| | S | M | T | W | T | F | S | | 29 | 30 |
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
| |
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
| |
13
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
18
|
19
| |
20
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
24
|
25
|
26
| |
27
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
31
| 1 | 2 |  » Stats |
Members: 50,135
Threads: 82,295
Posts: 852,905
Top Poster: glsammy (15,069)
| | Welcome to our newest member, spaldingd | |  | 
31-10-2011, 12:44 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Hayes, Middlesex
Posts: 3,712
| | | Bird migration...
Just looking at various sightings over the last few days. Dungeness Bird Ob reported 15,000 Goldfinch over the last 3 days, 10,000 of them on Friday alone!  Where do all these birds go!?! |
31-10-2011, 12:49 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: n.e.somerset
Posts: 3,217
| | | Re: Bird migration...
They migrate as far south as Spain...For winter.... 
__________________
Once, I used to Ramble!
But now I just Amble. |
31-10-2011, 01:11 PM
|  | Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 10,729
| | | Re: Bird migration...
Quote:
Originally Posted by htcdude  Just looking at various sightings over the last few days. Dungeness Bird Ob reported 15,000 Goldfinch over the last 3 days, 10,000 of them on Friday alone! Where do all these birds go!?! | Goldfinch are partial migrants in Britain, with some birds remaining resident unless they are pushed south due to cold weather. Many continental birds join our local populations and winter here. However a large proportion of birds also migrate south. This is usually south/west into France and further south west into Spain and Portugal, some birds go south east into Belgium and Holland. Goldfinches can go as far south as Morocco (although it is unknown if these are British birds). Females tend to migrate more and further south than males. |
31-10-2011, 01:30 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Hayes, Middlesex
Posts: 3,712
| | | Re: Bird migration...
I knew where they would migrate to and from, I just didn't realise how many actually pass through, it's astonishing. 
And compared to other birds the Goldfinch seem to massively outweigh them!
Nige |
31-10-2011, 01:43 PM
| | Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 10,729
| | | Re: Bird migration...
Quote:
Originally Posted by htcdude And compared to other birds the Goldfinch seem to massively outweigh them! | Different species migrate at different times of year. This is linked to their biology, breeding success and local conditions such as temperature and food supply. |
31-10-2011, 01:53 PM
|  | Dame Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Kent
Posts: 9,725
| | | Re: Bird migration...
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dogghound Goldfinch are partial migrants in Britain, with some birds remaining resident unless they are pushed south due to cold weather. | Yep- they're all in my garden eating a whole 1 and a half feeders full of sunflower hearts a day! 
Nyger seed is going down a storm too! All 20 ports were filled at once this morning. Quite a sight!
__________________
The female of the species is more deadly than the male.:p |
31-10-2011, 02:05 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Hayes, Middlesex
Posts: 3,712
| | | Re: Bird migration...
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dogghound Different species migrate at different times of year. This is linked to their biology, breeding success and local conditions such as temperature and food supply. | Thanks for that info | | |
| Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode |
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
| | |
| | | 21 members and 387 guests | | 9th River, artdemole, chattycaff, frits_b, Hobjob, Johnny81, k4t3, Kenneth Baldwin, MattPrince, moo, Naturenutz, nightingale67, nightshade, nikolai_avenger, Pete Collins, RobSutton, rogpow, spaldingd, stickman, The Woodman, Tinkerbell | » New Wildlife Posts |  Snake ID Today 04:23 PM 9 Replies, 98 Views | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | » New Environment Posts | | | | | | | | | » New Activity Posts | | | | | | | | | » New Community Posts | | | | | | | | | |
