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Have you ever seen diurnal birds at night? (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter lvn600
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Hiya
Had to dredge my memory for this...
About 20 years ago, I saw a Heron fishing from a pier below Redcliffe Bridge in the centre of Bristol at 2 a.m. On another occasion (same place, similar time) i saw a winter roost of about 2000 Pied Wagtails on the roof of a low building by the bridge. Apart from those, I've heard Blackbirds, Robins and Sedge Warblers singing at night, and seen the occasional Tawny Owl during the day.
Interestingly, a recent edition of Nature on BBC Radio 4 looked at the Peregrines which have started nesting in Bristol. Apparently these birds are hunting at night, taking low-flying migrants attracted by the city lights.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/nature_20050516.shtml
Now that I would like to see.
Mark
Had to dredge my memory for this...
About 20 years ago, I saw a Heron fishing from a pier below Redcliffe Bridge in the centre of Bristol at 2 a.m. On another occasion (same place, similar time) i saw a winter roost of about 2000 Pied Wagtails on the roof of a low building by the bridge. Apart from those, I've heard Blackbirds, Robins and Sedge Warblers singing at night, and seen the occasional Tawny Owl during the day.
Interestingly, a recent edition of Nature on BBC Radio 4 looked at the Peregrines which have started nesting in Bristol. Apparently these birds are hunting at night, taking low-flying migrants attracted by the city lights.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/nature_20050516.shtml
Now that I would like to see.
Mark
MarkA said:
Hi Mark,
There is a guy in New York City who monitors nocturnal migrants from atop the Empire State building: http://www.birdingbob.com/schedule.htm. It sounds fascinating - the birds often fly in and then circle the building before heading off (attracted by the lights I guess). He has also reported the city Peregrines using this light source to hunt these migrant birds at night.
Luke
Around 6 or 7 years back, walking in bright full moonlight at around 9.30pm in late November - thats 4 hours after sunset, and there was a flock of rooks flying actively around the fields where I was walking. There was nothing to suggest that they had been disturbed from their roost, they appeared to be quite contented, just active in the night.
In England one often hears Canada Geese flying in the night during the summer.
In England one often hears Canada Geese flying in the night during the summer.
jurek
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More about it from Europe. Ducks and waders often feed at night. Groups which call at night include grebes, bitterns, ducks, snipes, rails, larks, warblers, robins and nightingales... In spring nights really many other birds sing long before dawn. Many birds migrate at night.
