BTO Bird Migration Blog

If you are interested in scarce migrants, the east coast was the place to be this week as it was set alight with Icterine Warblers, Barred W...

In terms of migrating birds in the UK, it’s a similar story to last week, with several Shearwaters being seen on the south-west coast and I...

With the right weather conditions - low pressure weather systems crossing the Atlantic - August is the best month to get to grips with a fe...

The conditions during the last few days have meant that any early passerine migration has been somewhat supressed. However, there has been ...

Waders are definitely on the move, or at least northerly breeding adults are. Numbers are beginning to build for a few species. Small flock...

The small but steady trickle of Crossbills down the east coast of Britain is a sure sign that autumn migration has begun. Small flocks have...

The weather has been such a mixed bag during the last couple of weeks it has been difficult to disentangle and work out what effect it has ...