Flight Periods - Have they really changed?
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:52 pm
Was discussing this with JackHarr. We are both planning for our particular target species and trying to predict what the season will be THIS year! (Will this cold snap put the season back, bearing in mind that we have not had a cold snap quite like this in the UK for a while, for instance..........?)
From the literature currently in circulation about flight times, it has become apparent that SOME species seem to be emerging earlier than indicated; from Jack's long experience this shift happened quite suddenly in the 1990's. We are talking about 2 weeks earlier on average than the perceived wisdom would indicate - tho's for some species, up to a month...
I say some, because others seem to be around the same times as they have always been.... whites for example...
Is this the experience of others' ?
Which localities and which species have you noticed changes in?
What other factors may have contributed to this?
Maybe we can build up some interesting snapshots from around the country![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
From the literature currently in circulation about flight times, it has become apparent that SOME species seem to be emerging earlier than indicated; from Jack's long experience this shift happened quite suddenly in the 1990's. We are talking about 2 weeks earlier on average than the perceived wisdom would indicate - tho's for some species, up to a month...
I say some, because others seem to be around the same times as they have always been.... whites for example...
Is this the experience of others' ?
Which localities and which species have you noticed changes in?
What other factors may have contributed to this?
Maybe we can build up some interesting snapshots from around the country
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)