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Published online 17 May 2001 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news010517-7

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Flycatchers caught on the hop

Migratory birds are arriving at their breeding grounds to find that spring has already sprung.

A migratory bird has not keep pace with climate change. To adjust to warmer springs in their Dutch breeding grounds, pied flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca ) lay their eggs earlier.

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