Out of the estimated 3 million wader birds in Australia, about 2 million leave at this time of year. When they reach their final destination, where they stay for only a brief few weeks, they find the ...

"The distinct lack of common migrants at south coast watchpoints has caused observers there to lament the end of spring migration. Nothing could be further from the truth on the east coast. On ...

The temperature is rising and migratory birds have begun leaving the city. Migrants like common redshank and whimbrel, which have flown in from Siberia and Scandinavia and are ready to leave, found in ...

Wading birds are among the most commonly seen birds in the North-East but, paradoxically, the hardest to identify Chris Brayshay reports ALARMED waders will often be seen flying in wheeling, twisting ...