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1. 🏙️ Napier 🇳🇿 Nowa ZelandiaGannets at Cape Kidnappers · 15 wrz – 15 kwi (zwykle)One of the few mainland gannet colonies in the world sits on the cliffs south of the bay.91
2. 🏙️ Nairobi 🇰🇪 KeniaMigrant bird season · 1 lis – 15 kwi (zwykle)Palearctic migrants arrive with the short rains and stay into April, which is when the national park, the Athi plains and the Rift lakes an hour away hold the most species.90
3. 🏙️ Castro 🇨🇱 ChilePuñihuil penguin season · 15 wrz – 31 mar (zwykle)Humboldt and Magellanic penguins nest together on the Puñihuil islets on the Pacific side of the island, seen from small boats off the beach.90
4. 🏖️ Rezerwat Narodowy Paracas 🇵🇪 PeruSea lion pups on the Ballestas · 15 gru – 15 mar (zwykle)The sea lion colonies pup over the southern summer and the noise off the rocks carries across the water.90
5. 🥾 Inle 🇲🇲 MjanmaWinter waterbirds · 1 gru – 15 lut (zwykle)The lake is a stopover for thousands of migrating waterbirds, and December and January are the best birding months.90
6. 🏖️ Ad-Dachla Sahara ZachodniaWaders on the lagoon · 15 paź – 15 mar (zwykle)The shallows fill with flamingos, spoonbills and waders wintering down the Atlantic flyway, and they are visible from the same water the kites use.90
7. 🏖️ Puerto Madryn 🇦🇷 ArgentynaPenguins at Punta Tombo · 1 wrz – 31 marMagellanic penguins hold the colony south of town from September, chicks on the ground by December and the whole lot gone by April.87
8. 🏙️ Dunedin 🇳🇿 Nowa ZelandiaRoyal albatross chick season · 20 sty – 15 wrz (zwykle)Taiaroa Head is the only mainland breeding colony of northern royal albatross anywhere.86
9. 🏙️ Tainan 🇹🇼 Republika ChińskaBlack-faced spoonbills at Qigu · 1 paź – 31 mar (zwykle)The lagoons and old salt pans north of the city hold the largest share of the world's black-faced spoonbills every winter.85
10. 🏙️ Saint-Louis 🇸🇳 SenegalDjoudj bird season · 1 lis – 15 kwi (zwykle)Djoudj, an hour north, is the first fresh water millions of European migrants meet after the Sahara.85
11. 🏙️ Suchitoto 🇸🇻 SalwadorMigratory birds on Lake Suchitlan · 1 lis – 31 mar (zwykle)In the dry months migratory birds stop over on the reservoir below town, joining the resident herons and cormorants; early-morning boat trips to the bird island see the most.84
12. 🏖️ Kololi 🇬🇲 GambiaBirdwatching season · 1 lis – 31 mar (zwykle)Kotu bridge and the Bijilo woods are the easiest birding in West Africa and they are five minutes from the hotels.84
13. 🥾 El Calafate 🇦🇷 ArgentynaFlamingos on Laguna Nimez · 1 paź – 31 mar (zwykle)The reserve on the edge of town fills with Chilean flamingos, black-necked swans and upland geese through the southern spring and summer.83
14. 🏝️ Lord Howe 🇦🇺 AustraliaSeabird nesting season · 1 wrz – 15 kwi (zwykle)Sooty terns, noddies and tropicbirds come back to nest from spring, some of them on the ground beside the road.83
15. 🏖️ Tavira 🇵🇹 PortugaliaWaders on the Ria Formosa · 1 paź – 31 mar (zwykle)The lagoon fills with wintering waders from October: flamingos on the salt pans, spoonbills, avocets and the resident storks nesting on every chimney by February.82
16. 🏙️ Stanley FalklandyPenguin breeding season · 1 paź – 15 mar (zwykle)King, gentoo and Magellanic colonies fill up from October, with chicks on the ground through December and January.82
17. 🏖️ Larnaka 🇨🇾 CyprFlamingos on the salt lake · 15 lis – 31 mar (zwykle)Several thousand flamingos winter on the salt lake behind the airport, a ten-minute walk from the Hala Sultan Tekke.81
18. 🏙️ Punta Arenas 🇨🇱 ChilePenguin colony season · 15 paź – 15 mar (zwykle)Magellanic penguins hold Isla Magdalena and the Seno Otway colony through the southern summer and the boats only sail in that window.81
19. 🥾 Minca 🇨🇴 KolumbiaMigratory bird season · 1 paź – 30 kwi (zwykle)North American migrants join the resident species on the forested slopes above the village, and the San Lorenzo ridge road is at its best for birders.81
20. 🏖️ Faro 🇵🇹 PortugaliaWinter birds on the Ria Formosa · 1 lis – 31 mar (zwykle)The lagoon on the city's doorstep holds flamingos, spoonbills and thousands of waders through the winter, and the boardwalk at Ludo is walkable from the airport road.80
21. 🏞️ Park Narodowy Everglades 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneWading bird nesting · 1 gru – 15 kwi (zwykle)Herons, egrets, wood storks and roseate spoonbills nest through the dry months, when falling water makes fishing easy.78
22. 🏙️ Bandżul 🇬🇲 GambiaBirdwatching season · 1 lis – 31 mar (zwykle)European migrants join the residents on the Tanbi mangroves and the river creeks either side of the capital from November.78
23. 🏞️ Serengeti 🇹🇿 TanzaniaMigrant birding season · 15 lis – 15 kwi (zwykle)European and Asian migrants arrive with the short rains and stay until April, on top of the residents in breeding plumage.75
24. 🏙️ Kunming 🇨🇳 Chińska Republika LudowaBlack-headed gulls on the lakes · 1 lis – 15 mar (zwykle)Gulls have wintered on Green Lake and Dianchi since the mid-eighties and the city treats them as residents.75
25. 🏙️ Gaborone 🇧🇼 BotswanaSummer birding season · 1 lis – 15 kwi (zwykle)Migrants from Europe and North Africa arrive with the rains and resident birds are in breeding plumage at Mokolodi, 10 km south.75

…i jeszcze 22 w tym miesiącu (styczeń).

