140-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250531_170225-Rotkehlchen_1.mp3?_=3\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250531_170225-Rotkehlchen_1.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250531_170225-Rotkehlchen_1.mp3\">https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250531_170225-Rotkehlchen_1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-24\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-24-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-24-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"27\" data-style=\"{&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;5px 5px 5px 5px&quot;,&quot;background&quot;:&quot;#1e94a0&quot;,&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_color&quot;:&quot;#1e94a0&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;margin&quot;:&quot;0px 0px 0px 0px&quot;,&quot;font_color&quot;:&quot;#ffffff&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-29859-24-0-0\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information:<\/strong><\/span> Other birds that have been observed and reported on the island of Poel by iNaturalist users include European herring gulls, Eurasian wigeons, black-headed gulls, great cormorants, greylag geese, mallards, common cranes, common shelducks, common gulls, common ringed plovers, and oystercatchers. And that\u2019s just a small selection \u2014 the island of Poel provides habitat for many, many more bird species.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-25\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-25-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-25-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"28\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p data-start=\"63\" data-end=\"384\">Just as I couldn\u2019t discover the entire birdlife of the island of Poel, the island itself largely remained a mystery to me. With an area of just over 35 square kilometers, Poel isn\u2019t huge, but for someone like me who likes to linger, look closely, and not just quickly \u201ctick everything off,\u201d a day trip is far from enough.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"386\" data-end=\"668\">By the way, the island has around 2,500 inhabitants, most of whom live in the largest village \u2013 Kirchdorf. On a bike tour to see the sand martins on the island of Poel, the route passes through Kirchdorf \u2013 unless you take the path toward Gollwitz. I didn\u2019t venture that way, though.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"670\" data-end=\"913\">Instead, I headed in the opposite direction, between Timmendorf and Brandenhusen, where there are supposed to be steep cliffs \u2013 exactly where the sand martins have their nesting holes. And indeed, I was able to see the cliffs with my own eyes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-26\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-26-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"0.5\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-26-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"29\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29877\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-6-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Cliff on the island of Poel\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-6-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-6-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-6-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-6-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-6-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-6.jpg 1336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-26-1\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"0.5\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-26-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"30\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29879\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-7-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Cliff on the island of Poel\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-7-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-7-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-7-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-7-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-7-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-7-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-7-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-7.jpg 1336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-27\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-27-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-27-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"31\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p data-start=\"63\" data-end=\"225\">But there was no sign of sand martins at the cliffs. Although a few swallows were flying back and forth at Timmendorf Beach, it was pretty quiet along the cliffs.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"227\" data-end=\"323\">The path along the cliffs from Timmendorf Beach also seemed quite difficult and hardly passable.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"325\" data-end=\"340\">So, what to do?<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"342\" data-end=\"653\">I wasn\u2019t alone there, but no one really seemed brave enough to walk along the cliffs. After some thought, I finally decided to continue by bike and try to reach the cliffs from the other side. So I headed toward Brandenhusen \u2014 though not all the way into the village \u2014 hoping to find access to the cliffs there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-28\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-28-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-28-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"32\" data-style=\"{&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;5px 5px 5px 5px&quot;,&quot;background&quot;:&quot;#1e94a0&quot;,&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_color&quot;:&quot;#1e94a0&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;margin&quot;:&quot;0px 0px 0px 0px&quot;,&quot;font_color&quot;:&quot;#ffffff&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-29859-28-0-0\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information:<\/strong><\/span> Timmendorf Beach is a wonderful place to relax. Besides a cozy restaurant, a playground, and a caf\u00e9, it also offers ideal conditions for a lovely walk along the coast.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-29\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-29-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-29-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"33\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"286\">From there, I finally discovered a path along the cliffs. Although the trail was a bit muddy in places, it was still easily passable. On the beach, some visitors and locals had made themselves comfortable, enjoying the peace and the sea.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"288\" data-end=\"344\">But I didn\u2019t stay long, as my goal was the sand martins\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-30\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-30-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-30-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"34\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29881\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-8-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Beach on the island of Poel\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-8-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-8-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-8-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-8-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-8-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-8-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-8.jpg 1336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-31\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-31-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-31-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"35\" data-style=\"{&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;5px 5px 5px 5px&quot;,&quot;background&quot;:&quot;#1e94a0&quot;,&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_color&quot;:&quot;#1e94a0&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;margin&quot;:&quot;0px 0px 0px 0px&quot;,&quot;font_color&quot;:&quot;#ffffff&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-29859-31-0-0\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0If you\u2019re also interested in mammals: from Wismar, you can easily go on a tour to see the <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/grey-seals-in-the-bay-of-wismar-mecklenburg-west-pomerania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grey seals and harbor seals<\/a>. You can learn more about this in one of my other blog posts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-32\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-32-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-32-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"36\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sand_martins_on_the_island_of_Poel\"><\/span>Sand martins on the island of Poel<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-33\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-33-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-33-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"37\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p data-start=\"57\" data-end=\"102\">So I set off \u2013 in search of the sand martins.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"104\" data-end=\"210\">But where exactly was I supposed to find them? And how could I even tell if they lived in a certain place?<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"212\" data-end=\"270\">I just kept walking \u2013 step by step, following my instinct.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"272\" data-end=\"384\">Eventually, I reached the first steep banks \u2013 and there I saw them: the first nesting holes of the sand martins.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-56\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-56-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-56-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"64\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29883\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-9-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"cliff\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-9-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-9-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-9-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-9-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-9-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-9-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-9-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-9-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-9.jpg 1336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-57\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-57-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"0.5\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-57-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"65\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29885\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-10-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"breeding caves\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-10-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-10-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-10-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-10-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-10-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-10-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-10-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-10.jpg 1336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-57-1\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"0.5\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-57-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"66\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29887\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-11-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"breeding caves\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-11-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-11-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-11-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-11-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-11-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-11-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-11-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-11.jpg 1336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pl-29859\" class=\"panel-layout\">\n<div id=\"pg-29859-36\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-36-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-36-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"41\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"81\">But where were the sand martins?