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07-12-2010, 05:06 PM
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Why do some bitterns stay here and risk a winter of starvation whilst others migrate? 
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07-12-2010, 06:07 PM
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I don't have an answer for you, but just to say that I thought we actually get more Bitterns in the UK in winter than are here to breed.
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07-12-2010, 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Wild-Woman  Why do some bitterns stay here and risk a winter of starvation whilst others migrate? | I think probably all of our resident Bitterns winter over in the UK (about 21 pairs).
It's actually the other way round, Bitterns come to the UK as a winter visitor - possibly from continental Europe and Scandinavia boosting the winter numbers to around 80-150 depending on weather conditions. Don't think there's been any ringing recoveries of UK Bittern abroad. |
07-12-2010, 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Picidae I think probably all of our resident Bitterns winter over in the UK (about 21 pairs).
It's actually the other way round, Bitterns come to the UK as a winter visitor - possibly from continental Europe and Scandinavia boosting the winter numbers to around 80-150 depending on weather conditions. Don't think there's been any ringing recoveries of UK Bittern abroad. | As Picidae said.... I was about to say the same  |
07-12-2010, 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Picidae boosting the winter numbers to around 80-150 depending on weather conditions. | quite a boom in numbers then  
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Originally Posted by eeyore quite a boom in numbers then | Why hasn't wab got a groin smilie!  |
07-12-2010, 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by david156 Why hasn't wab got a groin smilie! | I really hope you mean a groan smilie !
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Originally Posted by eeyore I really hope you mean a groan smilie ! | good job you know what I mean. That will teach me to check my typing  |
07-12-2010, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Picidae I think probably all of our resident Bitterns winter over in the UK . | A case of once bittern, forever smitten...
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07-12-2010, 06:23 PM
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Thanks for that. Interesting. Are Scandanavian reedbeds better than ours in the summer then? What haven't we got that they have?
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