Co się dzieje na świecie — styczeń →

1. 🏙️ Castro 🇨🇱 ChilePuñihuil penguin season · 15 wrz – 31 mar (zwykle)Humboldt and Magellanic penguins nest together on the Puñihuil islets on the Pacific side of the island, seen from small boats off the beach.92
2. 🏙️ Tainan 🇹🇼 Republika ChińskaBlack-faced spoonbills at Qigu · 1 paź – 31 mar (zwykle)The lagoons and old salt pans north of the city hold the largest share of the world's black-faced spoonbills every winter.91
3. 🏙️ Nairobi 🇰🇪 KeniaMigrant bird season · 1 lis – 15 kwi (zwykle)Palearctic migrants arrive with the short rains and stay into April, which is when the national park, the Athi plains and the Rift lakes an hour away hold the most species.90
4. 🏙️ Napier 🇳🇿 Nowa ZelandiaGannets at Cape Kidnappers · 15 wrz – 15 kwi (zwykle)One of the few mainland gannet colonies in the world sits on the cliffs south of the bay.90
5. 🏖️ Puerto Madryn 🇦🇷 ArgentynaPenguins at Punta Tombo · 1 wrz – 31 marMagellanic penguins hold the colony south of town from September, chicks on the ground by December and the whole lot gone by April.89
6. 🏖️ Ad-Dachla Sahara ZachodniaWaders on the lagoon · 15 paź – 15 mar (zwykle)The shallows fill with flamingos, spoonbills and waders wintering down the Atlantic flyway, and they are visible from the same water the kites use.89
7. 🏙️ Dunedin 🇳🇿 Nowa ZelandiaRoyal albatross chick season · 20 sty – 15 wrz (zwykle)Taiaroa Head is the only mainland breeding colony of northern royal albatross anywhere.88
8. 🏖️ Rezerwat Narodowy Paracas 🇵🇪 PeruSea lion pups on the Ballestas · 15 gru – 15 mar (zwykle)The sea lion colonies pup over the southern summer and the noise off the rocks carries across the water.87
9. 🥾 Inle 🇲🇲 MjanmaWinter waterbirds · 1 gru – 15 lut (zwykle)The lake is a stopover for thousands of migrating waterbirds, and December and January are the best birding months.86
10. 🏖️ Tavira 🇵🇹 PortugaliaWaders on the Ria Formosa · 1 paź – 31 mar (zwykle)The lagoon fills with wintering waders from October: flamingos on the salt pans, spoonbills, avocets and the resident storks nesting on every chimney by February.85
11. 🥾 Boquete 🇵🇦 PanamaQuetzal nesting season · 1 lut – 30 cze (zwykle)Resplendent quetzals nest along the Sendero Los Quetzales and the flanks of Baru through these months, when the males hold territory near the cavities and a guide can usually put you on one before breakfast.85
12. 🏖️ Larnaka 🇨🇾 CyprFlamingos on the salt lake · 15 lis – 31 mar (zwykle)Several thousand flamingos winter on the salt lake behind the airport, a ten-minute walk from the Hala Sultan Tekke.84
13. 🏖️ Faro 🇵🇹 PortugaliaWinter birds on the Ria Formosa · 1 lis – 31 mar (zwykle)The lagoon on the city's doorstep holds flamingos, spoonbills and thousands of waders through the winter, and the boardwalk at Ludo is walkable from the airport road.83
14. 🏙️ Saint-Louis 🇸🇳 SenegalDjoudj bird season · 1 lis – 15 kwi (zwykle)Djoudj, an hour north, is the first fresh water millions of European migrants meet after the Sahara.83
15. 🥾 El Calafate 🇦🇷 ArgentynaFlamingos on Laguna Nimez · 1 paź – 31 mar (zwykle)The reserve on the edge of town fills with Chilean flamingos, black-necked swans and upland geese through the southern spring and summer.82
16. 🥾 Minca 🇨🇴 KolumbiaMigratory bird season · 1 paź – 30 kwi (zwykle)North American migrants join the resident species on the forested slopes above the village, and the San Lorenzo ridge road is at its best for birders.82
17. 🏖️ Tarifa 🇪🇸 HiszpaniaSpring raptor migration · 15 lut – 15 maj (zwykle)Millions of birds cross here because it is the narrowest point of the strait.82
18. 🥾 Merzouga 🇲🇦 MarokoFlamingos on Dayet Srji · 15 sty – 15 kwi (zwykle)In a wet winter the seasonal lake west of the dunes fills and flamingos and waders drop in on their way north.82
19. 🏙️ Kunming 🇨🇳 Chińska Republika LudowaBlack-headed gulls on the lakes · 1 lis – 15 mar (zwykle)Gulls have wintered on Green Lake and Dianchi since the mid-eighties and the city treats them as residents.81
20. 🏙️ Suchitoto 🇸🇻 SalwadorMigratory birds on Lake Suchitlan · 1 lis – 31 mar (zwykle)In the dry months migratory birds stop over on the reservoir below town, joining the resident herons and cormorants; early-morning boat trips to the bird island see the most.81
21. 🏞️ Chitwan 🇳🇵 NepalWintering birds · 1 lis – 28 lut (zwykle)Around 160 migrant species drop into the oxbows and grasslands from the north for the cool months, on top of a resident list already among the longest in Nepal.81
22. 🏖️ Kololi 🇬🇲 GambiaBirdwatching season · 1 lis – 31 mar (zwykle)Kotu bridge and the Bijilo woods are the easiest birding in West Africa and they are five minutes from the hotels.81
23. 🏙️ Stanley FalklandyPenguin breeding season · 1 paź – 15 mar (zwykle)King, gentoo and Magellanic colonies fill up from October, with chicks on the ground through December and January.81
24. 🏙️ Punta Arenas 🇨🇱 ChilePenguin colony season · 15 paź – 15 mar (zwykle)Magellanic penguins hold Isla Magdalena and the Seno Otway colony through the southern summer and the boats only sail in that window.79
25. 🏝️ Lord Howe 🇦🇺 AustraliaSeabird nesting season · 1 wrz – 15 kwi (zwykle)Sooty terns, noddies and tropicbirds come back to nest from spring, some of them on the ground beside the road.79

…i jeszcze 26 w tym miesiącu (luty).

Co się dzieje na świecie — luty →

1. 🏖️ Puerto Madryn 🇦🇷 ArgentynaPenguins at Punta Tombo · 1 wrz – 31 marMagellanic penguins hold the colony south of town from September, chicks on the ground by December and the whole lot gone by April.94
2. 🏖️ Larnaka 🇨🇾 CyprFlamingos on the salt lake · 15 lis – 31 mar (zwykle)Several thousand flamingos winter on the salt lake behind the airport, a ten-minute walk from the Hala Sultan Tekke.90
3. 🏖️ Ejlat 🇮🇱 IzraelSpring raptor migration · 1 mar – 10 maj (zwykle)Eilat sits on the narrowest crossing between Africa and Eurasia, and in spring hundreds of thousands of raptors and storks funnel over the town.90
4. 🏖️ Ad-Dachla Sahara ZachodniaWaders on the lagoon · 15 paź – 15 mar (zwykle)The shallows fill with flamingos, spoonbills and waders wintering down the Atlantic flyway, and they are visible from the same water the kites use.90
5. 🏙️ Kunming 🇨🇳 Chińska Republika LudowaBlack-headed gulls on the lakes · 1 lis – 15 mar (zwykle)Gulls have wintered on Green Lake and Dianchi since the mid-eighties and the city treats them as residents.89
6. 🥾 Merzouga 🇲🇦 MarokoFlamingos on Dayet Srji · 15 sty – 15 kwi (zwykle)In a wet winter the seasonal lake west of the dunes fills and flamingos and waders drop in on their way north.89
7. 🏖️ Rezerwat Narodowy Paracas 🇵🇪 PeruSea lion pups on the Ballestas · 15 gru – 15 mar (zwykle)The sea lion colonies pup over the southern summer and the noise off the rocks carries across the water.88
8. 🏙️ Nairobi 🇰🇪 KeniaMigrant bird season · 1 lis – 15 kwi (zwykle)Palearctic migrants arrive with the short rains and stay into April, which is when the national park, the Athi plains and the Rift lakes an hour away hold the most species.87
9. 🏙️ Napier 🇳🇿 Nowa ZelandiaGannets at Cape Kidnappers · 15 wrz – 15 kwi (zwykle)One of the few mainland gannet colonies in the world sits on the cliffs south of the bay.87
10. 🥾 Monteverde 🇨🇷 KostarykaQuetzal nesting season · 1 mar – 15 cze (zwykle)Resplendent quetzals hold territory around the fruiting wild avocados in the spring, which is when a guide can reliably put you on one.86
11. 🏖️ Tavira 🇵🇹 PortugaliaWaders on the Ria Formosa · 1 paź – 31 mar (zwykle)The lagoon fills with wintering waders from October: flamingos on the salt pans, spoonbills, avocets and the resident storks nesting on every chimney by February.86
12. 🏙️ Dunedin 🇳🇿 Nowa ZelandiaRoyal albatross chick season · 20 sty – 15 wrz (zwykle)Taiaroa Head is the only mainland breeding colony of northern royal albatross anywhere.85
13. 🏖️ Faro 🇵🇹 PortugaliaWinter birds on the Ria Formosa · 1 lis – 31 mar (zwykle)The lagoon on the city's doorstep holds flamingos, spoonbills and thousands of waders through the winter, and the boardwalk at Ludo is walkable from the airport road.84
14. 🏙️ Gaborone 🇧🇼 BotswanaSummer birding season · 1 lis – 15 kwi (zwykle)Migrants from Europe and North Africa arrive with the rains and resident birds are in breeding plumage at Mokolodi, 10 km south.84
15. 🏙️ Saint-Louis 🇸🇳 SenegalDjoudj bird season · 1 lis – 15 kwi (zwykle)Djoudj, an hour north, is the first fresh water millions of European migrants meet after the Sahara.84
16. 🏙️ Selçuk 🇹🇷 TurcjaStorks on the aqueduct · 15 mar – 31 sie (zwykle)White storks nest on the Byzantine aqueduct arches in the middle of town and clatter their bills over the tea gardens all spring.83
17. 🏙️ Tainan 🇹🇼 Republika ChińskaBlack-faced spoonbills at Qigu · 1 paź – 31 mar (zwykle)The lagoons and old salt pans north of the city hold the largest share of the world's black-faced spoonbills every winter.82
18. 🏖️ Kololi 🇬🇲 GambiaBirdwatching season · 1 lis – 31 mar (zwykle)Kotu bridge and the Bijilo woods are the easiest birding in West Africa and they are five minutes from the hotels.82
19. 🏙️ Castro 🇨🇱 ChilePuñihuil penguin season · 15 wrz – 31 mar (zwykle)Humboldt and Magellanic penguins nest together on the Puñihuil islets on the Pacific side of the island, seen from small boats off the beach.81
20. 🥾 Boquete 🇵🇦 PanamaQuetzal nesting season · 1 lut – 30 cze (zwykle)Resplendent quetzals nest along the Sendero Los Quetzales and the flanks of Baru through these months, when the males hold territory near the cavities and a guide can usually put you on one before breakfast.81
21. 🏝️ Lord Howe 🇦🇺 AustraliaProvidence petrels · 1 mar – 31 paź (zwykle)The petrels nest on the mountains through the cool months and will drop out of the sky onto the ridge when you call to them, most reliably from March to May.80
22. 🏖️ Tarifa 🇪🇸 HiszpaniaSpring raptor migration · 15 lut – 15 maj (zwykle)Millions of birds cross here because it is the narrowest point of the strait.79
23. 🥾 Minca 🇨🇴 KolumbiaMigratory bird season · 1 paź – 30 kwi (zwykle)North American migrants join the resident species on the forested slopes above the village, and the San Lorenzo ridge road is at its best for birders.78
24. 🏝️ Tobago 🇹🇹 Trynidad i TobagoSeabirds on Little Tobago · 1 paź – 30 cze (zwykle)Red-billed tropicbirds nest on the island off Speyside through the dry half of the year and frigatebirds harry them over the ridge.76
25. 🥾 El Calafate 🇦🇷 ArgentynaFlamingos on Laguna Nimez · 1 paź – 31 mar (zwykle)The reserve on the edge of town fills with Chilean flamingos, black-necked swans and upland geese through the southern spring and summer.75

…i jeszcze 24 w tym miesiącu (marzec).

