BTO Bird Migration Blog

This week has been a classic mid-may week. Passerine numbers have slowed right down – most are now here and many are already feeding the yo...

This weekend sees the celebration of World Migratory Bird Day , an initiative that seeks to raise the profile of migratory birds across the...

It has been an interesting week this week with a few what might have been expected southern overshoots. At least twelve different Hoopoes , ...

White-winged Lark and Rufous Bushchat was always a long shot but a Sardinian Warbler and Blyth’s Pipit did their best to represent sou...

I have spent the last week on the Kent-Sussex border under blue skies, enjoying wall-to-wall sunshine and warm temperatures – not the best w...

The spring migration momentum has picked up quite a bit this week with Swallows, Blackcaps and Willow Warblers leading the way. However, ...

Whilst there has been a lot more migration action during the last week, the floodgates are still to open. That said, Chiffchaff and Blackc...