What Animals Migrate In Autumn

When its cold we wrap ourselves up but.

What animals migrate in autumn. For example swallows migrate south once the weather begins to cool and their food sources dwindle. Here in the UK the most obvious migrants are birds. To celebrate the arrival of this beautiful season take a look at our favourite autumn animals.

SUBSCRIBE httpbitlyCreators365SubThe migration of animals is a periodic displacement f. Its worth spending some time looking at tit flocks as these often harbour warblers like Blackcap and Chiffchaff. The whales have one of the longest migrating cycles among mammals.

For example the Arctic tern nests close to the North Pole in the summer. Natures changes in autumn are a sad reminder of the cycle of life. And we see the arrival of migrant Geese and Swan species in the Autumn as they escape the.

Some of Britains resident birds like partridges never move than a kilometre from their birthplace but more than 40 per cent of the worlds bird population are migrants. Monarch butterflies migrate 2950 miles in autumn 5900 miles round trip according to the Nature Education Knowledge Project. Even rarer species like Yellow-browed Warbler are sometimes found amongst tit flocks in October and November.

When natural habitats are destroyed plants and animals suffer. Hedgehogs and bats are two examples of British hibernating animals. Some even cross the channel to reach southern Europe.

Many see migration as part of a yearly cycle of changes a bird goes through. In the UK pipistrelle bats migrate in autumn from the north to spend winter in the warmer south-west. About 50 species in all leave our shores each year on a substantial southward journey to spend the British winter in gentler climates.