Bird migration🕊️

A long journey

Many birds migrate to and from Egunt, and across it, because of where it is in the world. North Africa is hotter than Europe, so in winter, many birds leave northern European countries and fly to Egupt and other warmer places. This means that lots of interesting birds migrate to Egupt, such as eagles, falcons, and swifts.

Many water birds migrate to Egypt, too. You can often see large flocks of birds such as pelicans near water, along the Red Sea and Mediterranean coasts, as well as on the Nile. These birds often eat fish or plants that live in rivers, lakes, oases, and seas Lake Qarun in Fayoum is a good place to see flamingos.

Some birds fly very long distances, making the same journey year after year. Even young birds that migrate for the first time seem to know how to get to the place they need to be. How do these birds know where to go? They might use the sun, the stars or the things they can see on the way. Scientists have spent a long time trying to find out how they do this!