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A cork platform, moored a few metres from your berth. Grebes and coots settle on it, and you go out whenever you like.
Pre-order price until 25 December · Free cancellation until 31 January
Assembled by hand in Martigny
Delivered from February 2027, free shipping
THE PROBLEM
Great crested grebes and coots have lost their reed beds. In spring, they nest on anything floating just above the water: swim platform, boat cover, mooring lines. An occupied grebe nest is protected by federal law. Your boat stays tied up until the chicks have left.
at least, with the boat stuck in the harbour
to September: nesting season, up to three broods
Federal Hunting Act: up to one year in prison or a fine for anyone who takes the eggs or disturbs the brood
THE BIRDS&CO. PLATFORM
A floating cork platform, moored a few metres from your berth. The birds nest on it. Your boat stays free.
The nest goes on it.
Grebes and coots bring their own branches.
5 minutes to install.
No tools. Marine rope and stainless steel carabiner included.
Assembled by hand in Martigny.
By Fondation Saint-Hubert, a sheltered workshop.
2027 pre-order · delivered from late February
WHAT IT CHANGES
WITHOUT A PLATFORM
The nest goes on the boat. The boat stays in the harbour until the chicks have left.
WITH THE PLATFORM
The grebe nests on the platform, next door. The boat goes out whenever you like.
Delivered assembled from late February, moored in five minutes, occupied from April to September.
01 · Late February
Delivered assembled
02 · Five minutes
Moored next to your berth
03 · April to September
The birds nest on it
“Three pairs of grebes enjoyed our hotel room. Very friendly tenants, sometimes a bit noisy.”
“Not a single bird on my swim platform this year, not even any dirt!”
“The grebe on the platform, nothing on the boat.”
“Before the eggs were laid, I moved part of the nest onto the platform, and they stayed there a good while.”
ASSEMBLED IN SWITZERLAND · MARTIGNY
Léman 1 is assembled by hand by the team at Fondation Saint-Hubert, a workshop that employs people with disabilities. The cork comes from Portugal: it is the offcuts from making wine corks.
Fondation Saint-Hubert, Martigny
Agglomerated cork, offcuts from bottle corks
LIROS Seastar marine rope, stainless steel carabiner
YOU MANAGE A HARBOUR OR A MUNICIPALITY
Equip the whole harbour, with nothing to manage.
We find the spots, install, monitor and remove. Every autumn, a report you can present to your council.
YOU REPRESENT A BUSINESS
Local action for biodiversity, with proof.
You fund platforms in a harbour on Lake Geneva. Each season, a documented report for your ESG reporting.
YOU DON'T HAVE A BOAT
Sponsor a platform in a harbour.
We put it in, we follow it, you receive its photos and the season report. From CHF 49, keyring and certificate included.
Every Friday until 29 January, we draw a keyring cut from the cork of the platforms. We also let you know three days before the pre-order price goes up to 189.
IN THE PRESS
Radio, TV, regional press: what they have said about birds and boat owners sharing the harbour.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Your harbour, your boat, where to put the platform: it's easier on the phone.
+41 21 539 46 47
Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm
info@birdsnco.ch · reply within 48 working hours
Nearly 200 platforms have been installed since 2025, in 12 harbours and municipalities in French-speaking Switzerland, on Lake Geneva and Lake Neuchâtel. In Morges, harbour master Joël Happe sums it up: “It works very well.” And until 31 January, you can cancel at no cost.
It happens, especially with coots, which are less predictable than grebes. What helps most: put the platform between the pontoon and the stern of the boat, and tie it with two ropes so it stays flat. Call us in March and we'll look at your berth together.
Yes. The pre-order can be cancelled at no cost until 31 January. You get a full refund.
Yes. Grebes can nest several times between March and September, up to three broods. With the platform nearby, they have a better spot than your boat.
No. No food, no bait. It gives the birds already there a better spot than your boat.
A little, yes, especially under a big nest. Tie it with two ropes so it stays flat, and take it out of the water at the end of the season.
The assembled platform, its marine rope, its stainless steel carabiner and the installation instructions.
Better to take it out at the end of the season. It can stay in the water, but the rope and the cork wear out much faster.
Each platform has a tag with a unique number. Clip the carabiner to a fixed point on the pontoon and add a second rope.
No, as long as it stays within your berth.
For now, we deliver in Switzerland. Are you elsewhere in Europe? Write to us.
Free delivery in Switzerland
From late February 2027, before the birds.
Secure payment
TWINT, Apple Pay, Google Pay, cards.
Free cancellation
Until 31 January.
A question?
+41 21 539 46 47 · info@birdsnco.ch
