Winter Migrant Dates

Winter Migrant Dates 1996 - 2024

2024 dates and new earliests are shown in red.

Departure Dates
The list is sorted under average departure date

SpeciesEarliestLatestAverage 2020    2021      2022   2023  2024   

Woodcock15 Feb 0130 Apr 9419 Mar 08 Apr, 22 Mar, 30 Mar
Water Pipit02 Mar 1127 May 1703 Apr 21 Mar, 03 Apr, 29 Mar
Redwing17 Mar 0108 May 2208 Apr 25 Apr, 30 Apr, 08 May
Brambling30 Jan 0108 May 1108 Apr 25 Mar, 26 Apr, 17 Apr
Goosander03 Mar 0319 May 0808 Apr 25 Apr, 30 Mar, 07 May
Jack Snipe17 Mar 9125 Apr 1110 Apr 15 Apr, 01 Apr, 29 Mar
Spotted Redshank01 Jan 1315 May 1611 Apr 24 Apr, 07 May, 03 May
Brent Goose12 Mar 9002 Jun 1514 Apr 25 May, 07 Apr, 22 Apr
Fieldfare26 Mar 0501 May 0916 Apr 18 Apr, 29 Apr, 11Apr
Scaup07 Jan 9920 May 9516 Apr 18 Mar, 14 Apr, 20 Apr
Pintail27 Feb 9422 May 1517 Apr 11 Apr,  02 May, 24 Apr
Green Sandpiper29 Mar 9613 May 2019 Apr 13 May,26 Apr, 01 May
Golden Plover29 Mar 1514 May 9219 Apr 08 May, 27 Apr, 13 Apr
Merlin31 Mar 91/0927 May 9323 Apr 09 Apr, 26 May, 22 Apr
Purple Sandpiper10 Jan 9328 May 1326 Apr  None,  None, 08 May
Short-eared Owl03 Mar 9405 Jul 1201 May 19 Apr, 10 Jun, 08 May
Little Gull16 Mar 1709 Jun 9108 May 04 May, 08 May, 03 May

Arrival Dates
The list is sorted under average arrival date

SpeciesEarliestLatestAverage 2020      2021    2022    2023     2024
Green Sandpiper30 May 0302 Jul 1217 Jun13 Jun, 20 Jun, 19 Jun
Spotted Redshank24 Jun 9416 Sep 0901 Aug01 Sep, 09 Aug, 28 Aug
Pintail10 Jun 9504 Sep 0403 Aug13 Aug, 14 Aug, 14 Aug
Little Gull29 Jun 0912 Nov 2105 Aug 09 Aug, 12 Nov, 03 Sep
Golden Plover28 Jun 1424 Sep 1316 Aug14 Aug, 27 Aug, 03 Aug
Merlin05 Aug 0620 Oct 9109 Sep07 Aug, 11 Sep, 14 Sep
Short-eared Owl03 Aug 1128 Oct 2220 Sep31 Aug, 17 Oct, 28 Oct
Scaup24 Jun 1311 Nov 9524 Sep24 Aug, 13 Oct, 08 Sep
Goosander08 Aug 9005 Nov 1629 Sep12 Oct,  27 Aug, 11 Oct
Redwing15 Sep 0409 Oct 91/0029 Sep18 Sep, 07 Oct, 21 Sep
Fieldfare29 Aug 9427 Oct 0005 Oct28 Sep, 11 Oct, 09 Oct
Jack Snipe13 Sep 9830 Oct 9907 Oct19 Sep, 13 Oct, 26 Sep
Brambling17 Sep 1322 Oct 9507 Oct27 Sep, 08 Oct, 03 Oct
Brent Goose10 Aug 1128 Dec 0810 Oct18 Oct, 07 Oct, 01 Nov
Water Pipit                                       10 Sep 9516 Nov 1319 Oct03 Oct, 23 Oct, 04 Oct
Woodcock29 Sep 2229 Dec 9230 Oct 15 Oct, 30 Oct, 29 Sep
Purple Sandpiper28 Aug 9129 Dec 9210 Nov None, 29 Nov, 12 Nov


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