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15 Oct 2010 Brambling. Photograph by Mike Ambler

Following the subject of last week's update (and our BBC Autumnwatch blog), it seems fitting to mention an incredible migration spectacle witnessed by Mike Ambler, aboard a seismic survey vessel 100 miles off the Yorkshire coast. Early in the week large numbers of migrants of a mind-boggling array of species, from Golden Plover to Great Grey Shrike, Brambling to Blyth's Reed Warbler(!), were grounded on deck. Whilst some of the insectivores sadly perished, many of the seed-eaters took advantage of the food Mike provided.

Paper call for special HPAI issue

A special issue of the BTO journal Bird Study, bringing together research documenting the HPAI outbreak and its impacts on wild birds, will be published in late 2024.

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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.

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