Departure dates of birds

Date of departure of different species of birds are extremely different. On the early departure of swallows, swifts, cuckoos and Solovyov said already before. Following them embark on a journey redstart, lentils, vertigolovki and some other small birds. Fly jack-snipe, and corncrake, stopped shouting at the fields from the end of July. Sometimes in early September starts departure of cranes, though more often it happens after the first frost. However, the cranes are not driving the frost, and the upcoming autumn fodder shortage. At the end of the summer gets under way in the path of shorebirds. They fly south in flocks sandpipers-carriers, Chernysh and snipes, beginners fly off in late August or early September. In mid-September, curlews and lapwings flying in hot Africa, and ruff - the rice plantations under the sky of India and Burma. At this time, begin to swap departure quail hatch throughout the summer. Even in mid-August caught very young perepelyata. These late broods, of course, and fly later. In late autumn, sometimes staying until frost snipe fly, and hunters are looking forward to the day when there will be their "descents." As disappearing, large and small birds flying after them, and avian predators: they feel hungry in the empty woods and fields. On cold nights the September fish - the main prey osprey - at least for splashing river and lake coats. Suffice it becomes harder and osprey gets under way on the rivers in the direction where the warmer and where are the places of wintering grounds - on the southern outskirts of Europe and into Africa. Masses, while at large distances from each other, flying loonie, sparkling in the sun bright plumage the lower side of the body and wings. Observation. 1. Watch the time of departure you all know birds - swallows the urban and rural (so-called killer whales), Swift, Sand Martin, gulls, cranes, wild geese, ducks, etc. 2. Describe the behavior of birds prior to departure and during the beginning of the flight. 3. Set the monitor orchard and notice the birds arriving there to feed in late summer. 4. Watch what the birds feed on the fruits of euonymus, rowan, bird cherry, honeysuckle, rose, etc.