Bird Species Arrival & Departure Dates

Summer Visitors

SpeciesAll Time:
Earliest
All Time:
Latest
2016:
Earliest
2016:
Latest
Hobby13/04/201012/10/200703/07/1606/09/16
Little Ringed Plover14/03/1308/10/200101/04/1623/05/16
Common Tern25/03/200514/10/200714/04/1623/08/16
Turtle Dove19/04/200305/10/2003  
Cuckoo13/04/200828/07/200121/04/1617/06/16
Swift17/03/200419/09/201001/05/1621/08/16
Sand Martin10/03/200714/10/201201/04/1614/08/16
Swallow12/03/200703/11/1403/04/1617/10/16
House Martin05/04/200616/10/200108/04/1611/09/16
Willow Warbler18/03/200414/10/200602/04/1611/09/16
Garden Warbler12/04/201416/10/200126/04/1611/09/16
Lesser Whitethroat09/04/201103/10/200413/04/1618/09/16
Whitethroat03/04/201104/10/201511/04/1618/09/16
Grasshopper Warbler04/04/200501/10/200610/04/1617/07/16
Sedge Warbler31/03/199804/10/201405/04/1615/09/16
Reed Warbler03/04/201111/10/200517/04/1616/09/16
Yellow Wagtail02/04/200211/10/200904/04/1621/09/16
Chiffchaff and Blackcap not included because of frequent winter records.

Winter Visitors

SpeciesAll Time:
Latest
All Time:
Earliest
Latest:
2016
Earliest:
2016
Pink-footed Goose08/02/1323/09/200117/01/1606/01/16
Wigeon04/04/201601/07/200504/04/1605/08/16
Teal27/04/201629/05/200527/04/1621/08/16
Goldeneye08/05/201216/09/201212/04/1615/10/16
Goosander13/04/200818/10/200818/01/16
Merlin15/04/201403/08/2003
Jack Snipe22/04/200120/09/0714/11/1623/10/16
Common Snipe22/05/201117/07/200520/04/1621/08/16
Fieldfare17/04/200107/10/199924/03/1622/10/16
Redwing30/03/200928/09/200124/03/1604/10/16
Goldcrest10/05/201511/09/201618/04/1611/09/16
Brambling08/04/9908/10/200009/01/1606/01/16
Pochard and Water Rail not included because present all summer.

Passage Migrants (All time earliest & latest sightings)

SpeciesSpring:
Earliest
Spring:
Latest
Autumn:
Earliest
Autumn:
Latest
Marsh Harrier14/03/1124/05/0801/08/0703/12/12
Ringed Plover20/02/0502/07/0511/07/1023/11/07
Grey Plover17/03/0930/05/9923/09/0123/11/02
Red Knot24/03/0115/06/0710/08/9907/11/04
Sanderling04/04/0102/06/0210/08/9930/10/99
Little Stint26/05/9916/06/0021/07/0216/10/01
Ruff23/03/0307/04/0004/07/0622/11/02
Black-tailed Godwit05/03/0622/04/0723/06/0618/11/00
Bar-tailed Godwit20/04/0828/06/0216/07/0020/10/01
Whimbrel02/04/0322/05/0306/07/0804/09/13
Curlew14/01/1127/05/0803/06/0212/12/10
Common Sandpiper31/03/0324/06/0202/07/0630/09/13
Green Sandpiper23/03/0710/05/0122/06/0903/11/08
Greenshank14/04/0927/05/0701/07/0221/11/04
Turnstone26/04/9917/05/0218/07/0408/10/07
Little Gull04/04/1429/06/0924/07/1325/11/08
Little Tern13/05/0015/05/0912/07/9729/08/95
Black Tern20/04/0807/06/0305/09/03
Sandwich Tern03/04/0408/05/0006/07/9917/09/01
Arctic Tern10/04/0322/05/0622/07/0721/10/07
Redstart09/04/0603/05/1624/08/0819/09/08
Whinchat23/03/0725/06/0311/08/0309/11/96
Northern Wheatear14/03/0002/06/0125/07/0807/10/07

Passage Migrants 2016

SpeciesSpring:
Earliest
Spring:
Latest
Autumn:
Earliest
Autumn:
Latest
Marsh Harrier01/04/1629/04/1627/10/1630/10/16
Ringed Plover15/05/1623/05/16
Grey Plover
Red Knot
Sanderling
Little Stint
Ruff09/10/16
Black-tailed Godwit
Bar-tailed Godwit
Whimbrel
Curlew10/03/16
Common Sandpiper21/04/1612/05/1602/07/1616/09/16
Green Sandpiper15/08/16
Greenshank10/05/1612/05/1615/08/1623/08/16
Turnstone
Little Gull04/04/16
Little Tern
Arctic Tern12/04/16
Black Tern
Sandwich Tern
Redstart09/04/1603/05/1606/09/16
Whinchat02/05/1603/05/1618/09/1620/09/16
Northern Wheatear07/04/1629/05/16

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