<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"83\" data-end=\"213\">It was already midday \u2013 not exactly the best time to be birdwatching.<br \/>\n<br data-start=\"152\" data-end=\"155\" \/>Around the nesting holes, it was quiet \u2013 almost too quiet.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"274\">But I decided to wait. I had plenty of patience, after all!<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"276\" data-end=\"381\">And sure enough \u2013 after a while, the first sand martin appeared, flying straight toward its nesting hole.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-37\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-37-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-37-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"42\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29889\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-12-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"sand marting in its breeding cave\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-12-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-12-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-12-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-12-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-12-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-12-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-12-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-12.jpg 1336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-38\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-38-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-38-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"43\" data-style=\"{&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;5px 5px 5px 5px&quot;,&quot;background&quot;:&quot;#1e94a0&quot;,&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_color&quot;:&quot;#1e94a0&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;margin&quot;:&quot;0px 0px 0px 0px&quot;,&quot;font_color&quot;:&quot;#ffffff&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-29859-38-0-0\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information:<\/strong><\/span> Please keep a respectful distance from the nesting holes and try to remain as unobtrusive as possible. The birds must not be disturbed under any circumstances.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-39\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-39-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-39-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"44\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"273\">Photographing the sand martins was anything but easy.<br \/>\n<br data-start=\"102\" data-end=\"105\" \/>How was I supposed to know exactly when one would leave its nest? And when one was approaching, everything happened so fast that I could hardly keep up with the camera.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"275\" data-end=\"318\">Yes, I admit \u2013 it was frustrating at times.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"320\" data-end=\"338\">But that was okay.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"340\" data-end=\"524\">I was in a phase where I wanted to approach photography more calmly anyway. Not every shot had to be perfect. What mattered far more was the experience \u2013 the watching, the being there.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"526\" data-end=\"686\">Still, I kept trying. And eventually \u2013 there they were. The sand martins appeared, and at last, I was able to catch them a little more clearly through the lens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-40\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-40-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"0.5\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-40-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"45\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29891\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-13-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"sand martin in its breeding cave\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-13-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-13-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-13-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-13-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-13-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-13-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-13-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-13-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-13-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-13-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-40-1\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"0.5\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-40-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"46\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29893\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-14-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"sand martin in its breeding cave\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-14-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-14-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-14-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-14-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-14-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-14-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-14-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-14-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-14.jpg 1336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-41\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-41-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-41-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"47\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"164\">Then, one of the sand martins calmly settled on a branch \u2013 and at last, I had the chance to photograph it in peace.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"166\" data-end=\"266\">As I savored the moment, another one was already approaching in flight \u2013 graceful and almost silent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-42\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-42-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"0.5\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-42-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"48\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29895\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-15-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"sand martins on the island of Poel\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-15-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-15-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-15-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-15-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-15-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-15-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-15-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-15-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-15.jpg 1336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-42-1\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"0.5\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-42-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"49\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29897\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-16-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"sand martins on the island of Poel\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-16-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-16-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-16-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-16-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-16-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-16-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-16-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-16-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-16.jpg 1336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-43\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-43-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-43-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"50\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p data-start=\"44\" data-end=\"147\">Around midday, things were still fairly quiet \u2013 only a few sand martins showed themselves now and then.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"149\" data-end=\"345\">But as the afternoon went on, I noticed an interesting pattern: the birds seemed to fly off in small groups, disappear for five to fifteen minutes, and then return together to their nesting holes.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"347\" data-end=\"492\">Why did they do that? Did they feel safer in a group? Were they foraging together? And why hadn\u2019t I observed this behavior at another cliff face?<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"494\" data-end=\"572\">So many questions \u2013 and that\u2019s exactly what made watching them so fascinating!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-44\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-44-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-44-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_video panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"51\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><div style=\"width:100%;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-30140-1\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/youtube\" src=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ilBsJCMcDJ8?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ilBsJCMcDJ8\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/ilBsJCMcDJ8<\/a><\/video><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-45\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-45-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-45-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"52\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"129\">I stayed loyal to the cliff where I had made all those fascinating observations.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"131\" data-end=\"251\">I watched in awe as the sand martins approached their nesting holes \u2013 sometimes from one side, sometimes from the other.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"253\" data-end=\"304\">I only changed sides when the birds weren\u2019t around.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"306\" data-end=\"360\">I didn\u2019t want to disturb them under any circumstances.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"362\" data-end=\"399\">I just wanted to observe. And marvel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-46\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-46-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"0.5\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-46-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"53\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29899\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-17-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"sand martins on the island of Poel\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-17-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-17-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-17-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-17-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-17-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-17-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-17-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-17-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-17.jpg 1336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-46-1\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"0.5\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-46-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"54\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29901\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-18-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"sand martins on the island of Poel\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-18-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-18-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-18-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-18-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-18-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-18-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-18-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-18-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-18.jpg 1336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-47\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-47-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-47-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"55\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"195\">When the sand martins disappeared again, I decided to walk over to the neighboring cliff. I wanted to see if there was more activity there by now.