Not unexpected. They’ll be back. There’s loads of food out there so they can find food quite readily, and adult birds are also starting their midsummer moult. When they moult their flying abilities are poorer and they’re vulnerable to predation, so many of them are quiet and skulking until they get their new plumage.
Not unexpected. They’ll be back. There’s loads of food out there so they can find food quite readily, and adult birds are also starting their midsummer moult. When they moult their flying abilities are poorer and they’re vulnerable to predation, so many of them are quiet and skulking until they get their new plumage.