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In the UK, we see a surge in bird migration during the spring, when summer visitors like Swifts and Cuckoos arrive, and then again in the autumn, when waders, wildfowl and a whole host of other winter visitors return and summer visitors depart.
- Nature’s Calendar migration special: who’s flying in and who ...
Nature’s Calendar migration special: who’s flying in and...
- Nature’s Calendar migration special: who’s flying in and who ...
Nature’s Calendar migration special: who’s flying in and who’s flying out? As summer moves to autumn, it’s all change in the birding world again as many species move in and out of the UK. In this month’s Nature’s Calendar, we look at what birds to keep an eye out for.
Find out which British birds migrate, where they fly to in spring and autumn and why birds migrate.
Many birds that we see in the UK during passage and winter periods breed in the far north, where the expansive tundra, boreal forests and taiga provide a comparatively predator-free environment.
- Spring Migration Records at Bird Observatories
- How Can Birdwatchers Help Us Monitor Migration?
- Migration of Winter visitors in Spring
- References
There is a lot of excellent information collected annually by Bird Observatories. The wardens make complete counts of the birds in a defined area each day and record the results in daily logs. These log books are an incredible resource and have been used by Dick Loxton and Tim Sparks to look at arrival dates over time at four bird observatories: Po...
However, there are just 18 Bird Observatories dotted around the coastline of Britain and Ireland. With large numbers of birdwatchers spread over a broad geographical area we can find out much more information about the timing and pattern of arrival and departure of migrants in spring. The table below shows the average arrival dates of summer visito...
Generally speaking there is far less information about the timing of spring departure of winter visitors such as thrushes, swans, geese and ducks. Recording departure dates are more difficult as you need to record every day until you see the last one. By submitting your records regularly to BirdTrack we will be able to investigate the timing of dep...
Cox, A. 2003. Hampshire Bird Report 2002. Hampshire Ornithological Society. www.hos.org.ukEmley, D.W.2003. The Birds of Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and the West Midlands 2001 Annual Report 68. West Midland Bird Club. www.westmidlandbirdclub.comLoxton, D. & Sparks, T.1999. Arrival of spring migrants at Portland, Skokholm, Bardsey and Calf of Man. Bardsey Observatory Report 42: 1998.Mackay, A.J.2002. The Leicestershire and Rutland Bird Report 2001. The Leicestershire and Rutland Ornithological Society.Bird migration. Whether flying from the south to breed in the spring, or from the north in the winter in search of food and milder climes, or simply passing through on their journey, bird migration is one of the UK’s most impressive natural events.
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BirdTrack migration blog – early spring. It may still feel like winter but for some species, the increasing temperatures and lengthening days have already kick-started spring migration, with birds starting to arrive and depart across Britain and Ireland.