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"275\">But suddenly, I heard calls \u2013 unfamiliar, unusual. A sound I hardly ever hear.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"277\" data-end=\"304\">What kind of bird was that?<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"306\" data-end=\"382\">I looked to the left, to the right, and up \u2013 and then finally, I spotted it:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"384\" data-end=\"403\">A common redstart.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-48\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-48-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-48-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"56\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29903\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-19-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"male common redstart\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-19-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-19-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-19-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-19-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-19-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-19-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-19-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-19-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-19.jpg 1336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-49\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-49-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-49-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"57\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"63\">How beautiful!<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"231\">I was absolutely thrilled by the sight. But something wasn\u2019t quite right: the male seemed restless. It had insects in its beak \u2013 clearly on its way to feed its young.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"233\" data-end=\"299\">Shortly afterward, a female appeared \u2013 also with food in her beak.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"301\" data-end=\"357\">Were the two of them a pair? Everything pointed to that.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"359\" data-end=\"382\">She, too, seemed tense.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"384\" data-end=\"459\">Something was clearly bothering them. Maybe it was me \u2013 without meaning to.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-50\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-50-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-50-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"58\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29905\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-20-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"female common redstart\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-20-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-20-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-20-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-20-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-20-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-20-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-20-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-20-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-20.jpg 1336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-51\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-51-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-51-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"59\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"68\">I decided to leave.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"70\" data-end=\"147\">And indeed \u2013 as soon as I had moved a little farther away, the calls stopped.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"149\" data-end=\"236\">It was clear: the redstarts had their nest nearby, and I had probably gotten too close.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"238\" data-end=\"318\">An uneasy feeling remained. I hadn\u2019t meant to disturb them \u2013 and now I felt bad.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-52\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-52-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-52-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"60\" data-style=\"{&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;5px 5px 5px 5px&quot;,&quot;background&quot;:&quot;#1e94a0&quot;,&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_color&quot;:&quot;#1e94a0&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;margin&quot;:&quot;0px 0px 0px 0px&quot;,&quot;font_color&quot;:&quot;#ffffff&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-29859-52-0-0\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0Have you ever seen a common redstart? I myself rarely encounter one. One of the few times was in Berlin\u2019s Tiergarten \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/photo-of-the-month-june-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a real lucky find<\/a>.\u00a0In contrast, I see the black redstart more often. It likes to nest under eaves or on buildings \u2013 which brings it <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/photo-of-the-month-august-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">close to people<\/a>, but unfortunately isn\u2019t always an advantage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-53\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-53-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-53-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"61\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p data-start=\"44\" data-end=\"182\">At another cliff, I spotted a European goldfinch. It seemed much more relaxed than the redstarts \u2013 my presence barely seemed to bother it.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"184\" data-end=\"227\">It, too, was apparently searching for food.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"229\" data-end=\"277\">Perhaps it had a nest nearby as well? Who knows.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-54\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-54-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-54-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"62\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29907\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-21-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Europen goldfinch\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-21-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-21-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-21-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-21-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-21-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-21-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-21-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-21-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-21.jpg 1336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-55\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-55-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-55-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"63\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"217\">Other birds I noticed near the sand martins were mallards (photo above) and a European herring gull (photo bottom left) \u2013 the latter being a fairly familiar sight here.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"219\" data-end=\"366\">A lone white wagtail (photo bottom right) also appeared. It sat calmly on a stone and seemed to be watching the scene just as attentively as I was.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-56\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-56-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-56-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"64\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29909\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-22-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"mallards\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-22-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-22-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-22-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-22-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-22-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-22-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-22-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-22-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-22.jpg 1336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-57\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-57-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"0.5\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-57-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"65\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29911\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-23-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"European herring gull\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-23-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-23-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-23-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-23-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-23-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-23-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-23-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-23-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-23-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-23-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-57-1\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"0.5\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-57-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"66\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29913\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-24-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"white wagtail\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-24-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-24-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-24-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-24-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-24-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-24-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-24-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-24-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-24-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-24-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-58\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-58-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-58-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"67\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p data-start=\"44\" data-end=\"225\">Since it had remained quite quiet at the other cliff, I decided to go back \u2013 to the spot where the sand martins flew out in groups. Over time, they became increasingly active there.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"227\" data-end=\"250\">What a wonderful sight!<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"252\" data-end=\"320\">I absolutely wanted to capture these special moments with my camera.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"322\" data-end=\"394\">I hadn\u2019t felt so much joy and energy while photographing in a long time.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"396\" data-end=\"498\">It was simply beautiful to watch the sand martins as they flew in \u2013 a fascinating spectacle of nature.