Co się dzieje na świecie — marzec →

1. 🏙️ Selçuk 🇹🇷 TurcjaStorks on the aqueduct · 15 mar – 31 sie (zwykle)White storks nest on the Byzantine aqueduct arches in the middle of town and clatter their bills over the tea gardens all spring.92
2. 🏝️ Cagliari 🇮🇹 WłochyFlamingos nesting at Molentargius · 1 kwi – 15 sie (zwykle)The salt lagoon between the city and Poetto beach holds one of the Mediterranean's larger breeding colonies, close enough to reach on foot from the centre.90
3. 🏙️ Gibraltar GibraltarMacaque birth season · 1 kwi – 15 sie (zwykle)The Barbary macaques on the Upper Rock have their young from spring into summer, and the troops are at their most defensive with them.90
4. 🏙️ Gaborone 🇧🇼 BotswanaSummer birding season · 1 lis – 15 kwi (zwykle)Migrants from Europe and North Africa arrive with the rains and resident birds are in breeding plumage at Mokolodi, 10 km south.89
5. 🏖️ Tarifa 🇪🇸 HiszpaniaSpring raptor migration · 15 lut – 15 maj (zwykle)Millions of birds cross here because it is the narrowest point of the strait.89
6. 🏝️ Lord Howe 🇦🇺 AustraliaProvidence petrels · 1 mar – 31 paź (zwykle)The petrels nest on the mountains through the cool months and will drop out of the sky onto the ridge when you call to them, most reliably from March to May.84
7. 🏙️ Napier 🇳🇿 Nowa ZelandiaGannets at Cape Kidnappers · 15 wrz – 15 kwi (zwykle)One of the few mainland gannet colonies in the world sits on the cliffs south of the bay.83
8. 🏙️ Nairobi 🇰🇪 KeniaMigrant bird season · 1 lis – 15 kwi (zwykle)Palearctic migrants arrive with the short rains and stay into April, which is when the national park, the Athi plains and the Rift lakes an hour away hold the most species.82
9. 🏙️ Strasburg 🇫🇷 FrancjaStorks on the nests · 15 lut – 31 sie (zwykle)Storks are back on the chimneys and church roofs of the villages around the city from February, and the young are flying by August.81
10. 🥾 Monteverde 🇨🇷 KostarykaQuetzal nesting season · 1 mar – 15 cze (zwykle)Resplendent quetzals hold territory around the fruiting wild avocados in the spring, which is when a guide can reliably put you on one.81
11. 🏙️ Saint-Louis 🇸🇳 SenegalDjoudj bird season · 1 lis – 15 kwi (zwykle)Djoudj, an hour north, is the first fresh water millions of European migrants meet after the Sahara.81
12. 🥾 Merzouga 🇲🇦 MarokoFlamingos on Dayet Srji · 15 sty – 15 kwi (zwykle)In a wet winter the seasonal lake west of the dunes fills and flamingos and waders drop in on their way north.80
13. 🏖️ Kaikoura 🇳🇿 Nowa ZelandiaAlbatross season · 1 kwi – 30 wrz (zwykle)Winter brings the wandering and royal albatross north with the colder water, and the pelagic boats put more species behind the stern in a morning than the rest of the year manages.80
14. 🏖️ Ejlat 🇮🇱 IzraelSpring raptor migration · 1 mar – 10 maj (zwykle)Eilat sits on the narrowest crossing between Africa and Eurasia, and in spring hundreds of thousands of raptors and storks funnel over the town.79
15. 🏙️ Dunedin 🇳🇿 Nowa ZelandiaRoyal albatross chick season · 20 sty – 15 wrz (zwykle)Taiaroa Head is the only mainland breeding colony of northern royal albatross anywhere.78
16. 🏖️ Brighton 🇬🇧 Wielka BrytaniaNesting gulls · 15 kwi – 1 sie (zwykle)Herring gulls nest on the chimney stacks from spring and defend the chicks in July by dive-bombing anyone under them.78
17. 🏞️ Park Narodowy Pinnacles 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneRaptor climbing closures · 1 sty – 31 lipPrairie falcons, eagles and condors nest on the same formations people climb, so routes are shut from January until the chicks fledge in summer.77
18. 🏙️ Edynburg 🇬🇧 Wielka BrytaniaSeabird season on the Forth · 10 kwi – 25 lip (zwykle)Gannets pack the Bass Rock and puffins come ashore on Craigleith and the Isle of May from spring; the boats go from North Berwick, half an hour out of town.76
19. 🏞️ Park Narodowy Etoszy 🇳🇦 NamibiaFlamingos on the pan · 15 sty – 30 kwi (zwykle)When the pan floods properly, flamingos and pelicans arrive in numbers on water that is bare salt the rest of the year.74
20. 🏞️ Ostoja Dzikiej Zwierzyny Mlilwane 🇸🇿 EswatiniSummer birdwatching season · 1 lis – 15 kwi (zwykle)Migrant birds from Europe and North Africa arrive with the rains, making the green summer months the best for birding on the walking and cycling trails, even though game is easier to see in the dry season.74
21. 🏝️ Tobago 🇹🇹 Trynidad i TobagoSeabirds on Little Tobago · 1 paź – 30 cze (zwykle)Red-billed tropicbirds nest on the island off Speyside through the dry half of the year and frigatebirds harry them over the ridge.73
22. 🏞️ Serengeti 🇹🇿 TanzaniaMigrant birding season · 15 lis – 15 kwi (zwykle)European and Asian migrants arrive with the short rains and stay until April, on top of the residents in breeding plumage.72
23. 🏙️ Chicago 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneSpring migration at Montrose Point · 20 kwi – 31 maj (zwykle)The lakefront funnels migrants into a few acres of scrub at Montrose, and on a good May morning the Magic Hedge holds more warbler species than most states see in a year.71
24. 🏞️ Park Narodowy Dry Tortugas 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneSooty tern nesting · 20 sty – 10 lip (zwykle)Around a hundred thousand sooty terns nest on Bush Key — their only regular colony in the country — and the key is closed to landings while they are on eggs.71
25. 🥾 Minca 🇨🇴 KolumbiaMigratory bird season · 1 paź – 30 kwi (zwykle)North American migrants join the resident species on the forested slopes above the village, and the San Lorenzo ridge road is at its best for birders.71

…i jeszcze 13 w tym miesiącu (kwiecień).

