When do birds arrive in Africa?

231 species have a seasonal record in Africa (231 birds). Each is listed under the month it typically arrived over the past year: the middle of its first-arrival weeks across the areas where it was recorded (each area is a 5 degree square). Southern areas usually see a species earlier than northern ones, so open a species to see the range.

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Species that arrived in October or November last year, most widespread first.

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Arriving in January 11

Arriving in February 17

Arriving in March 34

Arriving in April 17

Arriving in May 20

Arriving in June 28

Arriving in July 19

Arriving in August 28

Arriving in September 41

Arriving in October 6

Arriving in November 6

Arriving in December 4

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Arrival dates come from automatic sound identification and open records, corrected for how much each area is watched. How this is measured.