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-59\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-59-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-59-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"68\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29915\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-25-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"sand martins on the island of Poel\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-25-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-25-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-25-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-25-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-25-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-25-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-25-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-25-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-25-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-25-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-60\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-60-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-60-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"69\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p data-start=\"50\" data-end=\"177\">Just as I was looking around, a sand martin suddenly settled on a branch right in front of me \u2013 and I was completely enchanted.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"179\" data-end=\"273\">Very calmly, it began to preen its delicate feathers \u2013 a touching, quiet moment full of grace.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"275\" data-end=\"301\">What a special experience!<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"354\">What a blessing to be able to witness such a scene!<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"356\" data-end=\"373\">Simply wonderful.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"375\" data-end=\"440\">But it didn\u2019t end with just that one martin: a second one joined.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"442\" data-end=\"551\">At first, it just sat quietly, as if savoring the moment, until it too began carefully grooming its feathers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-61\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-61-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"0.5\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-61-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"70\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29917\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-26-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"sand martins on the island of Poel\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-26-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-26-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-26-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-26-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-26-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-26-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-26-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-26-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-26-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-26-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-61-1\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"0.5\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-61-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"71\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29919\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-27-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"sand martins on the island of Poel\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-27-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-27-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-27-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-27-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-27-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-27-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-27-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-27-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-27-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-27-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-62\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-62-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-62-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"72\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p data-start=\"44\" data-end=\"219\">Carefully, I moved a little closer \u2013 I wanted to take a better look. It quickly became clear to me: these sand martins were noticeably smaller than the swallows I was used to.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"221\" data-end=\"337\">With a body length of just 12 to 13 centimeters, the sand martin is actually the smallest swallow species in Europe.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"339\" data-end=\"645\">Its appearance is as delicate as it is distinctive: the upper parts are earthy brown, while the underside shines bright white \u2013 marked by a narrow, gray-brown band across the chest. The undersides of the wings appear darker, almost shadowy. And its tail? Only slightly forked \u2013 a subtle but typical detail.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-63\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-63-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-63-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"73\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29921\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-28-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"sand martins on the island of Poel\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-28-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-28-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-28-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-28-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-28-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-28-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-28-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-28-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-28-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-28-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-64\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-64-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"0.5\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-64-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"74\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29923\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-29-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"sand martins on the island of Poel\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-29-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-29-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-29-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-29-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-29-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-29-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-29-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-29-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-29-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-29-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-64-1\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"0.5\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-64-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"75\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29925\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-30-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"sand martins on the island of Poel\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-30-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-30-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-30-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-30-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-30-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-30-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-30-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-30-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-30-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-30-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-65\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-65-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-65-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"76\" data-style=\"{&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;5px 5px 5px 5px&quot;,&quot;background&quot;:&quot;#1e94a0&quot;,&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_color&quot;:&quot;#1e94a0&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;margin&quot;:&quot;0px 0px 0px 0px&quot;,&quot;font_color&quot;:&quot;#ffffff&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-29859-65-0-0\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information:<\/strong><\/span> Worldwide, as of July 2025, nearly 90 different species of swallows are known. However, in Central Europe, only four of them are regularly encountered in the wild: besides the sand martin, the barn swallow, the common house martin, and the rather rare crag martin are native species here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-66\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-66-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-66-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"77\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p data-start=\"44\" data-end=\"140\">Carefully, I took a small step forward \u2013 I wanted to observe the delicate sand martins up close.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"208\">What more might they reveal to me about their lives and behaviors?<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"210\" data-end=\"305\">And indeed: it didn\u2019t take long before the first two martins began interacting with each other.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"307\" data-end=\"373\">Could this be a courtship? Or was mating even about to take place?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-67\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-67-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-67-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"78\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29927\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-31-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"sand martins on the island of Poel\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-31-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-31-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-31-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-31-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-31-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-31-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-31-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-31-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-31-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-31-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-68\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-68-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"0.5\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-68-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"79\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29929\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-32-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"sand martins on the island of Poel\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-32-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-32-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-32-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-32-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-32-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-32-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-32-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-32-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-32-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-32-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-68-1\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"0.5\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-68-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"80\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29931\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-33-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"sand martins on the island of Poel\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-33-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-33-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-33-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-33-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-33-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-33-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-33-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-33-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-33-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-33-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-69\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-69-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-69-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"81\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29933\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-34-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"sand martins on the island of Poel\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-34-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-34-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-34-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-34-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-34-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-34-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-34-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-34-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-34-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-34-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-70\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-70-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-70-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"82\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p data-start=\"44\" data-end=\"127\">The lower bird seemed unimpressed \u2013 its behavior almost resembled a quiet scolding.