Co się dzieje na świecie — kwiecień →

1. 🏙️ Arequipa 🇵🇪 PeruCondors at Cruz del Condor · 1 maj – 30 wrz (zwykle)Condors ride the first thermals out of the Colca between eight and ten in the morning, and the dry months are the ones without cloud in the canyon.95
2. 🏝️ Cagliari 🇮🇹 WłochyFlamingos nesting at Molentargius · 1 kwi – 15 sie (zwykle)The salt lagoon between the city and Poetto beach holds one of the Mediterranean's larger breeding colonies, close enough to reach on foot from the centre.94
3. 🏙️ Selçuk 🇹🇷 TurcjaStorks on the aqueduct · 15 mar – 31 sie (zwykle)White storks nest on the Byzantine aqueduct arches in the middle of town and clatter their bills over the tea gardens all spring.93
4. 🏖️ Tarifa 🇪🇸 HiszpaniaSpring raptor migration · 15 lut – 15 maj (zwykle)Millions of birds cross here because it is the narrowest point of the strait.93
5. 🏙️ Gibraltar GibraltarMacaque birth season · 1 kwi – 15 sie (zwykle)The Barbary macaques on the Upper Rock have their young from spring into summer, and the troops are at their most defensive with them.93
6. 🏙️ Strasburg 🇫🇷 FrancjaStorks on the nests · 15 lut – 31 sie (zwykle)Storks are back on the chimneys and church roofs of the villages around the city from February, and the young are flying by August.85
7. 🏙️ Edynburg 🇬🇧 Wielka BrytaniaSeabird season on the Forth · 10 kwi – 25 lip (zwykle)Gannets pack the Bass Rock and puffins come ashore on Craigleith and the Isle of May from spring; the boats go from North Berwick, half an hour out of town.83
8. 🏙️ Chicago 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneSpring migration at Montrose Point · 20 kwi – 31 maj (zwykle)The lakefront funnels migrants into a few acres of scrub at Montrose, and on a good May morning the Magic Hedge holds more warbler species than most states see in a year.83
9. 🏖️ Brighton 🇬🇧 Wielka BrytaniaNesting gulls · 15 kwi – 1 sie (zwykle)Herring gulls nest on the chimney stacks from spring and defend the chicks in July by dive-bombing anyone under them.82
10. 🏖️ An Daingean 🇮🇪 IrlandiaPuffins on the Blaskets · 1 maj – 5 sie (zwykle)The colonies are ashore from May until early August and then leave the cliffs overnight.82
11. 🏝️ Lord Howe 🇦🇺 AustraliaProvidence petrels · 1 mar – 31 paź (zwykle)The petrels nest on the mountains through the cool months and will drop out of the sky onto the ridge when you call to them, most reliably from March to May.81
12. 🏞️ Park Narodowy Pinnacles 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneRaptor climbing closures · 1 sty – 31 lipPrairie falcons, eagles and condors nest on the same formations people climb, so routes are shut from January until the chicks fledge in summer.80
13. 🏞️ Park Narodowy Zion 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneCalifornia condors over the canyon · 1 sty – 31 gruThe reintroduced birds nest in the cliffs and ride the thermals over Angels Landing and the Kolob Terrace area most days, tagged with numbered wing markers.78
14. 🏙️ Thorshavn Wyspy OwczeMykines boats and puffins · 1 maj – 31 sieThe ferry to Mykines runs from May to the end of August and then the island closes for the year.76
15. 🏝️ Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EkwadorWaved albatross on Espanola · 1 kwi – 20 gru (zwykle)The entire world population nests on one island, arriving at Punta Suarez in April and gone again by the end of December.75
16. 🏖️ Kaikoura 🇳🇿 Nowa ZelandiaAlbatross season · 1 kwi – 30 wrz (zwykle)Winter brings the wandering and royal albatross north with the colder water, and the pelagic boats put more species behind the stern in a morning than the rest of the year manages.74
17. 🏙️ Reykjavík 🇮🇸 IslandiaPuffins on the cliffs · 20 kwi – 15 sie (zwykle)The colonies come ashore in late April and are gone by late August; the ones reachable from town are on the islands in the bay rather than the south coast.72
18. 🏞️ Park Narodowy Haleakalā 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneHawaiian petrel nesting season · 1 lut – 30 lis (zwykle)The endangered 'ua'u nest in burrows around the summit from February to November, and chicks fledge at night in October; after dark near the crater you may hear the adults calling as they fly in from the sea.71
19. 🏙️ Dunedin 🇳🇿 Nowa ZelandiaRoyal albatross chick season · 20 sty – 15 wrz (zwykle)Taiaroa Head is the only mainland breeding colony of northern royal albatross anywhere.71
20. 🏞️ Park Narodowy Indiana Dunes 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneSpring bird migration · 15 kwi – 31 maj (zwykle)Birds tracking north up the Lake Michigan shore pile into the last strip of woods and marsh before the water, which is why a park wedged between steel mills has one of the biggest species lists in the Midwest.71
21. 🏙️ St. John’s 🇨🇦 KanadaPuffins at Witless Bay · 15 maj – 15 sie (zwykle)Hundreds of thousands of puffins and murres nest on the islands half an hour south of town, reachable on a two-hour boat that usually finds whales on the same trip.71
22. 🏝️ Tobago 🇹🇹 Trynidad i TobagoSeabirds on Little Tobago · 1 paź – 30 cze (zwykle)Red-billed tropicbirds nest on the island off Speyside through the dry half of the year and frigatebirds harry them over the ridge.69
23. ⛷️ Aviemore 🇬🇧 Wielka BrytaniaOspreys at Loch Garten · 1 kwi – 31 sie (zwykle)The Abernethy birds are back on the nest from early April to late August, watched from the RSPB centre down the road.68
24. 🏝️ Cayo Coco 🇨🇺 KubaFlamingo colony · 1 maj – 31 sie (zwykle)The shallow lagoons on the cay's south side hold Cuba's second-largest flamingo colony, visible from the causeway at a distance.67
25. 🏖️ Arugam Bay 🇱🇰 Sri LankaKumana waterbird season · 1 kwi – 31 lip (zwykle)The mangrove swamp at Kumana, an hour down the coast, takes in tens of thousands of migrating waterbirds through these months.66

…i jeszcze 7 w tym miesiącu (maj).

Co się dzieje na świecie — maj →

1. 🏙️ Arequipa 🇵🇪 PeruCondors at Cruz del Condor · 1 maj – 30 wrz (zwykle)Condors ride the first thermals out of the Colca between eight and ten in the morning, and the dry months are the ones without cloud in the canyon.93
2. 🏙️ Gibraltar GibraltarMacaque birth season · 1 kwi – 15 sie (zwykle)The Barbary macaques on the Upper Rock have their young from spring into summer, and the troops are at their most defensive with them.91
3. 🏙️ Strasburg 🇫🇷 FrancjaStorks on the nests · 15 lut – 31 sie (zwykle)Storks are back on the chimneys and church roofs of the villages around the city from February, and the young are flying by August.88
4. 🏖️ Brighton 🇬🇧 Wielka BrytaniaNesting gulls · 15 kwi – 1 sie (zwykle)Herring gulls nest on the chimney stacks from spring and defend the chicks in July by dive-bombing anyone under them.88
5. 🏙️ Edynburg 🇬🇧 Wielka BrytaniaSeabird season on the Forth · 10 kwi – 25 lip (zwykle)Gannets pack the Bass Rock and puffins come ashore on Craigleith and the Isle of May from spring; the boats go from North Berwick, half an hour out of town.86
6. 🏝️ Cagliari 🇮🇹 WłochyFlamingos nesting at Molentargius · 1 kwi – 15 sie (zwykle)The salt lagoon between the city and Poetto beach holds one of the Mediterranean's larger breeding colonies, close enough to reach on foot from the centre.86
7. 🏖️ An Daingean 🇮🇪 IrlandiaPuffins on the Blaskets · 1 maj – 5 sie (zwykle)The colonies are ashore from May until early August and then leave the cliffs overnight.86
8. 🏙️ Selçuk 🇹🇷 TurcjaStorks on the aqueduct · 15 mar – 31 sie (zwykle)White storks nest on the Byzantine aqueduct arches in the middle of town and clatter their bills over the tea gardens all spring.81
9. 🏝️ Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EkwadorWaved albatross on Espanola · 1 kwi – 20 gru (zwykle)The entire world population nests on one island, arriving at Punta Suarez in April and gone again by the end of December.80
10. 🏙️ Thorshavn Wyspy OwczeMykines boats and puffins · 1 maj – 31 sieThe ferry to Mykines runs from May to the end of August and then the island closes for the year.80
11. 🏙️ St. John’s 🇨🇦 KanadaPuffins at Witless Bay · 15 maj – 15 sie (zwykle)Hundreds of thousands of puffins and murres nest on the islands half an hour south of town, reachable on a two-hour boat that usually finds whales on the same trip.80
12. 🏝️ Lord Howe 🇦🇺 AustraliaProvidence petrels · 1 mar – 31 paź (zwykle)The petrels nest on the mountains through the cool months and will drop out of the sky onto the ridge when you call to them, most reliably from March to May.80
13. 🏙️ Reykjavík 🇮🇸 IslandiaPuffins on the cliffs · 20 kwi – 15 sie (zwykle)The colonies come ashore in late April and are gone by late August; the ones reachable from town are on the islands in the bay rather than the south coast.78
14. 🏞️ Park Narodowy Zion 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneCalifornia condors over the canyon · 1 sty – 31 gruThe reintroduced birds nest in the cliffs and ride the thermals over Angels Landing and the Kolob Terrace area most days, tagged with numbered wing markers.77
15. 🏞️ Park Narodowy Pinnacles 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneRaptor climbing closures · 1 sty – 31 lipPrairie falcons, eagles and condors nest on the same formations people climb, so routes are shut from January until the chicks fledge in summer.76
16. 🏖️ Vík í Mýrdal 🇮🇸 IslandiaDyrholaey closed for nesting · 1 maj – 25 cze (zwykle)The reserve is restricted through the nesting season — the upper road and the lighthouse area shut overnight, and walkers are kept to marked paths by day.76
17. 🏞️ Park Narodowy Haleakalā 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneHawaiian petrel nesting season · 1 lut – 30 lis (zwykle)The endangered 'ua'u nest in burrows around the summit from February to November, and chicks fledge at night in October; after dark near the crater you may hear the adults calling as they fly in from the sea.73
18. ⛷️ Aviemore 🇬🇧 Wielka BrytaniaOspreys at Loch Garten · 1 kwi – 31 sie (zwykle)The Abernethy birds are back on the nest from early April to late August, watched from the RSPB centre down the road.73
19. 🏞️ Park Narodowy Acadia 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczonePeregrine cliff trail closures · 15 mar – 15 sie (zwykle)The Precipice, Jordan Cliffs and Valley Cove trails shut while peregrines nest on the cliffs above them, usually from mid-March until the chicks fledge.72
20. 🏖️ Arugam Bay 🇱🇰 Sri LankaKumana waterbird season · 1 kwi – 31 lip (zwykle)The mangrove swamp at Kumana, an hour down the coast, takes in tens of thousands of migrating waterbirds through these months.70
21. 🏖️ Kaikoura 🇳🇿 Nowa ZelandiaAlbatross season · 1 kwi – 30 wrz (zwykle)Winter brings the wandering and royal albatross north with the colder water, and the pelagic boats put more species behind the stern in a morning than the rest of the year manages.68
22. 🏝️ Cayo Coco 🇨🇺 KubaFlamingo colony · 1 maj – 31 sie (zwykle)The shallow lagoons on the cay's south side hold Cuba's second-largest flamingo colony, visible from the causeway at a distance.67
23. 🏙️ Dunedin 🇳🇿 Nowa ZelandiaRoyal albatross chick season · 20 sty – 15 wrz (zwykle)Taiaroa Head is the only mainland breeding colony of northern royal albatross anywhere.66
24. 🏝️ Tobago 🇹🇹 Trynidad i TobagoSeabirds on Little Tobago · 1 paź – 30 cze (zwykle)Red-billed tropicbirds nest on the island off Speyside through the dry half of the year and frigatebirds harry them over the ridge.62
25. 🥾 Monteverde 🇨🇷 KostarykaQuetzal nesting season · 1 mar – 15 cze (zwykle)Resplendent quetzals hold territory around the fruiting wild avocados in the spring, which is when a guide can reliably put you on one.57

…i jeszcze 2 w tym miesiącu (czerwiec).

