BTO Bird Migration Blog

Ordinarily mid-May sees spring migration begin to slow but with northerly winds dominating the early part of the spring, several species se...

With the wind stuck in the north migration has slowed a little but not come to a halt. Fortunately there has been varying degrees of east i...

The nature of migration generally this spring has been one of sudden flurries followed by slow trickles. This week continued along much the...

The stop-start nature of this spring's migration has continued over the past week but breaks in the weather fronts allowed through a nic...

The stop, start nature of this spring migration continues. The quiet spells in the weather provide windows of opportunity for migrants headi...

During the last few weeks migration has been somewhat stuttering. Breaks between weather fronts crossing Europe allowed birds to move only ...

Whilst at times the weather here has seemed near perfect for the arrival of summer migrants, weather fronts further south in France have bl...