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"129\" data-end=\"227\">In response, the upper bird gave up, quietly settled beside it on the branch, and remained silent.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"229\" data-end=\"298\">Speaking of reproduction: sand martins are typical colonial breeders.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"300\" data-end=\"605\">When they return from their wintering grounds in April, they look for existing nesting holes in steep banks \u2013 or dig new ones. These burrows can reach up to 70 centimeters deep into the soil. At the end, there is a small nesting chamber, softly lined with grasses, stalks, and occasionally a few feathers.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"607\" data-end=\"884\">The female lays about four to seven eggs there, which are then incubated by both parents for around two weeks. Both parents also share the task of raising the young \u2013 until the little sand martins leave their protective nest about 20 days later and set out into the wide world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-71\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-71-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-71-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"83\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29935\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-35-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"sand martins on the island of Poel\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-35-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-35-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-35-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-35-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-35-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-35-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-35-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-35-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-35-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-35-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-72\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-72-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-72-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"84\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"107\">I spent several hours at the cliff, observing and waiting.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"109\" data-end=\"353\">By late afternoon, the activity noticeably increased \u2013 the sand martins became more and more active. More and more of them appeared near their nesting holes, flying in and out, calling to each other, or gliding through the air in graceful arcs.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"355\" data-end=\"471\">I hardly knew where to look first. It was simply beautiful \u2013 a small wonder of nature that completely captivated me.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"473\" data-end=\"658\">What fascinated me most was how many of them suddenly sat in front of their nesting holes \u2013 close together, as if they had agreed to take a brief pause before taking to the skies again.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"660\" data-end=\"711\">A quiet moment of stillness amid the bustling life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-73\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-73-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-73-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"85\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29937\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-36-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"sand martins in front of their breeding caves\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-36-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-36-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-36-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-36-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-36-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-36-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-36-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-36-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-36-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-36-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-74\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-74-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"0.5\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-74-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"86\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29939\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-37-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"sand martins in front of their breeding caves\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-37-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-37-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-37-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-37-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-37-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-37-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-37-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-37-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-37-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-37-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-74-1\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"0.5\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-74-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"87\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29941\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-38-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"sand martins in front of their breeding caves\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-38-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-38-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-38-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-38-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-38-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-38-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-38-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-38-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-38-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-38-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-75\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-75-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-75-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"88\" data-style=\"{&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;5px 5px 5px 5px&quot;,&quot;background&quot;:&quot;#1e94a0&quot;,&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_color&quot;:&quot;#1e94a0&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;margin&quot;:&quot;0px 0px 0px 0px&quot;,&quot;font_color&quot;:&quot;#ffffff&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-29859-75-0-0\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information:<\/strong><\/span> Depending on the timing of the first brood and the weather conditions, it can happen that a female begins a second brood even before the young from the first nesting hole have fledged \u2013 in a different hole, and sometimes with a new male.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-76\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-76-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-76-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"89\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"104\">As mentioned earlier, sand martins are migratory birds.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"106\" data-end=\"365\">As long-distance travelers, they leave their breeding grounds as early as August. Their wintering areas extend from West Africa to East Africa \u2013 with particularly large gatherings around the East African lakes. Some even migrate further south to South Africa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-77\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-77-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-77-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"90\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29943\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-39-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"birds in flight\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-39-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-39-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-39-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-39-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-39-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-39-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-39-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-39-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-39-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-39-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-78\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-78-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"0.5\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-78-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"91\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29945\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-40-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"birds in flight\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-40-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-40-300x200.jpg 300w, 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\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-78-1\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"0.5\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-78-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"92\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29947\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-41-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"birds in flight\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-41-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-41-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-41-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-41-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-41-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-41-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-41-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-41-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-41-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-41-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-79\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-79-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-79-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"93\" data-style=\"{&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;5px 5px 5px 5px&quot;,&quot;background&quot;:&quot;#1e94a0&quot;,&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_color&quot;:&quot;#1e94a0&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;margin&quot;:&quot;0px 0px 0px 0px&quot;,&quot;font_color&quot;:&quot;#ffffff&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-29859-79-0-0\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information: <\/strong><\/span>Long-distance migrants are characterized by the great distance between their breeding and wintering grounds \u2013 they often cover thousands of kilometers. Other long-distance migrants include <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/wildlife-on-vigur-island-iceland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arctic terns<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/white-storks-in-linum-brandenburg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">storks<\/a>, and swifts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-80\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-80-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-80-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"94\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"198\">For me, it was a great fortune \u2013 indeed, a true privilege \u2013 to be able to observe these sand martins in their breeding grounds on the island of Poel.