Co się dzieje na świecie — czerwiec →

1. 🏙️ Arequipa 🇵🇪 PeruCondors at Cruz del Condor · 1 maj – 30 wrz (zwykle)Condors ride the first thermals out of the Colca between eight and ten in the morning, and the dry months are the ones without cloud in the canyon.92
2. 🏖️ Brighton 🇬🇧 Wielka BrytaniaNesting gulls · 15 kwi – 1 sie (zwykle)Herring gulls nest on the chimney stacks from spring and defend the chicks in July by dive-bombing anyone under them.92
3. 🏙️ Edynburg 🇬🇧 Wielka BrytaniaSeabird season on the Forth · 10 kwi – 25 lip (zwykle)Gannets pack the Bass Rock and puffins come ashore on Craigleith and the Isle of May from spring; the boats go from North Berwick, half an hour out of town.90
4. 🏙️ Strasburg 🇫🇷 FrancjaStorks on the nests · 15 lut – 31 sie (zwykle)Storks are back on the chimneys and church roofs of the villages around the city from February, and the young are flying by August.90
5. 🏙️ St. John’s 🇨🇦 KanadaPuffins at Witless Bay · 15 maj – 15 sie (zwykle)Hundreds of thousands of puffins and murres nest on the islands half an hour south of town, reachable on a two-hour boat that usually finds whales on the same trip.90
6. 🏖️ An Daingean 🇮🇪 IrlandiaPuffins on the Blaskets · 1 maj – 5 sie (zwykle)The colonies are ashore from May until early August and then leave the cliffs overnight.87
7. 🏙️ Reykjavík 🇮🇸 IslandiaPuffins on the cliffs · 20 kwi – 15 sie (zwykle)The colonies come ashore in late April and are gone by late August; the ones reachable from town are on the islands in the bay rather than the south coast.85
8. 🏙️ Gibraltar GibraltarMacaque birth season · 1 kwi – 15 sie (zwykle)The Barbary macaques on the Upper Rock have their young from spring into summer, and the troops are at their most defensive with them.84
9. 🏝️ Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EkwadorWaved albatross on Espanola · 1 kwi – 20 gru (zwykle)The entire world population nests on one island, arriving at Punta Suarez in April and gone again by the end of December.83
10. 🏙️ Thorshavn Wyspy OwczeMykines boats and puffins · 1 maj – 31 sieThe ferry to Mykines runs from May to the end of August and then the island closes for the year.83
11. 🏖️ Vík í Mýrdal 🇮🇸 IslandiaPuffins on the cliffs · 1 maj – 10 sie (zwykle)The colonies are on the Dyrholaey and Reynisfjall cliffs from early May until the second week of August, then gone overnight.80
12. 🏝️ Cagliari 🇮🇹 WłochyFlamingos nesting at Molentargius · 1 kwi – 15 sie (zwykle)The salt lagoon between the city and Poetto beach holds one of the Mediterranean's larger breeding colonies, close enough to reach on foot from the centre.79
13. 🏞️ Park Narodowy Acadia 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczonePeregrine cliff trail closures · 15 mar – 15 sie (zwykle)The Precipice, Jordan Cliffs and Valley Cove trails shut while peregrines nest on the cliffs above them, usually from mid-March until the chicks fledge.78
14. 🏝️ Lord Howe 🇦🇺 AustraliaProvidence petrels · 1 mar – 31 paź (zwykle)The petrels nest on the mountains through the cool months and will drop out of the sky onto the ridge when you call to them, most reliably from March to May.78
15. ⛷️ Aviemore 🇬🇧 Wielka BrytaniaOspreys at Loch Garten · 1 kwi – 31 sie (zwykle)The Abernethy birds are back on the nest from early April to late August, watched from the RSPB centre down the road.74
16. 🏞️ Park Narodowy Haleakalā 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneHawaiian petrel nesting season · 1 lut – 30 lis (zwykle)The endangered 'ua'u nest in burrows around the summit from February to November, and chicks fledge at night in October; after dark near the crater you may hear the adults calling as they fly in from the sea.73
17. 🏙️ Selçuk 🇹🇷 TurcjaStorks on the aqueduct · 15 mar – 31 sie (zwykle)White storks nest on the Byzantine aqueduct arches in the middle of town and clatter their bills over the tea gardens all spring.72
18. 🏖️ Arugam Bay 🇱🇰 Sri LankaKumana waterbird season · 1 kwi – 31 lip (zwykle)The mangrove swamp at Kumana, an hour down the coast, takes in tens of thousands of migrating waterbirds through these months.71
19. 🏞️ Park Narodowy Zion 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneCalifornia condors over the canyon · 1 sty – 31 gruThe reintroduced birds nest in the cliffs and ride the thermals over Angels Landing and the Kolob Terrace area most days, tagged with numbered wing markers.71
20. 🏞️ Park Narodowy Pinnacles 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneRaptor climbing closures · 1 sty – 31 lipPrairie falcons, eagles and condors nest on the same formations people climb, so routes are shut from January until the chicks fledge in summer.66
21. 🏖️ Kaikoura 🇳🇿 Nowa ZelandiaAlbatross season · 1 kwi – 30 wrz (zwykle)Winter brings the wandering and royal albatross north with the colder water, and the pelagic boats put more species behind the stern in a morning than the rest of the year manages.66
22. 🏝️ Cayo Coco 🇨🇺 KubaFlamingo colony · 1 maj – 31 sie (zwykle)The shallow lagoons on the cay's south side hold Cuba's second-largest flamingo colony, visible from the causeway at a distance.65
23. 🏙️ Dunedin 🇳🇿 Nowa ZelandiaRoyal albatross chick season · 20 sty – 15 wrz (zwykle)Taiaroa Head is the only mainland breeding colony of northern royal albatross anywhere.64
24. 🏞️ Park Narodowy Dry Tortugas 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneSooty tern nesting · 20 sty – 10 lip (zwykle)Around a hundred thousand sooty terns nest on Bush Key — their only regular colony in the country — and the key is closed to landings while they are on eggs.59

