Summer Migrant Dates

Summer Migrant Arrival Dates 1996 - 2023

2023 dates and new Earliests are shown in red.
The list is sorted under average arrival date in 2019

Species Earliest Latest Average  2019      2020      2021     2022      2023
Sand Martin20/02/0821/03/0608-Mar24-Feb, 09-Mar, 20-Feb, 03-Mar, 10-Mar
Wheatear28/02/9825/03/0610-Mar28-Feb05-Mar06-Mar, 11-Mar, 15-Mar
Swallow28/02/1928/03/9818-Mar28-Feb14-Mar, 18-Mar, 28-Mar, 16-Mar
White Wagtail28/02/0709/04/9722-Mar17-Mar, 26 Mar28-Feb,  23-Mar, 28-Mar
House Martin04/03/9707/04/0723-Mar23-Mar, 16-Mar, 19-Mar, 01-Mar, 09-Mar
Willow Warbler13/03/1101/04/0724-Mar22-Mar, 24 Mar, 23-Mar, 18-Mar, 18-Mar
Ring Ouzel09/02/0828/04/9927-Mar03-Apr, 04-Apr, 31-Mar, 23-Mar,  06-Apr
Little Ringed Plover05/02/1530/04/9428-Mar17-Mar, 18-Mar, 05-Feb, 08-Mar, 12-Mar
Tree Pipit14/03/9227/04/9103-Apr03-Apr, 11-Apr, 30-Mar, 14-Mar, 08-Apr
Redstart17/03/1121/04/9003-Apr31-Mar, 06-Apr, 30-Mar, 02-Apr,  06-Apr
Garganey13/03/9305/05/0005-Apr23-Mar, 16-Apr, 31-Mar, 19-Mar,  04-Apr
Yellow Wagtail21/03/9220/04/9007-Apr03-Apr, 10-Apr, 29-Mar, 11-Apr,  30-Mar
Osprey20/03/1419/05/9409-Apr31-Mar, 26 Mar, 29-Mar, 21-Mar, 28-Mar
Sedge Warbler30/03/0718/04/9809-Apr07-Apr, 07-Apr, 31-Mar,  11-Apr,  07-Apr
Whimbrel29/03/0218/04/9810-Apr07-Apr, 04-Apr, 10 -Apr, 11-Apr,  11-Apr
Common Tern30/03/0621/04/9810-Apr06-Apr, 06-Apr, 23-Apr,  11-Apr,   31-Mar
Reed Warbler01/04/1228/04/9111-Apr02-Apr, 11-Apr, 04-Apr,  09-Apr,   05-Apr
Whitethroat02/04/1224/04/9012-Apr13-Apr, 25 Mar, 09-Apr,  14-Mar08-Apr
Cuckoo05/04/1620/04/9712-Apr18-Apr, 11-Apr, 14-Apr,  15-Apr, 
Sandwich Tern18/02/1229/05/9512-Apr23-Mar, 06-Apr, 30-Mar, 07-Apr,  25-Mar
Grasshopper Warbler28/03/9724/04/9613-Apr09-Apr, 07-Apr, 04-Apr, 10-Apr,   09-Apr
Pied Flycatcher30/03/0219/05/0713-Apr03-Apr, 06-Apr, 01-Apr, 11-Apr,   04-Apr
Arctic Tern29/03/1526/04/9515-Apr23-Apr, 20-Apr, 25-Apr,  07-Apr,  09-Apr
Garden Warbler28/03/9028/04/9116-Apr11-Apr28 Mar, 01-Apr, 03-Apr, 
Swift08/04/0127/04/9017-Apr17-Apr, 09-Apr, 21-Apr, 09-Apr,  15-Apr
Hobby30/03/9028/04/9117-Apr04-Apr, 08-Apr, 01-Apr, 09-Apr,  12-Apr
Lesser Whitethroat09/04/1027/04/9118-Apr13-Apr, 09-Apr, 19-Apr, 15-Apr,  09-Apr
Whinchat11/04/1628/04/9020-Apr18-Apr, 11-Apr, 15-Apr, 12-Apr, 
Wood Warbler08/04/9802/05/0821-Apr22-Apr, 09-Apr, 09-Apr,  26-Apr, 
Nightingale08/04/0207/05/0822-Apr01-May,
Black Tern14/04/1314/05/0924-Apr19 Apr, 17-Apr,                22-Apr, 
Little Tern16/04/1530/05/1728-Apr23-Apr,               25-May, 01-May, 
Spotted Flycatcher14/03/2217/05/0902-May20-Apr, 23-Apr, 25-Apr, 14-Apr
Turtle Dove05/04/70                                                    , 05-Mar?
Quail07/05/9629/06/9101-Jun09-Jun, 07-May, 31-May07-May, 

The Avon Bird Report has details of arrival and departure dates for both summer and winter visitors