BTO Bird Migration Blog

It’s been 3 weeks since the last migration blog and a lot can happen during that time, especially when birds are departing for th...

Looking back at the last migration blog we highlighted the small influx of Two-barred Crossbills that was happening on the Shetland isles. ...

There has been a lot of chatter both on social media and elsewhere that this has been a poor spring for some of our most loved summer migr...

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...