Co się dzieje na świecie — lipiec →

1. 🏙️ Arequipa 🇵🇪 PeruCondors at Cruz del Condor · 1 maj – 30 wrz (zwykle)Condors ride the first thermals out of the Colca between eight and ten in the morning, and the dry months are the ones without cloud in the canyon.94
2. 🏙️ Królewiec 🇷🇺 RosjaMigration on the Curonian Spit · 15 sie – 31 paź (zwykle)The spit is a funnel on the eastern Baltic flyway and the ringing station at Rybachy works its traps through the autumn passage, and again in spring.92
3. 🏖️ Brighton 🇬🇧 Wielka BrytaniaNesting gulls · 15 kwi – 1 sie (zwykle)Herring gulls nest on the chimney stacks from spring and defend the chicks in July by dive-bombing anyone under them.90
4. 🏙️ St. John’s 🇨🇦 KanadaPuffins at Witless Bay · 15 maj – 15 sie (zwykle)Hundreds of thousands of puffins and murres nest on the islands half an hour south of town, reachable on a two-hour boat that usually finds whales on the same trip.88
5. 🏝️ Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EkwadorWaved albatross on Espanola · 1 kwi – 20 gru (zwykle)The entire world population nests on one island, arriving at Punta Suarez in April and gone again by the end of December.87
6. 🏙️ Strasburg 🇫🇷 FrancjaStorks on the nests · 15 lut – 31 sie (zwykle)Storks are back on the chimneys and church roofs of the villages around the city from February, and the young are flying by August.87
7. 🏖️ Tarifa 🇪🇸 HiszpaniaAutumn raptor migration · 15 sie – 31 paź (zwykle)The bigger of the two passages: honey buzzards in late August, then booted eagles, black kites and storks streaming south through September from the observatories above town.84
8. 🏖️ Warna 🇧🇬 BułgariaVia Pontica autumn migration · 20 sie – 31 paź (zwykle)The Black Sea flyway squeezes storks, pelicans and raptors down the coast each autumn, and the lakes behind the city are one of the counting points.83
9. 🏖️ An Daingean 🇮🇪 IrlandiaPuffins on the Blaskets · 1 maj – 5 sie (zwykle)The colonies are ashore from May until early August and then leave the cliffs overnight.83
10. 🏝️ Lord Howe 🇦🇺 AustraliaProvidence petrels · 1 mar – 31 paź (zwykle)The petrels nest on the mountains through the cool months and will drop out of the sky onto the ridge when you call to them, most reliably from March to May.83
11. 🏙️ Thorshavn Wyspy OwczeMykines boats and puffins · 1 maj – 31 sieThe ferry to Mykines runs from May to the end of August and then the island closes for the year.82
12. 🏙️ Gibraltar GibraltarMacaque birth season · 1 kwi – 15 sie (zwykle)The Barbary macaques on the Upper Rock have their young from spring into summer, and the troops are at their most defensive with them.82
13. 🏙️ Reykjavík 🇮🇸 IslandiaPuffins on the cliffs · 20 kwi – 15 sie (zwykle)The colonies come ashore in late April and are gone by late August; the ones reachable from town are on the islands in the bay rather than the south coast.81
14. 🏖️ Burgas 🇧🇬 BułgariaVia Pontica autumn migration · 15 sie – 31 paź (zwykle)The Black Sea flyway funnels storks, pelicans and raptors straight over the lakes ringing the city each autumn, in thousands on the good days.81
15. 🏝️ Cagliari 🇮🇹 WłochyFlamingos nesting at Molentargius · 1 kwi – 15 sie (zwykle)The salt lagoon between the city and Poetto beach holds one of the Mediterranean's larger breeding colonies, close enough to reach on foot from the centre.78
16. 🏞️ Park Narodowy Acadia 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczonePeregrine cliff trail closures · 15 mar – 15 sie (zwykle)The Precipice, Jordan Cliffs and Valley Cove trails shut while peregrines nest on the cliffs above them, usually from mid-March until the chicks fledge.76
17. 🏙️ Selçuk 🇹🇷 TurcjaStorks on the aqueduct · 15 mar – 31 sie (zwykle)White storks nest on the Byzantine aqueduct arches in the middle of town and clatter their bills over the tea gardens all spring.76
18. 🏞️ Park Narodowy Zion 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneCalifornia condors over the canyon · 1 sty – 31 gruThe reintroduced birds nest in the cliffs and ride the thermals over Angels Landing and the Kolob Terrace area most days, tagged with numbered wing markers.75
19. 🏞️ Park Narodowy Haleakalā 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneHawaiian petrel nesting season · 1 lut – 30 lis (zwykle)The endangered 'ua'u nest in burrows around the summit from February to November, and chicks fledge at night in October; after dark near the crater you may hear the adults calling as they fly in from the sea.73
20. 🏖️ Kaikoura 🇳🇿 Nowa ZelandiaAlbatross season · 1 kwi – 30 wrz (zwykle)Winter brings the wandering and royal albatross north with the colder water, and the pelagic boats put more species behind the stern in a morning than the rest of the year manages.73
21. 🏖️ Vík í Mýrdal 🇮🇸 IslandiaPuffins on the cliffs · 1 maj – 10 sie (zwykle)The colonies are on the Dyrholaey and Reynisfjall cliffs from early May until the second week of August, then gone overnight.73
22. 🏙️ Dunedin 🇳🇿 Nowa ZelandiaRoyal albatross chick season · 20 sty – 15 wrz (zwykle)Taiaroa Head is the only mainland breeding colony of northern royal albatross anywhere.71
23. ⛷️ Aviemore 🇬🇧 Wielka BrytaniaOspreys at Loch Garten · 1 kwi – 31 sie (zwykle)The Abernethy birds are back on the nest from early April to late August, watched from the RSPB centre down the road.71
24. 🏞️ Park Narodowy Kakadu 🇦🇺 AustraliaBirds crowd the last billabongs · 1 sie – 31 paź (zwykle)As the floodplain shrinks, magpie geese, jabiru and whistling ducks pack onto what water is left.68
25. 🏝️ Cayo Coco 🇨🇺 KubaFlamingo colony · 1 maj – 31 sie (zwykle)The shallow lagoons on the cay's south side hold Cuba's second-largest flamingo colony, visible from the causeway at a distance.63

Co się dzieje na świecie — sierpień →

1. 🏙️ Arequipa 🇵🇪 PeruCondors at Cruz del Condor · 1 maj – 30 wrz (zwykle)Condors ride the first thermals out of the Colca between eight and ten in the morning, and the dry months are the ones without cloud in the canyon.96
2. 🏖️ Odessa 🇺🇦 UkrainaMigration on the lagoons · 1 wrz – 15 lis (zwykle)The Tuzly lagoons down the coast sit on the Black Sea flyway and hold waders and other migrant birds on passage through the autumn, and again in spring.95
3. 🏖️ Warna 🇧🇬 BułgariaVia Pontica autumn migration · 20 sie – 31 paź (zwykle)The Black Sea flyway squeezes storks, pelicans and raptors down the coast each autumn, and the lakes behind the city are one of the counting points.94
4. 🏖️ Burgas 🇧🇬 BułgariaVia Pontica autumn migration · 15 sie – 31 paź (zwykle)The Black Sea flyway funnels storks, pelicans and raptors straight over the lakes ringing the city each autumn, in thousands on the good days.93
5. 🏝️ Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EkwadorWaved albatross on Espanola · 1 kwi – 20 gru (zwykle)The entire world population nests on one island, arriving at Punta Suarez in April and gone again by the end of December.88
6. 🏖️ Tarifa 🇪🇸 HiszpaniaAutumn raptor migration · 15 sie – 31 paź (zwykle)The bigger of the two passages: honey buzzards in late August, then booted eagles, black kites and storks streaming south through September from the observatories above town.88
7. 🏝️ Lord Howe 🇦🇺 AustraliaProvidence petrels · 1 mar – 31 paź (zwykle)The petrels nest on the mountains through the cool months and will drop out of the sky onto the ridge when you call to them, most reliably from March to May.86
8. 🏙️ Królewiec 🇷🇺 RosjaMigration on the Curonian Spit · 15 sie – 31 paź (zwykle)The spit is a funnel on the eastern Baltic flyway and the ringing station at Rybachy works its traps through the autumn passage, and again in spring.84
9. 🏖️ Puerto Madryn 🇦🇷 ArgentynaPenguins at Punta Tombo · 1 wrz – 31 marMagellanic penguins hold the colony south of town from September, chicks on the ground by December and the whole lot gone by April.83
10. 🏙️ Winnipeg 🇨🇦 KanadaFall goose migration · 15 wrz – 25 paź (zwykle)Hundreds of thousands of snow and Canada geese stop at Oak Hammock Marsh, half an hour north of the city, from late September into October.83
11. 🏞️ Park Narodowy Zion 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneCalifornia condors over the canyon · 1 sty – 31 gruThe reintroduced birds nest in the cliffs and ride the thermals over Angels Landing and the Kolob Terrace area most days, tagged with numbered wing markers.80
12. 🏖️ Kaikoura 🇳🇿 Nowa ZelandiaAlbatross season · 1 kwi – 30 wrz (zwykle)Winter brings the wandering and royal albatross north with the colder water, and the pelagic boats put more species behind the stern in a morning than the rest of the year manages.78
13. 🏙️ Napier 🇳🇿 Nowa ZelandiaGannets at Cape Kidnappers · 15 wrz – 15 kwi (zwykle)One of the few mainland gannet colonies in the world sits on the cliffs south of the bay.77
14. 🏙️ Dunedin 🇳🇿 Nowa ZelandiaRoyal albatross chick season · 20 sty – 15 wrz (zwykle)Taiaroa Head is the only mainland breeding colony of northern royal albatross anywhere.75
15. 🏞️ Park Narodowy Haleakalā 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneHawaiian petrel nesting season · 1 lut – 30 lis (zwykle)The endangered 'ua'u nest in burrows around the summit from February to November, and chicks fledge at night in October; after dark near the crater you may hear the adults calling as they fly in from the sea.74
16. 🏞️ Park Narodowy Wulkany Hawaiʻi 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneNene nesting closures · 1 wrz – 31 majNesting season runs from September to May, and the park shuts sections of car park and trail around any pair that settles near the caldera rim.73
17. 🏙️ Castro 🇨🇱 ChilePuñihuil penguin season · 15 wrz – 31 mar (zwykle)Humboldt and Magellanic penguins nest together on the Puñihuil islets on the Pacific side of the island, seen from small boats off the beach.65
18. 🏞️ Park Narodowy Kakadu 🇦🇺 AustraliaBirds crowd the last billabongs · 1 sie – 31 paź (zwykle)As the floodplain shrinks, magpie geese, jabiru and whistling ducks pack onto what water is left.55
19. 🏖️ Ejlat 🇮🇱 IzraelAutumn migration · 1 wrz – 15 lis (zwykle)The return passage south is longer and more spread out than the spring rush, with waders and warblers working the salt pans as well as the raptors overhead.51

