Simple Flying - Tom Boon
In November, Berlin Brandenburg Airport revealed that it has been researching bird strikes. A daily search for dead animals has shown that 50 dead creatures have been found close to the terminal in its first year of operation. The average of around one casualty a week is comparatively lower than other glass facilities.
Since Terminal 1 at Berlin Brandenburg Airport opened at the end of October 2020, a daily search for dead birds has occurred. So far to November 26th, 50 dead birds have been found around the terminal after flying into the building’s glass windows. The number could be higher due to individuals that have managed to fly away and then succumb to their injuries.
However, it seems as though the number of dead birds reported at the airport is comparatively low compared to other large glass buildings. The airport says that around 1,000 dead birds were found around Stuttgart’s “Mainz Football Arena” in the space of a year. Meanwhile, the Bavarian State Office for the Environment found around 200 birds around its offices in a similar study.
