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The introduction of an effective method for studying the local headings of migrants using 'orientation cages' has made it possible to study the migration patterns of small passerine nocturnal migrants. Numerous papers have been published on varied samples of local data collected using this method. A rough generalization was presented at the 2019 Meeting of the European Ornithologists Union and subsequently published in The Ring. Case studies on data collected for the Blackcap have already been published, and further studies on other species were suggested. The presented work is the next study of this kind, on the migration pattern of the Garden Warbler, using data from orientation tests collected in autumn as part of the work of the SEEN (SE European Bird Migration Network). The data comprises 2,593 tests performed at 31 ringing sites in Central/Eastern Europe and the Middle East. The paper continues the discussion of application of the method to present migration patterns in a geographically wide territory. The general data evaluation methods in this work are exactly as described in the earlier papers. The paper discusses azimuths of arrival and departure tracks at every ringing site, their linearity, number relations between departing and arriving headings, and the general pattern of migration streams followed by different groups of migrants. The hypothesis put forth earlier, stating that the arrival/departure heading axes shown in studies using orientation cages are situated linearly, is once again confirmed and can be used as a general assumption in this type of study. The average deviations are very small and are negligible for drawing general migration patterns. In some cases, however, there were deviations caused by the geographic location of the study site. This problem should be discussed in more detail when more species data become available. Nine migration streams are defined in the study area, which are presented, for simplicity, using different names and colours on maps. Southward and south-eastward streams are dominant and distributed similarly to the streams of the Blackcap. The most pronounced is a stream shown in yellow (YELLOW stream), which is directed from the wide area of central and eastern Europe to the Arabian Peninsula. The BLACK and NAVY streams are the most intriguing (running nearly longitudinally) and require a great deal of attention in further analyses of migration in the Mediterranean. Two styles of presentation of the species migration pattern are discussed, of which the location style of presentation seems to be more precise. The simpler presentation style that shows only general heading axes could be used to compare the general patterns of different species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Pregnant refugees and new mothers are at high risk of developing mental health problems. Previous research has highlighted an increase in adverse pre‐, peri‐ and postpartum outcomes in refugee women and their newborns. This descriptive study aimed to present the characteristics and needs of refugee women who attended a psychosocial walk‐in clinic addressing pregnant refugees' and new mothers' maternity mental healthcare needs in a state registration and reception centre in Germany. We assessed all patients that consulted the clinic and received interventions during the first 28 weeks after it opened, collecting information on symptoms, diagnoses, attitudes towards and experience of pregnancy, birth, obstetric care and applied psychosocial interventions during consultations. Between November 2017 and May 2018, N = 120 pregnant refugees and new mothers attended the clinic. Most patients were diagnosed with post‐traumatic stress‐, adjustment‐ or depressive disorder. While 69.6% of the women reported physical and mental health problems during pregnancy, 87.4% experienced obstetric complications. Trauma‐informed and psychoeducational interventions were primarily used during counselling sessions. Our data underpin the glaring disparities in refugee maternal healthcare in Germany. Maternal care designed to meet the specific needs of pregnant refugees and mothers is essential. More targeted, evidence‐based and cost‐effective interventions are needed. Our psychosocial walk‐in clinic is a first step towards ensuring primary care delivery for refugee women during the particularly vulnerable period of pregnancy and early motherhood. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]