Summer Migrant Arrival Dates 1990 - 2024
2024 dates and new Earliests are shown in red.
The list is sorted under the average arrival date in 2019. The '+' and '-' signs show change since 2019.
Species | Earliest | Latest | Average | 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 |
Sand Martin | 20/02/08 | 21/03/06 | 08-Mar -1 | 09-Mar, 20-Feb, 03-Mar, 10-Mar, 06-Mar |
Wheatear | 28/02/98 | 25/03/06 | 10-Mar | 05-Mar, 06-Mar, 11-Mar, 15-Mar, 08-Mar |
Swallow | 28/02/19 | 28/03/98 | 18-Mar -1 | 14-Mar, 18-Mar, 28-Mar, 16-Mar, 14-Mar |
White Wagtail | 28/02/07 | 09/04/97 | 22-Mar -1 | 26 Mar, 28-Feb, 23-Mar, 28-Mar, 25-Mar |
House Martin | 04/03/97 | 07/04/07 | 23-Mar | 16-Mar, 19-Mar, 01-Mar, 01-Apr |
Willow Warbler | 13/03/11 | 01/04/07 | 24-Mar | 24 Mar, 23-Mar, 18-Mar, 18-Mar, 21-Mar |
Ring Ouzel | 09/02/08 | 28/04/99 | 27-Mar +1 | 04-Apr, 31-Mar, 23-Mar, 06-Apr |
Little Ringed Plover | 05/02/15 | 30/04/94 | 28-Mar -2 | 18-Mar, 05-Feb, 08-Mar, 12-Mar, 25-Mar |
Tree Pipit | 14/03/92 | 27/04/91 | 03-Apr | 11-Apr, 30-Mar, 14-Mar, 08-Apr |
Redstart | 17/03/11 | 21/04/90 | 03-Apr | 06-Apr, 30-Mar, 02-Apr, 06-Apr |
Garganey | 13/03/93 | 05/05/00 | 05-Apr | 16-Apr, 31-Mar, 19-Mar, 04-Apr |
Yellow Wagtail | 21/03/92 | 20/04/90 | 07-Apr | 10-Apr, 29-Mar, 11-Apr, 30-Mar, 25-Mar |
Osprey | 20/03/14 | 19/05/94 | 09-Apr -1 | 26 Mar, 29-Mar, 21-Mar, 28-Mar, 22-Mar |
Sedge Warbler | 30/03/07 | 18/04/98 | 09-Apr | 07-Apr, 31-Mar, 11-Apr, 07-Apr |
Whimbrel | 29/03/02 | 18/04/98 | 10-Apr | 04-Apr, 10-Apr, 11-Apr, 11-Apr, 26-Mar |
Common Tern | 30/03/06 | 21/04/98 | 10-Apr | 06-Apr, 23-Apr, 11-Apr, 31-Mar |
Reed Warbler | 01/04/12 | 28/04/91 | 11-Apr -1 | 11-Apr, 04-Apr, 09-Apr, 05-Apr |
Whitethroat | 02/04/12 | 24/04/90 | 12-Apr -1 | 25 Mar, 09-Apr, 10-Apr, 08-Apr |
Cuckoo | 05/04/16 | 20/04/97 | 12-Apr +1 | 11-Apr, 14-Apr, 15-Apr, |
Sandwich Tern | 18/02/12 | 29/05/95 | 12-Apr -1 | 06-Apr, 30-Mar, 07-Apr, 25-Mar |
Grasshopper Warbler | 28/03/97 | 24/04/96 | 13-Apr -1 | 07-Apr, 04-Apr, 10-Apr, 09-Apr |
Pied Flycatcher | 30/03/02 | 19/05/07 | 13-Apr -1 | 06-Apr, 01-Apr, 11-Apr, 04-Apr |
Arctic Tern | 29/03/15 | 26/04/95 | 15-Apr +1 | 20-Apr, 25-Apr, 07-Apr, 09-Apr |
Garden Warbler | 28/03/90 | 28/04/91 | 16-Apr -1 | 11-Apr, 28 Mar, 01-Apr, 13-Apr, |
Swift | 08/04/01 | 27/04/90 | 17-Apr | 09-Apr, 21-Apr, 09-Apr, 15-Apr |
Hobby | 30/03/90 | 28/04/91 | 17-Apr. -1 | 08-Apr, 01-Apr, 09-Apr, 12-Apr |
Lesser Whitethroat | 09/04/10 | 27/04/91 | 18-Apr. -1 | 09-Apr, 19-Apr, 15-Apr, 09-Apr |
Whinchat | 11/04/16 | 28/04/90 | 20-Apr | 11-Apr, 15-Apr, 12-Apr, 25-Apr |
Wood Warbler | 08/04/98 | 02/05/08 | 21-Apr. -1 | 09-Apr, 09-Apr, 26-Apr, 22-Apr |
Nightingale | 08/04/02 | 07/05/08 | 22-Apr | |
Black Tern | 14/04/13 | 14/05/09 | 24-Apr | 17-Apr, 22-Apr, 27-Apr |
Little Tern | 16/04/15 | 30/05/17 | 28-Apr +1 | 25-May, 01-May, |
Spotted Flycatcher | 14/03/22 | 17/05/09 | 02-May -1 | 23-Apr, 25-Apr, 21-Apr, 26-Apr |
Turtle Dove | 05/04/70 | 05-Mar? | ||
Quail | 07/05/96 | 29/06/91 | 01-Jun. -1 | 07-May, 31-May, 07-May, 04-May |