Spring migration begins

02 Feb 2018

The weather might still be wintry and the temperatures low but for some of our birds, spring migration has begun. Fieldfares and Redwings are making their way east, auks are moving back north and wildfowl numbers are building on our inland and coastal wetlands, as they too begin the first leg of their migration. For more check out the latest BTO migration blog.

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