"Milder weather patterns due to climate change mean that Scotland is
becoming the permanent home of a bird whose range was previously totally
restricted to England and Wales, the RSPB believes.

Nuthatches, small woodland birds about the size of a great tit, have now
begun to breed in Scotland and are steadily making their way north towards
the Central Belt."
http://www.rspb.org.uk/scotland/bird...nuthatches.asp

Dave

Dave.C wrote:
"Milder weather patterns due to climate change mean that Scotland is
becoming the permanent home of a bird whose range was previously totally
restricted to England and Wales, the RSPB believes.

Nuthatches, small woodland birds about the size of a great tit, have now
begun to breed in Scotland and are steadily making their way north towards
the Central Belt."
http://www.rspb.org.uk/scotland/bird...nuthatches.asp

Dave



Nuthatches have been moving steadily north since before the 1970's (when
we were going to freeze over for those who remember these things) and
was only a matter of time until they managed to get across the Cheviots.

There was a pair recorded near Blairgowrie for *years*.
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They didn't use Global Warming as a reason for the expansion of the
Collared Dove in the 1950's.

Les

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Les Crossan,
Wallsend, Tyne & Wear
54.95N 1.5W
Home of the Wallsend StormCam and the Backup USW FAQ -
www.uksevereweather.org.uk

They didn't use Global Warming as a reason for the expansion of the
Collared Dove in the 1950's.

I take your point, the collared doves expansion had nothing to do with GW,
they spread from the Balkans whose winters are colder than here.

There are birds though whose changes in breeding/range/feeding habits is
linked to our warming climate. The chiff chaff for instance now is resident
down here in the SW in some spots. The avocet, spoonbill and egret are all
common now around here. But I foresee that if we have a return to harsher
winters then these birds will move south again.
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Nick G
Exe Valley, Devon
50 m amsl

Felly sgrifennodd Dave.C :
Nuthatches, small woodland birds about the size of a great tit, have now
begun to breed in Scotland and are steadily making their way north towards
the Central Belt."
http://www.rspb.org.uk/scotland/bird...nuthatches.asp

If nuthatches can survive in our garden (and they do, very well), then I'd
be very surprised if much of Scotland wasn't to their liking.

Adrian (260m/860ft up a breezy cold Welsh mountainside)
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Adrian Shaw ais@
Adran Cyfrifiadureg, Prifysgol Cymru, aber.
Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Cymru ac.
http://users.aber.ac.uk/ais uk

Never seen one in East Yorkshire. What haven't we got that they like
(rain?).