Birdwatching

MIGRATORY BIRD DECLINES



The Trust for Ornithology have joined forces and working with partners in Ghana , Burkina Faso, the Nederlands, Denmark to mount the largest research project of its type to understand more about migratory birds that send the non breeding season south of the Sahara desert.

Some of the greatest declines of birds in Europe are among migratory songbirds such as common Cuckoo, European Turtle dove, common Nightingale and Spotted Flycatcher. These species breeding in Europe and migrate to sub Saharan Africa.





Recent figures suggest that more than 40% of all migratory species passing between Europe and Africa have declined in the last three decades.
Alarmingly one in 10 of these are classified as globally threatened or near threatened on the IUCH RED LIST.

The project will involve researchers monitoring birds along corridor stretching from Ghana's Atlantic coast to northern Burikina Faso, spanning a range of habitats from coastal rainforest to the edge of the Sahara desert.



These birds face many threats during their incredible annual journeys, over 70 parthers across the migration routes are working together to tackle threats to migratory songbirds....