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"200\" data-end=\"396\">As mentioned earlier, these birds rely on steep banks \u2013 like those found here on Poel. But they are not only found along the coast: sand martins can also be observed today in sand and gravel pits.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"398\" data-end=\"719\">In the past, they were almost exclusively native to natural steep riverbanks and coastal cliffs. But with the disappearance of these original habitats \u2013 due to construction, erosion, or changes in land use \u2013 they have been forced to find new breeding sites. And so they adapt as best they can \u2013 in an ever-changing world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-81\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-81-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-81-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"95\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29949\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-42-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"sand martins on the island of Poel\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-42-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-42-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-42-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-42-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-42-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-42-840x560.jpg 840w, 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class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"0.5\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-82-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"96\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29951\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-43-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"sand martins on the island of Poel\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-43-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-43-300x200.jpg 300w, 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\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-82-1\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"0.5\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-82-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"97\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29953\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-44-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"sand martins on the island of Poel\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-44-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-44-300x200.jpg 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\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-83\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-83-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-83-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"98\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29955\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-45-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"sand martins on the island of Poel\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-45-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-45-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-45-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-45-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-45-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-45-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-45-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-45-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-45-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-45-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-84\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-84-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-84-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"99\" data-style=\"{&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;5px 5px 5px 5px&quot;,&quot;background&quot;:&quot;#1e94a0&quot;,&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_color&quot;:&quot;#1e94a0&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;margin&quot;:&quot;0px 0px 0px 0px&quot;,&quot;font_color&quot;:&quot;#ffffff&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-29859-84-0-0\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information: <\/strong><\/span>There are said to be other good spots on the island of Poel for observing sand martins. So far, I only know the location described here. However, a passerby mentioned that there are supposed to be additional colonies on the opposite side of the island.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-85\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-85-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-85-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"100\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p>In their habitats, sand martins primarily feed on insects. Depending on where they have established their nesting holes, they hunt their prey over meadows and fields or \u2013 as here on the island of Poel \u2013 preferably over bodies of water.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-86\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-86-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-86-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"101\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29957\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-46-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"cliffs on the island of Poel\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-46-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-46-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-46-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-46-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-46-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-46-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-46-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-46-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-46-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-46-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-87\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-87-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-87-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"102\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<p data-start=\"44\" data-end=\"354\">Since sand martins rely on flying insects as a food source, the decline in insect populations naturally might have a negative impact on them as well. According to NABU (as of 2019), between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nabu.de\/tiere-und-pflanzen\/voegel\/portraets\/uferschwalbe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">85,000 and 135,000 pairs breed<\/a> in Germany. Across Europe, the number is estimated to be around <a href=\"https:\/\/datazone.birdlife.org\/species\/factsheet\/collared-sand-martin-riparia-riparia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">3.6 to 8 million breeding pairs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"356\" data-end=\"610\">However, sand martins are not only native to Europe: they are also found in large parts of North America and Asia. The North American populations overwinter in South America \u2013 making the sand martin one of the almost globally distributed swallow species.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-88\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-88-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-88-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"103\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29959\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-47-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"sand martins\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-47-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-47-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-47-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-47-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-47-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-47-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-47-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-47-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-47-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-47-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-89\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-89-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-89-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"104\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p>On the IUCN Red List, it is currently classified as \u201cLeast Concern.\u201d Nevertheless, the global population shows a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucnredlist.org\/species\/103815961\/155536007\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">declining trend<\/a>, which calls for attention.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-90\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-90-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-90-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"105\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29961\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-48-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"sand martin\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-48-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-48-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-48-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-48-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-48-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-48-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-48-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-48-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-48-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-48-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-91\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-91-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-91-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"106\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"217\">It is difficult to say exactly how the decline in insects affects sand martins \u2013 at least, I haven\u2019t found any study so far that investigates this connection in detail.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"219\" data-end=\"473\">What is clear, however, is that according to NABU, the loss of suitable habitats is increasingly becoming a problem for the species. Even so-called secondary habitats like gravel and sand pits do not offer sand martins a permanently secure breeding site.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"475\" data-end=\"648\">Complicating matters further is the fact that they rely on open, vegetation-free areas near cliffs \u2013 only in this way can they freely access and leave their nesting burrows.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-92\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-92-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-92-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"107\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29963\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-49-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"sand martins on the island of Poel\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-49-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-49-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-49-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-49-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-49-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-49-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-49-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-49-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-49-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-49-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-93\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-93-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-93-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"108\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"97\">And this is exactly where humans come into play.