World Migratory Bird Day, communities urged to record sightings

It’s #WorldMigratoryBirdDay! Bird migration is one of nature’s greatest wonders... Epic journeys across oceans, deserts and continents, guided by instinct and the pull of the seasons. Meet three extraordinary travellers spending summer in the UK… 👇

It’s World Migratory Bird Day. Say hello to this Manx shearwater chick, sitting on Skokholm Island off the coast of Pembrokeshire in late August 2019, like the contents of a Hoover bag.

Happy World Migratory Bird Day "Flocking (swifts)" Hand embroidery thread painting artwork #birds #embroidery #WildlifeArt

Today is #WorldMigratoryBirdDay !🌍🐦   Billions of migratory birds use flyways, like superhighways in the sky, to embark on an important journey to and from their breeding grounds.   Go outside and record the birds you see on eBird! Every bird counts.📱  Read more here 👉 www.birdlife.org/WMBD

Today is World Migratory Bird Day Find out more about how recording what you see makes a difference: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... 🪶 🌎️

No species is more fitting than Arctic Terns for World Migratory Bird Day; covering up to 90,000km a year! Help us understand seabird arrival and movement in the UK by submitting sightings to BirdTrack: www.bto.org/get-involved... #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Happy World Migratory Bird Day! As we celebrate migration, let’s also remember our responsibility to protect birds by following the ABA Code of Birding Ethics: respecting birds, habitats, and one another wherever we bird.

🐦Climate change is ruffling more than a few feathers. Shorter winters and warmer springs are disrupting global bird migration patterns, putting nearly two-thirds of North American birds at risk. 🔗This #WorldMigratoryBirdDay, learn more: www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...

Tomorrow is #WorldMigratoryBirdDay Time for all birders to go for a bird walk and assist #Ebird in tracking and monitoring and logging your finds on their app. The data will be used to help #birds! #EveryBirdCounts #birding #nature #GlobalBigDay ebird.org/news/global-...

World Migratory Bird Day is a great reminder of being mindful of ground-nesting birds: keep dogs on lead, respect signage & report fires. Already this season, multiple fires wiped out habitat in protected environments, like national parks, with devastating consequences. #WMBD2026 #citizenscience

It’s #WorldMigratoryBirdDay! Global Big Day celebrates the birds around you. Wherever you are, go outside on 9 May and share what you find with eBird. If you can spare 5–10 minutes, report your sightings on eBird online or with the free eBird Mobile app. Migrating Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks

On World Migratory Bird Day, we’re celebrating our favorite "Clowns of the Sea." These colorful birds spend most of their lives on the open ocean and can dive up to 200 feet deep to catch their favorite food: herring.

Happy World Migratory Bird Day (Spring Celebration)! This year’s theme is: “Every bird counts. Your observations matter.” By reporting banded birds or recording the birds you see on eBird, you are engaging in citizen science. 1/2 ebird.org/hotspot/L161...

Happy #WorldMigratoryBirdDay! 🌍🐦 We're grateful to be able to study these amazing athletes as they connect continents, to learn when they are where, with the end goal of helping generations to come successfully complete the same journeys.

May 9 is World Migratory Bird Day, honoring the feathered warriors who travel thousands of miles from wintering grounds in the south to their breeding grounds in the north. The longest migration? The Arctic Tern's flight from Antarctica to the Arctic breeding grounds is ~22,000-30,000 miles.