The migrating birds that roam the world to live in an eternal summer

Some chook species fly huge distances to get pleasure from an nearly limitless summer time. We are nonetheless studying about how they advanced and the way they know the place to go, finds Penny Sarchet

By Penny Sarchet

I VERY a lot get pleasure from autumn’s show of golden leaves and fungi, however as a chook lover within the UK, the true thrill at the moment of yr is the inflow of migratory birds that arrive from Scandinavia, Iceland, Eastern Europe, Siberia and Canada. I’m happy to have already seen redwings this season.

The UK is fortunate with regards to chook migration – within the winter, we get all kinds of birds heading right here to flee harsher situations additional north. And then in spring and summer time, we’re visited by birds from Africa reminiscent of swallows, chiffchaffs and cuckoos that take advantage of …