Wading in early?
03 Aug 2012
Compared with many other migratory birds, waders begin moving south quite early. Of the high Arctic breeding waders, the failed and non-breeding birds are the first to appear back here, followed by adults that have bred successfully, then juveniles. Whilst we've been enduring a very wet summer, Icelandic-breeders such as Black-tailed Godwit have enjoyed relatively warm, dry conditions, which initiated an early breeding season. Although pairs that had clutches predated may have turned up even earlier than usual this year, the reporting rate shows a very similar pattern to recent years.
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