How much do you know about migrant birds?

Test your knowledge here!

1 Why do birds migrate?

a) To soak up some sun

b) To find food

c) To look for a mate

2 What is the main cue that nature gives birds to migrate?

a) Change in weather

b) Dwindling food supplies

c) Change in daylight hours

3 Predators are a serious threat – which of these is known to be a danger to night flying migrant songbirds?

a) The Eleonora's Falcon

b) The Greater Noctule bat

c) The Eagle Owl

4 Where is the swallow that nested in your garden likely to spend its winter?

a) South Africa

b) South America

c) The Mediterranean

5 How far can a migrating swallow fly in a day?

a) 93 miles (150 km)

b) 186 miles (300 km)

c) 248 miles (400 km)

6 Redwings arrive in the UK from September. Where do they breed?

a) Northern Scotland

b) Iceland

c) Scandinavia

d) All three

7 What prompts fieldfares to migrate from their breeding grounds?

a) The size of the rowan berry crop

b) Freezing cold weather

c) Shortening hours of daylight

8 Swifts make a migratory journey of around 22,000 kilometers (14,000 miles) every year. What helps them to do this?

a) They hitch a lift on passing light aircraft

b) They have a special high-energy diet

c) They sleep with half their brain at a time

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