Migration
Yellowthroat found in Spain catches boat back to America
The bird pitched up in Galicia, before hopping aboard another ship and reaching Florida via the Caribbean.
01/07/2022
Migration
The journeys undertaken by birds between their summer breeding grounds and wintering quarters are often impressive, but they are also fraught with danger. Find out more about these amazing and awe-inspiring movements.
Species profiles
Focus on: Pomarine Skua
David Callahan explores the biology of this enigmatic and piratical passage migrant.
01/05/2022
Ornithology
Manx Shearwater navigational skills put to the test
Birds sometimes took long homing detours when denied natural outward journey information.
24/02/2022
Migration
Study uncovers where Spanish scops owls head for winter
The annual cycle of Eurasian Scops Owl, including migratory pathways and stopover locations, has been revealed using GPS trackers.
22/02/2022
Ornithology
Magnetic 'stop signs' tell birds when to cease migrating
New research conducted on Reed Warblers demonstrates how they can return to within metres of their breeding site each spring.
10/02/2022
Ornithology
Trackers showcase annual life cycle of Pallid Swift
Birds from a colony in Gibraltar were studied for two years, revealing information on movements and behaviour.
09/02/2022
Ornithology
The origins of North America's Lesser Black-backed Gulls
A new paper examines the spread of records across the continent and assesses where birds might have come from.
15/01/2022
Western Palearctic
First White-backed Vulture tagged in Spain and Europe
It is hoped the bird will reveal valuable information on the dispersal and movements of Critically Endangered African vultures.
02/01/2022
Migration
Spring migration in Saudi Arabia, part two
Graham Gordon concludes his summary of a memorable season surveying in the Arabian desert.
27/12/2021
Migration
Visible migration at Spurn: autumn 2021
Jacob Spinks rounds up another exciting season of visible migration at the East Yorkshire hot-spot.
22/12/2021
Migration
Spring migration in Saudi Arabia, part one
Graham Gordon was drafted in to spend several weeks surveying in the Arabian desert earlier this year, where migrant birds enthralled him...
18/12/2021
Ornithology
New study details previously unknown migration hot-spot on Pacific flyway
Two years of observations at Bear Divide has revealed it to be a spectacular place to watch 'vis-mig'.
13/11/2021
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