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"99\" data-end=\"224\">We too \u2013 especially as birdwatchers and nature enthusiasts \u2013 bear a great responsibility toward these sensitive sand martins.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"291\">In the next section, I would like to explore this in more detail.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-94\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-94-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-94-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"109\" data-style=\"{&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;5px 5px 5px 5px&quot;,&quot;background&quot;:&quot;#1e94a0&quot;,&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_color&quot;:&quot;#1e94a0&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;margin&quot;:&quot;0px 0px 0px 0px&quot;,&quot;font_color&quot;:&quot;#ffffff&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-29859-94-0-0\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<p class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0If you want to see where sand martins have already been spotted, it\u2019s worth taking a look at eBird. Many birdwatchers have reported their observations there \u2013 and on the interactive map, you can track exactly where the species has been <a href=\"https:\/\/ebird.org\/species\/banswa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">documented<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-95\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-95-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-95-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"110\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Watching_nesting_holes_Please_read\"><\/span>Watching nesting holes? Please read!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-96\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-96-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-96-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"111\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"304\">One aspect of birdwatching that I don\u2019t want to leave unmentioned is the great responsibility we have towards the animals \u2013 especially when observing them in sensitive places like their nesting holes. Here, consideration is not a courtesy but a necessity.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"306\" data-end=\"709\">Before writing this post, I spent a long time thinking about whether I should mention the steep bank area on the island of Poel (though one could have just googled it). During my observations, I was mostly alone, but occasionally hikers passed by. Maybe they weren\u2019t that interested in the sand martins? In the end, I decided to mention the area \u2013 but not without clearly emphasizing what really matters:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"711\" data-end=\"781\">Birdwatching requires respect \u2013 especially during the breeding season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-97\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-97-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-97-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"112\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29965\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-50-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"sand martins on the island of Poel\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-50-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-50-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-50-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-50-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-50-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-50-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-50-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-50-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-50-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-50-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-98\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-98-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-98-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"113\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p data-start=\"44\" data-end=\"211\">Disturbances can have serious consequences: many birds are extremely sensitive to approaches during the breeding season and may abandon their clutch in the worst case.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"213\" data-end=\"544\">In the end, it is precisely those who observe with patience and mindfulness who are rewarded with the most beautiful moments. Because it takes both: patience \u2013 to wait until sand martins leave or return to their burrows \u2013 and consideration \u2013 because if they feel too much disturbance, they may withdraw and perhaps never come back.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-99\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-99-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-99-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"114\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29967\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-51-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"sand martin\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-51-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-51-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-51-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-51-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-51-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-51-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-51-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-51-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-51-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-51-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-100\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-100-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-100-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"115\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"405\">I decided to write about the steep banks on the island of Poel because observing sand martins is something deeply moving for me. And I hope that even more people will become enthusiastic about these fascinating birds. Because besides insect decline and habitat loss, it is above all human ignorance that is harming many species \u2013 not just the sand martins.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"407\" data-end=\"704\">I am convinced: We only protect what we know and love. That\u2019s why it\u2019s important to share knowledge and enthusiasm \u2013 in the hope that it spreads further. Maybe with this post, I can reach a few people who are just as passionate about these little aerial artists \u2013 and maybe inspire others in turn.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-101\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-101-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-101-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"116\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29969\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-52-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"sand martin\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-52-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-52-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-52-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-52-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-52-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-52-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-52-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-52-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-52-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-52-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-102\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-102-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-102-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"117\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p>And what can you do to avoid disturbing the sand martins?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep your distance: Observe the birds from a safe distance \u2013 binoculars or a telephoto lens can help.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t block access: The direct path to the nesting hole must remain clear.<\/li>\n<li>Be brief and quiet: Don\u2019t stay too long, avoid loud noises, and move calmly.<\/li>\n<li>No touching: Nests, eggs, or young birds must never be touched.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid group gatherings: Large crowds cause stress for the animals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-103\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-103-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-103-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"118\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29971\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-53-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"sand martin\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-53-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-53-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-53-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-53-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-53-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-53-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-53-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-53-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-53-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-53-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-104\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-104-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"0.5\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-104-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"119\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29973\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-54-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"sand martin\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-54-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-54-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-54-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-54-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-54-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-54-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-54-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-54-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-54-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-54-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-104-1\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"0.5\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-104-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"120\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29975\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-55-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"sand martins on the island of Poel\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-55-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-55-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-55-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-55-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-55-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-55-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-55-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-55-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-55-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-55-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-105\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-105-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-105-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"121\" data-style=\"{&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;5px 5px 5px 5px&quot;,&quot;background&quot;:&quot;#1e94a0&quot;,&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_color&quot;:&quot;#1e94a0&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;margin&quot;:&quot;0px 0px 0px 0px&quot;,&quot;font_color&quot;:&quot;#ffffff&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-29859-105-0-0\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Important:<\/strong><\/span> Anyone who wants to watch birds also carries responsibility. With a bit of consideration and attentiveness, both can be combined: impressive nature experiences and effective protection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-106\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-106-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-106-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"122\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Exploring_by_bike\"><\/span>Exploring by bike<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-107\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-107-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-107-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"123\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"168\">Before I conclude, I would like to share some photographic impressions of the landscapes I encountered on my bike tour.