It’s Global Bird Weekend on the 13^th, 14^th and 15^th October!

BirdLife International are joining forces with Global Birding and eBird for Global Bird Weekend – it an annual celebration of birds.  

This is a wonderful opportunity to find out about global highways for birds – migration routes called flyways take billions of birds across deserts, mountains and oceans as they migrate.

There are these flyways:

• African-Eurasian flyways links Africa, Europe and Asia
• The Central Asia flyway is used by over 600 migratory bird species
• The East Asian-Australiasian Flyway crosses 37 countries, from Alaska to Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand
• The Americas Flyway has three migratory routes crossing 35 countries, from Southern Argentina to the Arctic Circle in the North

That’s a lot of flapping!

So take a moment this weekend to wonder:  where are the birds you see in the sky flying?  Why are they heading in that direction?  BirdLife have a map to help you see where your flyway goes!

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And this is a great chance to help birds all over the world by being a citizen scientist and collect vital data about the birds around you.   However many birds you count, from your garden to a nature reserve, this is a great chance to get involved.   Report your sightings and what you hear on eBird – help scientists acquire a better insight into global bird populations.

“Flock together so birds can soar together.”

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