BTO Bird Migration Blog

The migration highlight in the last two weeks was an unexpected arrival of Swifts from 3 November onwards, with three species noted around t...

While not making for the most pleasant observation conditions, strong north to northeasterly winds in late autumn can produce good movement...

As expected, the northerly winds meant that migration was relatively quiet this week. However, a trickle of birds continued to arrive, most ...

Arriving quickly from the east coast of the United States and Canada, the remnants of Hurricane Michael did not directly impact Britain and...

The spell of northeasterly winds last weekend appears to have opened the floodgates for birds wanting to cross the North Sea from western Sc...

With a turbulent run of weather forecast for the coming week it makes predicting what will be migrating rather interesting shall...

Mid-September to mid-October is peak autumn migration time; this is the period when most birds are on the move, both in and out of the cou...