1/15 April is the month when many if our winter birds leave for the Arctic, but where do they all go and how long does it take? This month we will be sharing some of our favourite species' journeys across the Northern Hemisphere #BirdAware #wildlife #migrationmonth

2/15 Dark-bellied Brent Geese migrate to Siberia in spring, the majority going to a place called the Taymyr Peninsula (more than 3000 miles away ). Their journey will take them about 2 months in total and they stop off along the Baltic coast for pit stops on the way!

3/15 Geese have a very narrow window to arrive in the Arctic... Arrive too late and all the best nesting spots are taken and arrive too early and you risk cold snaps harming you/your egg. Fingers crossed our Solent geese get arrival timing spot on this year! #migration

4/15 Black-tailed godwits who spend their winters on UK coastlines might be heading up to Iceland around about now; some have even been known to do the whole 1000+miles without stopping! #MondayMotivation #migrationmonth

5/15 But that's nothing.. Some of their Bar-Tailed Godwit cousins, on the other side of the world, migrate 11,000km non-stop over the Pacific ocean!! That makes us tired just thinking about it! See more here - https://bit.ly/34f612x  #migrationmonth

6/15 Next up on our migration compilation is a bird that many would call their seaside favourite - its the noisy oystercatcher! While some oystercatchers stick around in the Solent for the summer, others will be migrating North to Scotland, Iceland or Norway #migrationmonth

7/15 Our beautiful whistling wigeon and tiny teal will now be on their way to Russia. These ducks may be small but that doesn't stop them doing BIG migrations, over 3000 miles for some! Arriving in their breeding grounds in May and June, they will return to our shores in Autumn