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"170\" data-end=\"404\">The island of Poel is connected to the mainland by a road \u2013 so traveling by ferry is not necessary. For me, the bicycle was the ideal choice: it allowed me to stop flexibly, consciously take in the surroundings, and take a few photos.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"406\" data-end=\"686\">However, I had to remind myself again and again not to stop too often or for too long \u2013 after all, my main goal was the sand martins. That\u2019s why the photo selection is limited but hopefully still gives a small impression of the scenic beauty between Wismar and the island of Poel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-108\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-108-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-108-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"124\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29977\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-56-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Island of Poel\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-56-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-56-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-56-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-56-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-56-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-56-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-56-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-56-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-56-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-56-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-109\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-109-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"0.5\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-109-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"125\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29979\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-57-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Island of Poel\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-57-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-57-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-57-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-57-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-57-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-57-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-57-120x80.jpg 120w, 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src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-58-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Island of Poel\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-58-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-58-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-58-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-58-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-58-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-58-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-58-120x80.jpg 120w, 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panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"127\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29983\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-59-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Island of Poel\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-59-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-59-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-59-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-59-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-59-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-59-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-59-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-59-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-59-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-59-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-111\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-111-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"0.5\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-111-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"128\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29985\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-60-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Island of Poel\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-60-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-60-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-60-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-60-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-60-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-60-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-60-120x80.jpg 120w, 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src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-61-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Island of Poel\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-61-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-61-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-61-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-61-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-61-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-61-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-61-120x80.jpg 120w, 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panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"130\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29991\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-63-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Island of Poel\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-63-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-63-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-63-768x512.jpg 768w, 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data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-113-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"0.5\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-113-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"131\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29989\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-62-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Island of Poel\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-62-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-62-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-62-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-62-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-62-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-62-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-62-120x80.jpg 120w, 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src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-64-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Island of Poel\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-64-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-64-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-64-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-64-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-64-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-64-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-64-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-64-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-64-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Uferschwalben-auf-der-Insel-Poel-64-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-114\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-114-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-114-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"133\" data-style=\"{&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;5px 5px 5px 5px&quot;,&quot;background&quot;:&quot;#1e94a0&quot;,&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_color&quot;:&quot;#1e94a0&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;margin&quot;:&quot;0px 0px 0px 0px&quot;,&quot;font_color&quot;:&quot;#ffffff&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-29859-114-0-0\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong>Information: <\/strong><\/span>If you want to know where you can spot grey seals and harbor seals near Wismar, feel free to check out my <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/grey-seals-in-the-bay-of-wismar-mecklenburg-west-pomerania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">next blog post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-115\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-115-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-115-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"134\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_informationen\"><\/span>More informationen<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-116\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-116-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-116-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"135\" data-style=\"{&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;5px 5px 5px 5px&quot;,&quot;background&quot;:&quot;#e8e8e8&quot;,&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_color&quot;:&quot;#e8e8e8&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;margin&quot;:&quot;0px 0px 0px 0px&quot;,&quot;font_color&quot;:&quot;#020202&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-29859-116-0-0\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/datazone.birdlife.org\/species\/factsheet\/collared-sand-martin-riparia-riparia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">DataZone<\/a> on the BirdLife website<\/p>\n<p>Sand martins on <a href=\"https:\/\/ebird.org\/species\/banswa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">eBird<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sand martins on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucnredlist.org\/species\/103815961\/155536007\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Red List<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sand martins on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sand_martin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j6EKxUDpaU8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Beautiful video<\/a> about the sand martins on the island of Poel (in German)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/grey-seals-in-the-bay-of-wismar-mecklenburg-west-pomerania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grey seals in the Bay of Wismar<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-117\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom_margin&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-117-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-117-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"136\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p><strong>Do you know the sand martins on the island of Poel? Or have you ever seen sand martins somewhere else? Let us know in the comments.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-29859-118\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;,&quot;full_height&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"pgc-29859-118-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"0.5\">\n<div id=\"panel-29859-118-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"137\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;background_image_size&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;background_image_opacity&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;border_thickness&quot;:&quot;1px&quot;}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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