Co się dzieje na świecie — wrzesień →

1. 🏖️ Puerto Madryn 🇦🇷 ArgentynaPenguins at Punta Tombo · 1 wrz – 31 marMagellanic penguins hold the colony south of town from September, chicks on the ground by December and the whole lot gone by April.92
2. 🏖️ Bitou 🇿🇦 Południowa AfrykaBitou Birding Festival · 18–31 paź (zwykle)A week of guided walks and talks built around the wetlands and coastline of the Bitou municipality, run with the local conservation and tourism bodies.91
3. 🏖️ Tavira 🇵🇹 PortugaliaWaders on the Ria Formosa · 1 paź – 31 mar (zwykle)The lagoon fills with wintering waders from October: flamingos on the salt pans, spoonbills, avocets and the resident storks nesting on every chimney by February.90
4. 🏝️ Lord Howe 🇦🇺 AustraliaProvidence petrels · 1 mar – 31 paź (zwykle)The petrels nest on the mountains through the cool months and will drop out of the sky onto the ridge when you call to them, most reliably from March to May.88
5. 🏝️ Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EkwadorWaved albatross on Espanola · 1 kwi – 20 gru (zwykle)The entire world population nests on one island, arriving at Punta Suarez in April and gone again by the end of December.87
6. 🏖️ Tarifa 🇪🇸 HiszpaniaAutumn raptor migration · 15 sie – 31 paź (zwykle)The bigger of the two passages: honey buzzards in late August, then booted eagles, black kites and storks streaming south through September from the observatories above town.86
7. 🏙️ Napier 🇳🇿 Nowa ZelandiaGannets at Cape Kidnappers · 15 wrz – 15 kwi (zwykle)One of the few mainland gannet colonies in the world sits on the cliffs south of the bay.85
8. 🏖️ Warna 🇧🇬 BułgariaVia Pontica autumn migration · 20 sie – 31 paź (zwykle)The Black Sea flyway squeezes storks, pelicans and raptors down the coast each autumn, and the lakes behind the city are one of the counting points.84
9. 🏖️ Burgas 🇧🇬 BułgariaVia Pontica autumn migration · 15 sie – 31 paź (zwykle)The Black Sea flyway funnels storks, pelicans and raptors straight over the lakes ringing the city each autumn, in thousands on the good days.84
10. 🏖️ Ad-Dachla Sahara ZachodniaWaders on the lagoon · 15 paź – 15 mar (zwykle)The shallows fill with flamingos, spoonbills and waders wintering down the Atlantic flyway, and they are visible from the same water the kites use.83
11. 🏖️ Odessa 🇺🇦 UkrainaMigration on the lagoons · 1 wrz – 15 lis (zwykle)The Tuzly lagoons down the coast sit on the Black Sea flyway and hold waders and other migrant birds on passage through the autumn, and again in spring.76
12. 🏙️ Castro 🇨🇱 ChilePuñihuil penguin season · 15 wrz – 31 mar (zwykle)Humboldt and Magellanic penguins nest together on the Puñihuil islets on the Pacific side of the island, seen from small boats off the beach.74
13. 🏖️ Ejlat 🇮🇱 IzraelAutumn migration · 1 wrz – 15 lis (zwykle)The return passage south is longer and more spread out than the spring rush, with waders and warblers working the salt pans as well as the raptors overhead.73
14. 🏝️ Wight 🇬🇧 Wielka BrytaniaBrent geese and winter waders · 1 paź – 15 mar (zwykle)Dark-bellied brent geese arrive from the Siberian coast onto the harbours at Newtown, Bembridge and the Yar, with godwits and curlew on the same mud.73
15. 🏙️ Stanley FalklandyPenguin breeding season · 1 paź – 15 mar (zwykle)King, gentoo and Magellanic colonies fill up from October, with chicks on the ground through December and January.73
16. 🏞️ Park Narodowy Zion 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneCalifornia condors over the canyon · 1 sty – 31 gruThe reintroduced birds nest in the cliffs and ride the thermals over Angels Landing and the Kolob Terrace area most days, tagged with numbered wing markers.72
17. 🏞️ Park Narodowy Haleakalā 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneHawaiian petrel nesting season · 1 lut – 30 lis (zwykle)The endangered 'ua'u nest in burrows around the summit from February to November, and chicks fledge at night in October; after dark near the crater you may hear the adults calling as they fly in from the sea.72
18. 🏙️ Punta Arenas 🇨🇱 ChilePenguin colony season · 15 paź – 15 mar (zwykle)Magellanic penguins hold Isla Magdalena and the Seno Otway colony through the southern summer and the boats only sail in that window.72
19. 🥾 El Calafate 🇦🇷 ArgentynaFlamingos on Laguna Nimez · 1 paź – 31 mar (zwykle)The reserve on the edge of town fills with Chilean flamingos, black-necked swans and upland geese through the southern spring and summer.71
20. 🏖️ Bournemouth 🇬🇧 Wielka BrytaniaWinter waders on Poole Harbour · 15 paź – 10 mar (zwykle)Avocets, black-tailed godwits and brent geese pack the mudflats at Arne and Brownsea through the cold months, and the hides are busiest on a falling tide.70
21. ⛷️ Ushuaia 🇦🇷 ArgentynaPenguins on Isla Martillo · 1 paź – 5 kwi (zwykle)Magellanic penguins come ashore in the Beagle Channel from about October and are gone by early autumn, peaking between November and February.66
22. 🏞️ Park Narodowy Wulkany Hawaiʻi 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneNene nesting closures · 1 wrz – 31 majNesting season runs from September to May, and the park shuts sections of car park and trail around any pair that settles near the caldera rim.66
23. 🏙️ Królewiec 🇷🇺 RosjaMigration on the Curonian Spit · 15 sie – 31 paź (zwykle)The spit is a funnel on the eastern Baltic flyway and the ringing station at Rybachy works its traps through the autumn passage, and again in spring.66
24. 🏙️ Tainan 🇹🇼 Republika ChińskaBlack-faced spoonbills at Qigu · 1 paź – 31 mar (zwykle)The lagoons and old salt pans north of the city hold the largest share of the world's black-faced spoonbills every winter.64
25. 🏙️ Winnipeg 🇨🇦 KanadaFall goose migration · 15 wrz – 25 paź (zwykle)Hundreds of thousands of snow and Canada geese stop at Oak Hammock Marsh, half an hour north of the city, from late September into October.64

…i jeszcze 4 w tym miesiącu (październik).

Co się dzieje na świecie — październik →

1. 🏖️ Puerto Madryn 🇦🇷 ArgentynaPenguins at Punta Tombo · 1 wrz – 31 marMagellanic penguins hold the colony south of town from September, chicks on the ground by December and the whole lot gone by April.94
2. 🏖️ Larnaka 🇨🇾 CyprFlamingos on the salt lake · 15 lis – 31 mar (zwykle)Several thousand flamingos winter on the salt lake behind the airport, a ten-minute walk from the Hala Sultan Tekke.92
3. 🏖️ Ad-Dachla Sahara ZachodniaWaders on the lagoon · 15 paź – 15 mar (zwykle)The shallows fill with flamingos, spoonbills and waders wintering down the Atlantic flyway, and they are visible from the same water the kites use.89
4. 🏙️ Nairobi 🇰🇪 KeniaMigrant bird season · 1 lis – 15 kwi (zwykle)Palearctic migrants arrive with the short rains and stay into April, which is when the national park, the Athi plains and the Rift lakes an hour away hold the most species.88
5. 🏙️ Napier 🇳🇿 Nowa ZelandiaGannets at Cape Kidnappers · 15 wrz – 15 kwi (zwykle)One of the few mainland gannet colonies in the world sits on the cliffs south of the bay.88
6. 🏙️ Uyuni 🇧🇴 BoliwiaFlamingos breeding · 1 lis – 31 gru (zwykle)Three flamingo species nest on the salar and the lagoons around it from November, which is the one time of year the birds are the reason to come rather than a detail of the drive.87
7. 🏖️ Tavira 🇵🇹 PortugaliaWaders on the Ria Formosa · 1 paź – 31 mar (zwykle)The lagoon fills with wintering waders from October: flamingos on the salt pans, spoonbills, avocets and the resident storks nesting on every chimney by February.87
8. 🏝️ Lord Howe 🇦🇺 AustraliaSeabird nesting season · 1 wrz – 15 kwi (zwykle)Sooty terns, noddies and tropicbirds come back to nest from spring, some of them on the ground beside the road.87
9. 🏝️ Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EkwadorWaved albatross on Espanola · 1 kwi – 20 gru (zwykle)The entire world population nests on one island, arriving at Punta Suarez in April and gone again by the end of December.86
10. 🏖️ Faro 🇵🇹 PortugaliaWinter birds on the Ria Formosa · 1 lis – 31 mar (zwykle)The lagoon on the city's doorstep holds flamingos, spoonbills and thousands of waders through the winter, and the boardwalk at Ludo is walkable from the airport road.86
11. 🏙️ Punakʽa 🇧🇹 BhutanBlack-necked Crane Festival · 11 lisGangtey monastery in the Phobjikha valley, about three hours east of Punakha, celebrates the return of the wintering cranes on 11 November with masked and folk dances.86
12. 🏖️ Ejlat 🇮🇱 IzraelAutumn migration · 1 wrz – 15 lis (zwykle)The return passage south is longer and more spread out than the spring rush, with waders and warblers working the salt pans as well as the raptors overhead.84
13. 🏙️ Kunming 🇨🇳 Chińska Republika LudowaBlack-headed gulls on the lakes · 1 lis – 15 mar (zwykle)Gulls have wintered on Green Lake and Dianchi since the mid-eighties and the city treats them as residents.82
14. 🏙️ Dunedin 🇳🇿 Nowa ZelandiaLittle penguins come ashore · 1 lis – 28 lut (zwykle)Little penguins land at Pilots Beach below the albatross colony after dark every night of the year, but the numbers peak while there are chicks in the burrows.81
15. 🏙️ Gaborone 🇧🇼 BotswanaSummer birding season · 1 lis – 15 kwi (zwykle)Migrants from Europe and North Africa arrive with the rains and resident birds are in breeding plumage at Mokolodi, 10 km south.80
16. 🏙️ Castro 🇨🇱 ChilePuñihuil penguin season · 15 wrz – 31 mar (zwykle)Humboldt and Magellanic penguins nest together on the Puñihuil islets on the Pacific side of the island, seen from small boats off the beach.79
17. 🥾 El Calafate 🇦🇷 ArgentynaFlamingos on Laguna Nimez · 1 paź – 31 mar (zwykle)The reserve on the edge of town fills with Chilean flamingos, black-necked swans and upland geese through the southern spring and summer.77
18. 🏙️ Suchitoto 🇸🇻 SalwadorMigratory birds on Lake Suchitlan · 1 lis – 31 mar (zwykle)In the dry months migratory birds stop over on the reservoir below town, joining the resident herons and cormorants; early-morning boat trips to the bird island see the most.77
19. 🥾 Thimphu 🇧🇹 BhutanCranes wintering at Phobjikha · 1 lis – 20 lut (zwykle)Around three hundred black-necked cranes spend the winter on the marsh at Phobjikha, and the valley keeps its power lines underground for them.76
20. 🏙️ Tainan 🇹🇼 Republika ChińskaBlack-faced spoonbills at Qigu · 1 paź – 31 mar (zwykle)The lagoons and old salt pans north of the city hold the largest share of the world's black-faced spoonbills every winter.76
21. 🏙️ Punta Arenas 🇨🇱 ChilePenguin colony season · 15 paź – 15 mar (zwykle)Magellanic penguins hold Isla Magdalena and the Seno Otway colony through the southern summer and the boats only sail in that window.76
22. 🏙️ Stanley FalklandyPenguin breeding season · 1 paź – 15 mar (zwykle)King, gentoo and Magellanic colonies fill up from October, with chicks on the ground through December and January.76
23. 🏞️ Chitwan 🇳🇵 NepalWintering birds · 1 lis – 28 lut (zwykle)Around 160 migrant species drop into the oxbows and grasslands from the north for the cool months, on top of a resident list already among the longest in Nepal.75
24. 🏞️ Serengeti 🇹🇿 TanzaniaMigrant birding season · 15 lis – 15 kwi (zwykle)European and Asian migrants arrive with the short rains and stay until April, on top of the residents in breeding plumage.73
25. 🏖️ Qingdao 🇨🇳 Chińska Republika LudowaWinter gulls at Zhanqiao Pier · 15 lis – 31 mar (zwykle)Black-headed gulls from Siberia winter along the Qingdao shore, and feeding them from Zhanqiao Pier is the city's favourite cold-weather outing.73

