Summer Migrant Dates

Summer Migrant Arrival Dates 1990 - 2024

New earliests/latests are shown in red.
The list is sorted under the average arrival date in 2019. The '+' and '-' signs show change since 1990, where known.

Species Earliest Latest Average   2021     2022      2023     2024       2025
Sand Martin20/02/2121/03/0607-Mar  -1120-Feb03-Mar, 11-Mar,  06-Mar    
Wheatear28/02/9825/03/0610-Mar  -206-Mar, 11-Mar, 15-Mar,  08-Mar
Swallow28/02/1928/03/9817-Mar  -1018-Mar, 28-Mar, 16-Mar,  14-Mar
White Wagtail28/02/2109/04/9721-Mar  -1028-Feb,  23-Mar, 27-Mar,  25-Mar
House Martin04/03/9707/04/0723-Mar  -819-Mar, 01-Apr,  09-Mar,  23-Mar
Willow Warbler13/03/1101/04/0723-Mar  -523-Mar, 18-Mar, 18-Mar,  21-Mar
Little Ringed Plover25/02/2130/04/9425-Mar  -2125-Feb, 08-Mar, 12-Mar,  14-Mar
Ring Ouzel09/03/1128/04/9930-Mar   031-Mar, 23-Mar,  06-Apr,  05-Apr
Tree Pipit14/03/2227/04/9102-Apr  -530-Mar, 14-Mar, 08-Apr,  31-Mar
Redstart17/03/1121/04/9003-Apr  -730-Mar, 02-Apr,  03-Apr,  31-Mar
Garganey13/03/9305/05/0004-Apr  -231-Mar, 15-Mar,  04-Apr,  09-Apr
Yellow Wagtail21/03/9220/04/9006-Apr   029-Mar, 11-Apr,  30-Mar,  25-Mar
Osprey18/03/2419/05/9406-Apr  29-Mar, 21-Mar,  21-Mar, 18-Mar
Sedge Warbler30/03/0718/04/9808-Apr  -731-Mar,  11-Apr,  07-Apr,  04-Apr
Whimbrel26/03/2418/04/9809-Apr  -410-Apr,  11-Apr,  11-Apr26-Mar
Sandwich Tern18/02/1229/05/9510-Apr  30-Mar, 07-Apr,  25-Mar,  06-Apr
Common Tern30/03/0623/04/2110-Apr  -523-Apr,  11-Apr,  31-Mar,  05-Apr
Reed Warbler01/04/1228/04/9110-Apr  -1304-Apr,  09-Apr,  03-Apr,  06-Apr
Whitethroat26/03/1924/04/9010-Apr  -609-Apr,  10-Apr,  08-Apr.  02-Apr
Pied Flycatcher30/03/0219/05/0711-Apr  -501-Apr, 12-Apr,   04-Apr,  06-Apr
Grasshopper Warbler28/03/9724/04/9612-Apr  -304-Apr, 10-Apr,   09-Apr,  05-Apr
Cuckoo05/04/1620/04/9713-Apr +114-Apr,  15-Apr,  20-Apr,  14-Apr
Arctic Tern29/03/1526/04/9515-Apr   025-Apr,  07-Apr,  09-Apr,  07-Apr
Garden Warbler29/03/9028/04/9115-Apr   011 Apr,  13-Apr,  16-Apr,   20-Apr
Hobby30/03/9028/04/9116-Apr. -1315-Apr, 16-Apr,  09-Apr,   13-Apr
Lesser Whitethroat07/04/2027/04/9116-Apr. -619-Apr, 15-Apr,  09-Apr,  11-Apr
Swift08/04/0127/04/9017-Apr  -521-Apr, 09-Apr,  10-Apr,  15-Apr
Whinchat12/04/2228/04/9019-Apr +215-Apr, 12-Apr 20-Apr,  12-Apr
Wood Warbler08/04/9802/05/0820-Apr. -109-Apr,  26-Apr,  22-Apr,  15-Apr
Black Tern14/04/0414/05/0924-Apr +1   None,     22-Apr,  27-Apr   22-Apr
Little Tern16/04/1530/05/17
29-Apr 21-May, 01-May, None,     22-Apr
Spotted Flycatcher20/04/1617/05/0930-Apr -225-Apr,  21-Apr,  26-Apr,  30-Apr
Quail04/05/2329/06/9129-May 31-May07-May, 04-May, 08-May

The Avon Bird Report has details of arrival and departure dates for both summer and winter visitors. Turtle Dove, Little Tern and Nightingale are no longer in the table as they do not occur with enough regularity any more. Historical overwintering records of Garganey, Whimbrel, Reed Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Redstart, Yellow Wagtail and Ring Ouzel are not included.