Migration

Black-throated thrush at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo. © Anthony McGill

Asian avian visitor attracts twitchers to Whipsnade

Marmalade hoverfly. © Will Hawkes

Migrating hoverflies are providing essential pollination and pest control in the UK

Swift Cambridgeshire. © Ben Andrew/RSPB

Swifts arriving later than usual due to bad weather

Pallid swift. © David Darrell-Lambert

Swifts spend the majority of their lives in the air

Adult swallow at the nest with chicks. © Kaphoto/Getty

Barn swallows evolved alongside buildings

Come late summer, the 170-foot high mountain is covered in the purple-pink colour of ling heather. In some areas of the island this species makes up an important coastal habitat known as maritime heath. © Ben Porter

Wildlife on the ‘Island of 20,000 Saints’

Canada geese undertake moult migration © Dave Porter/ Getty

What is moult-migration?

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Early bird surprises experts

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Puffin pairs travel close for breeding success

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A tagged cuckoo is named Flappy McFlapperson

© Morris Rendall/BTO

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Wildebeest crossing the Mara river © Andre Anita / Getty

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Barn swallow nest with six hungry nestlings Swallow nest © iStock

Do swallows return to the same nest?

Male wheatear in Gloucestershire. © Tim Graham/Getty

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