…i jeszcze 20 w tym miesiącu (listopad).

Co się dzieje na świecie — listopad →

1. 🏙️ Napier 🇳🇿 Nowa ZelandiaGannets at Cape Kidnappers · 15 wrz – 15 kwi (zwykle)One of the few mainland gannet colonies in the world sits on the cliffs south of the bay.93
2. 🏖️ Rezerwat Narodowy Paracas 🇵🇪 PeruSea lion pups on the Ballestas · 15 gru – 15 mar (zwykle)The sea lion colonies pup over the southern summer and the noise off the rocks carries across the water.93
3. 🏙️ Nairobi 🇰🇪 KeniaMigrant bird season · 1 lis – 15 kwi (zwykle)Palearctic migrants arrive with the short rains and stay into April, which is when the national park, the Athi plains and the Rift lakes an hour away hold the most species.91
4. 🏖️ Puerto Madryn 🇦🇷 ArgentynaPenguins at Punta Tombo · 1 wrz – 31 marMagellanic penguins hold the colony south of town from September, chicks on the ground by December and the whole lot gone by April.90
5. 🏖️ Ad-Dachla Sahara ZachodniaWaders on the lagoon · 15 paź – 15 mar (zwykle)The shallows fill with flamingos, spoonbills and waders wintering down the Atlantic flyway, and they are visible from the same water the kites use.89
6. 🏙️ Tainan 🇹🇼 Republika ChińskaBlack-faced spoonbills at Qigu · 1 paź – 31 mar (zwykle)The lagoons and old salt pans north of the city hold the largest share of the world's black-faced spoonbills every winter.88
7. 🥾 Inle 🇲🇲 MjanmaWinter waterbirds · 1 gru – 15 lut (zwykle)The lake is a stopover for thousands of migrating waterbirds, and December and January are the best birding months.88
8. 🏙️ Castro 🇨🇱 ChilePuñihuil penguin season · 15 wrz – 31 mar (zwykle)Humboldt and Magellanic penguins nest together on the Puñihuil islets on the Pacific side of the island, seen from small boats off the beach.86
9. 🏙️ Uyuni 🇧🇴 BoliwiaFlamingos breeding · 1 lis – 31 gru (zwykle)Three flamingo species nest on the salar and the lagoons around it from November, which is the one time of year the birds are the reason to come rather than a detail of the drive.85
10. 🏝️ Lord Howe 🇦🇺 AustraliaSeabird nesting season · 1 wrz – 15 kwi (zwykle)Sooty terns, noddies and tropicbirds come back to nest from spring, some of them on the ground beside the road.85
11. 🏖️ Larnaka 🇨🇾 CyprFlamingos on the salt lake · 15 lis – 31 mar (zwykle)Several thousand flamingos winter on the salt lake behind the airport, a ten-minute walk from the Hala Sultan Tekke.83
12. 🏙️ Dunedin 🇳🇿 Nowa ZelandiaLittle penguins come ashore · 1 lis – 28 lut (zwykle)Little penguins land at Pilots Beach below the albatross colony after dark every night of the year, but the numbers peak while there are chicks in the burrows.83
13. 🏙️ Suchitoto 🇸🇻 SalwadorMigratory birds on Lake Suchitlan · 1 lis – 31 mar (zwykle)In the dry months migratory birds stop over on the reservoir below town, joining the resident herons and cormorants; early-morning boat trips to the bird island see the most.83
14. 🏝️ Puerto Ayora 🇪🇨 EkwadorWaved albatross on Espanola · 1 kwi – 20 gru (zwykle)The entire world population nests on one island, arriving at Punta Suarez in April and gone again by the end of December.81
15. 🏖️ Tavira 🇵🇹 PortugaliaWaders on the Ria Formosa · 1 paź – 31 mar (zwykle)The lagoon fills with wintering waders from October: flamingos on the salt pans, spoonbills, avocets and the resident storks nesting on every chimney by February.81
16. 🥾 El Calafate 🇦🇷 ArgentynaFlamingos on Laguna Nimez · 1 paź – 31 mar (zwykle)The reserve on the edge of town fills with Chilean flamingos, black-necked swans and upland geese through the southern spring and summer.80
17. 🏙️ Bandżul 🇬🇲 GambiaBirdwatching season · 1 lis – 31 mar (zwykle)European migrants join the residents on the Tanbi mangroves and the river creeks either side of the capital from November.80
18. 🏖️ Faro 🇵🇹 PortugaliaWinter birds on the Ria Formosa · 1 lis – 31 mar (zwykle)The lagoon on the city's doorstep holds flamingos, spoonbills and thousands of waders through the winter, and the boardwalk at Ludo is walkable from the airport road.80
19. 🏙️ Saint-Louis 🇸🇳 SenegalDjoudj bird season · 1 lis – 15 kwi (zwykle)Djoudj, an hour north, is the first fresh water millions of European migrants meet after the Sahara.80
20. 🏖️ Kololi 🇬🇲 GambiaBirdwatching season · 1 lis – 31 mar (zwykle)Kotu bridge and the Bijilo woods are the easiest birding in West Africa and they are five minutes from the hotels.80
21. 🏙️ Punta Arenas 🇨🇱 ChilePenguin colony season · 15 paź – 15 mar (zwykle)Magellanic penguins hold Isla Magdalena and the Seno Otway colony through the southern summer and the boats only sail in that window.78
22. 🏙️ Stanley FalklandyPenguin breeding season · 1 paź – 15 mar (zwykle)King, gentoo and Magellanic colonies fill up from October, with chicks on the ground through December and January.78
23. 🏙️ Kunming 🇨🇳 Chińska Republika LudowaBlack-headed gulls on the lakes · 1 lis – 15 mar (zwykle)Gulls have wintered on Green Lake and Dianchi since the mid-eighties and the city treats them as residents.77
24. 🥾 Minca 🇨🇴 KolumbiaMigratory bird season · 1 paź – 30 kwi (zwykle)North American migrants join the resident species on the forested slopes above the village, and the San Lorenzo ridge road is at its best for birders.77
25. 🏞️ Chitwan 🇳🇵 NepalWintering birds · 1 lis – 28 lut (zwykle)Around 160 migrant species drop into the oxbows and grasslands from the north for the cool months, on top of a resident list already among the longest in Nepal.77

…i jeszcze 20 w tym miesiącu (grudzień).

Co się dzieje na świecie — grudzień →