Overview

• LBV scientists expect fewer small migrants from Scandinavia to reach Bavaria, with the waxwing highlighted as a likely example.
• The organization has launched multiple studies to map changing movements of migratory birds and to document where resident species remain through winter.
• Non-migratory birds are benefiting from shorter snow cover and fewer extreme cold snaps, which ease foraging and reduce winter die-offs.
• Earlier springs risk leaving returning migrants out of sync with peak food availability, even as some species arrive slightly sooner.
• Researchers say changing passage and overwintering should be visible at traditional stopovers that stay partly ice-free, including Chiemsee and Ammersee.