Seasonal Birding Guides
What's happening in the garden and beyond, month by month — from midwinter feeding peaks to summer nesting and autumn arrivals.
Seasonal Guide
January & February
Midwinter is peak garden bird season. Discover which species visit in the cold and how to keep them fed.
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Seasonal Guide
March & April
Spring is arriving. Early nesters are busy, migrants are returning, and birdsong fills the morning air.
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Seasonal Guide
May & June
Nesting season is in full swing. Fledglings appear and swifts scream overhead as summer takes hold.
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July & August
A quieter time for song but busy for moulting birds and departing summer visitors heading south.
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Seasonal Guide
September & October
Autumn migration is underway. Redwings and fieldfares arrive as summer visitors head south.
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Seasonal Guide
November & December
Winter sets in. Stock up feeders as resident birds and continental visitors flock to gardens.
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