BTO Bird Migration Blog

After almost a month of easterly airflow that resulted in and amazing autumn for visible migration and the arrival of large numbers of scar...

With easterlies still dominating it is hardly surprising that birds from the east have dominated too. Two species have occurred in exceptio...

With high pressure on the continent and low cloud over much of the UK for periods of time last week, a good visible migration showing was a...

With easterly airflow dominating this week migration has stepped-up a gear. Good movements of Pied Flycatcher, Swallow, Chiffchaff, Whiteth...

  The last few days have seen some easterly airflow from the continent with the resultant arrival of a few classic late August/early Se...

The summer months can seem rather quiet after the heady spring migration days but now is the time for waders that have either finished, or ...

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...