WEST COAST BLACKBIRDS

[lucymac]

I WAS TOLD BY A FRIEND THAT THE BLACKBIRDS ON THE WEST COAST OF SCOTLAND ARE MIGRATORY. DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THIS IS TRUE? I CAN RECOGNISE SOME OF MY ONES BY CERTAIN MARKINGS AND THEY SEEM TO BE HERE SUMMER AND WINTER .

[ojread2]

Please turn off your caps lock

http://www.rspb.org.u...ackbirds_migrate.aspx

[boxtops]

Not just West Coast, then!

[ojread2]

Nope, it appears they do it every where ;-)

[wildwood]

The trouble nowadays with migrations in the UK is that not all birds that are said to migrate do so, some staying behind to take advantage of a then more liberal food source.
The slightly warmer average climate creates more insect life than previous virtual absence.

[ojread2]

wildwood, are you anything to do with Wildwood nr Canterbury?

[wildwood]

oread, if you mean canterbury NZ, yes.