On a county road in Dalbotn in Sør-Helgeand, the work to asphalt the section was just started. The first stage of the work started on Sunday 9 June, and is scheduled to be finished by the end of the working week. It may appear to be a hairy goal. A shameless guest has laid his eggs on the side of the road. Close to the bush on the shoulder of the road, you can make out a tent sitting and incubating its eggs. The male and female take turns incubating the eggs for 27 days. Photo: Ole-Christian Olsen / news Full stop The Tjelden is among the very first migratory birds to arrive in Norway in the spring. Egg laying normally takes place in the latter half of May. – When we discovered the eggs, the first thing we thought was that we have to take into account that the tern has peace to incubate and hatch its young. This is what Inga-Loise Sætermo Veivåg in Nordland County Municipality, who is construction manager for the road project to news, tells us. It was Brønnøysunds Avis that first mentioned the case. Tent Waders in the tent group. The bird is mainly white below and black above. It has a long, red beak, pink legs and red eyes. Barn owls are mainly migratory birds. It is estimated that there are between 30,000 and 50,000 pairs in Norway, which almost exclusively nest on the coast. Already at the end of February, the tern can be back, and is thus one of the earliest birds to arrive in spring. Tjelder nests for the first time when they are four years old, but are able to nest up to 36 years of age. Most often they are monogamous, but sometimes there are males that have two females. The male and female take turns incubating the eggs for 27 days. The eggs are gray or yellowish-brown, with dark spots that make them difficult to see on the ground. Tjelden feeds primarily on clams, which it opens by hacking into pieces of the shell. Source: Wikipedia about tents The construction manager says that she never had any doubts about stopping the asphalt work. – We absolutely have to do this. We take it seriously in any case, and check what responsibility we have. We are fully aware that once the eggs are laid, they cannot be moved. Inga-Louise Sætermo Veivåg was presented with both flowers and sweets from Steve Saltermark to pay attention to the tent couple and the three eggs. Photo: Ole-Christian Olsen / news According to the Norwegian Encyclopedia, the male and female alternate incubating the eggs for 27 days. The time that is left before the chicks hatch, the birds should have peace and quiet, says Veivåg. In the meantime, the construction manager has come up with something clever. – We have turned around and found other solutions. Now we asphalt before and after where the roof is, and we have also changed a little in which direction we lay the asphalt, explains Veivåg. Here are the asphalt cars waiting for the hatchlings to be hatched. Photo: Ole-Christian Olsen / news Five days a week, large quantities of asphalt are delivered by sea. – There are 750 tonnes of asphalt a day. The way it looks now, we should get the tonnes we’ve planned, at least if the tentacles finish hatching soon. Here, but no further. The last section of the road must be completed when the chicks have hatched. Photo: Ole-Christian Olsen / news Got a little attention The asphalting stop in Brønnøy has not gone unnoticed in bird circles. Veivåg has now received a little attention as a thank you for paying attention to the birdlife in the south of Helgeland. – The fact that a road project as large as this takes such considerations and makes adjustments in its plans to protect a pair of terns hatching their three eggs is quite unique, exults Steve Saltermark from the BirdLife Sør-Helgeland department. Tjeld has the status of near threatened. It is estimated that there are between 30,000 and 50,000 pairs in Norway. This picture is from Lurøy in Nordland. Photo: Ole-Christian Olsen / news He does not think that Nordland county council needs to wait too long before they can complete the paving. – I assume that within a week’s time the incubation period will be over, and that the chicks will hatch, concludes Saltermark. Published 13.06.2024, at 17.56
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Tjeld stopped asphalting in Sør-Helgeland – news Nordland
