Coast

Greece Lesvos An Aegean island where eastern Mediterranean specialities meet spring migrants.

Australia Lord Howe Island A World Heritage island with a rescued endemic rail and seabird colonies.

Australia Macquarie Island A windswept ridge in the Southern Ocean with millions of penguins.

New Zealand New Zealand subantarctic islands Auckland and Campbell Islands: albatross nests among megaherbs.

United States Nome Three roads into the tundra with Siberian strays and Arctic breeders.

China Rudong mudflats Vast Yellow Sea tidal flats: a critical stopover for the world's rarest shorebirds.

South Georgia South Georgia Beaches packed with King Penguins and breeding albatrosses.

New Zealand Stewart Island (Rakiura) Forest, beaches and predator-free Ulva Island with confiding endemics.

Spain Tarifa and the Strait of Gibraltar Europe's busiest crossing point for storks and raptors heading to Africa.

Australia Tasmania An island state with 12 endemic birds and wild southern landscapes.

St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island The world's most remote inhabited island with endemic land birds and seabirds.

Norway Varanger Arctic seabird cliffs and Siberian ducks at the edge of Europe.

Mexico Veracruz River of Raptors Millions of hawks and vultures funnel between mountains and sea each autumn.

Netherlands Wadden Sea A vast tidal sea shared by three countries: millions of shorebirds on passage.