Eighty children today took part in a sponsored marathon walk from Rabat to Qrendi, donating €1,121 towards the construction of Swift (Rundun) nest boxes to be put up in various localities across Malta and Gozo.

The Marathon Walk is the most popular annual event organised by Dinja Wahda and Klabb Huttaf, BirdLife Malta’s children’s club. BirdLife Malta, together with its partner in education Bank of Valletta, this year extended the invitation to all primary schools in Malta and Gozo, offering them the opportunity to raise funds for these common migrants, with the intention of placing specially designed Swift nest boxes in suitable locations around the Maltese Islands.

“Through Dinja Wahda children are being made more aware about Malta’s wildlife. Swifts are recent additions to Malta’s list of breeding species and the children have shown enthusiasm in helping these newcomers establish a stronghold,” said Nicolette Falzon, Dinja Wahda manager.

Dinja Wahda is BirdLife Malta’s and Bank of Valletta’s environmental education programme for primary schools, carried out in collaboration with the Directorate for Quality Standards in Education (DQSE).

Photo shows Children stamping images of Swifts onto a banner which reads – Merhba Bikom. The children welcomed the common migrants back to Malta by raising funds for special swift nest boxes. – Photo by Nadja Tschovikov.

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