Just for interest.
So far this autumn there have been huge and unusual movements of woodland
species out of Northern Russia towards western Europe. "Northern" races of
Bullfinch have been very noticeable including races of birds from well east
which do not normally move this far west in winter.
Waxwings too have been flooding into the UK in recent days (160 in Lewis
yesterday). High numbers of Jays were seen to move through the Netherlands
in past weeks also.
Though seasonal hard weather movements are normal, this year has been quite
remarkable and suggests that some factor (temperature, early snows, food
supply) has forced these birds to move west in large numbers.
Biological indicators are often as good as any computer models or
statistics, often reflecting very accurate or distinct trends in temperature
and weather.
Without doubt, something very different is happening this year in this
region.

J Poyner.


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