The birdhouse belongs to Mr.O's friend who sold him a piece of agricultural land in Tampin, Melaka.
Located about 10 kilometers from Tampin town and on a small hill.
The cost to built the house was about RM 600K and overseeing a Dragon fruits and Gaharu plantation.
The building is four stories and dimension about 40 feet by 90 feet with top entry entrance hole.
While below the entrance area, the sound was mild and not annoying.
Since it was in the afternoon the number of birds around was minimal.
I was given the opportunity to comment on the site location and construction. I was not able to enter since the owner was away at KLIA to pick up his daughter back from UK.
Overall the location was not that bad. On the top of a small hill facing the plantation and some houses about 2 kilometers away.
The surroundings were plantations inclusive of Dragon Fruits, Rubber, Palm oil and his Gaharu plants. Lots of insect generating sources.
The only set back was that there were no water pond or lake or river. If I were the owner I will look into opening a reasonable size pond at the lower areas of the land facing the BH.
The pond will provide both water for the swiftlets to drink and wet themselves plus an additional insect generating source. During dry seasons these birds need to drink somewhere so if the pond is nearby they will not have to travel too far for a sip.
Internally I was informed that the number of birds was growing at a very fast rate.
This sound interesting. If it is so then the myth that birds will only love to make their nest in town is no longer true.
The birds needs a kind of house to stay. They need suitable dark room with proper room temperature and humidity. They do not need those bright streets lights.
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