In North Ostrobothnia, around 990 yards in the area of \u200b\u200bthe two associations, more than 330 yards in Kainuu, participated in the event of the last weekend of January.
The Birdlife Suomen Pihabongaus event organized at the end of January once again aroused a lot of interest both in North Ostrobothnia and in Kainuu
This year, the yard party was organized on the 28th–29th. January. Online reporting of results ended on Friday, February 3.
Over the course of two days, birds were observed in a total of almost 989 yards in the areas of the Ornithological Association of North Ostrobothnia and the Kuusamo Bird Club. Last year, a record 1,116 yards in these areas participated in the bonga event.
There were 334 yards in the area of \u200b\u200bthe Kainuu Ornithological Association. There, too, the 2022 Pihabongaus was the busiest in the history of the event, there were 379 yards at that time.
The final figures for this year will be known a little later, as some postcard announcements may still arrive.
The Bird Life Finland office says that the increase can be a few dozen yards at most, and the numbers of online announcements are already indicative.
In the yard bonga, the species and number of birds in the yard are observed for an hour on a certain weekend.
*The subject can be discussed until February 7 at 11 p.m.*
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