Raptor Crossroads Network · Coming soon

A shared view on raptor migration in an understudied flyway

Across the East African–Eurasian Flyway, raptors and people meet at some of the world's largest migration crossroads. Where migration routes converge, communities come together to count, monitor, and protect raptors. We are building the Raptor Crossroads Network to connect these efforts and create a clearer, flyway-wide picture of raptor migration — benefiting both people and nature.

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About the network

Purpose of the network

One flyway. Many routes. One connected effort.

The East African–Eurasian flyway is not defined by a single narrow passage. Instead, raptors travel across a broad longitudinal range between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea to the Red Sea. Because migration routes shift within and between seasons, no watch site can reveal the full picture of raptor migration movements and population developments alone.

The Raptor Crossroads Network brings monitoring sites together to coordinate counts, strengthen data quality, and share results openly. By connecting locally adapted protocols across the flyway, we can collectively build a more complete picture of raptor migration patterns, monitor long-term population trends, and improve our understanding of raptors originating from one of the world's largest but least studied regions.