Every year, at the "Noto Railway" station in Anamizu Town, Ishikawa Prefecture, where swallows nest, nearly twice as many nests as last year have become a hot topic in the region.
Many swallow's nests are formed every year at Anamizu Station on the third sector local line "Noto Railway" in Ishikawa Prefecture, but this is especially large, and the number confirmed as of 14th of this month is The number is about 70, which is almost double last year.
On the 19th, at the station shop and under the eaves of the bus stop, parent birds were often seen feeding the chicks waiting in the nest.
According to Yoshihisa Tajima, general manager of Noto Railway, who is a member of the "Japanese Society for Preservation of Birds Ishikawa", although it is not clear why the number of nests has increased, swallows have nested due to the decrease in population around the station. It is possible that the number of vacant houses that are not to be built is increasing, that there are many people coming and going at the station, and the risk of being attacked by natural enemies such as crows is relatively low.
Mr. Tajima said, "I think it is rare that so many nests are gathered in the prefecture. Station users are also squinting, saying," It's cute. "
The swallows at Anamizu Station will finish raising their children by October at the latest.