Willow Warblers News Today

Ballygarrett Tidy Towns and many local people gathered on Saturday, April 13 for an educational walk and talk as part of the Clean Coasts Roadshow on Old Bawn Beach, Wexford.

A major Garganey influx and returning spring migrants made for an enjoyable month of birding.

Graham Gordon concludes his summary of a memorable season surveying in the Arabian desert.

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Migration slowing down – Sabkhat Al Fasl An early morning trip to Sabkhat Al Fasl turned out to be fairly quiet. There were still plenty of Red-backed Shrikes, with over twenty seen during the visit, as well as Willow Warblers, but not really much else. Passerine migrants included an Upcher’s Warbler, ten Spotted Flycatchers, three Common Redstarts, one Daurian Shrike and a Eurasian Turtle Dove that appeared to be collecting nesting material. Several Sand Martins and Barn Swallows were fly...