Nation’s migratory birds increasingly considering just not coming back, study shows
- simonjjames
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A survey published today shows that over 72% of the Nation’s migratory birds have either considered just not coming back or have enacted plans to remain abroad.
“We spoke to over 3000 birds over the last 2 years”, Dr Gerald Brearly told us, “both here in the UK and abroad in their migratory destinations. We were quite taken aback by the sheer number of British birds that have either settled or already decided to stay in Southern Africa and South America.” Newsbiscuit travelled down to Lesotho to interview a Swallow called Jonathan and his wife Karen.
“Look, I love the good old UK, I really do”, said Jonathan, “but it’s so grey and you really can't rely on the weather.”
“Yeah, and the grubs and insects are so much better here”, said Karen, “not to mention how capacious the nesting is. There’s just so much twigs and stuff to build something better in stead of fag butts, crisp bags and disposable vapes”
“Great for the kids too”, interjected Jonathan, his wife nodding next to him, “loads of berries just hanging about. Little Wayne hasn’t eaten a wotsit or kebab meat for months!”
It was a pattern that most birds told us they thought about, some even going as far as setting up permanent nests abroad.
“I’ll always be a British Migratory Swallow”, Jonathan told us, “but sometimes you just have to make a change”.