Migration

House martin, flying with mud in beak for nest building

House martin guide: how to identify, migration and diet

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 goose. © Dave Porter/ Getty

What is moult-migration?

Duck drinking among Common Pochard, Aythya ferina, ducks at Welney Wetland Centre, Norfolk, UK

Which of our wintering ducks come from Russia?

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Is climate change hitting our summer migrants?

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Early bird surprises experts

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Do all migrants fly twice a year?

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Rare birds fly the nest

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Cuckoo named after former BBC Wildlife editor

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Chicks hatch in UK first