Migratory birds

Migratory birds move between areas as seasons, food supplies and breeding opportunities change. Some travel thousands of kilometres; others make shorter or less regular journeys.

Which migratory birds are featured here?

Examples include white storks, cranes, swallows, cuckoos, flamingos, pelicans, gulls, ducks, geese, swans, albatrosses, nightingales and skylarks. Different populations of the same species can follow different routes.