Winter Migrant Dates 1996 - 2024
2024 dates and new earliests are shown in red.
Departure Dates
The list is sorted under average departure date
Species | Earliest | Latest | Average | 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 |
Woodcock | 15 Feb 01 | 30 Apr 94 | 19 Mar | 08 Apr, 22 Mar, 30 Mar |
Water Pipit | 02 Mar 11 | 27 May 17 | 03 Apr | 21 Mar, 03 Apr, 29 Mar |
Redwing | 17 Mar 01 | 08 May 22 | 08 Apr | 25 Apr, 30 Apr, 08 May |
Brambling | 30 Jan 01 | 08 May 11 | 08 Apr | 25 Mar, 26 Apr, 17 Apr |
Goosander | 03 Mar 03 | 19 May 08 | 08 Apr | 25 Apr, 30 Mar, 07 May |
Jack Snipe | 17 Mar 91 | 25 Apr 11 | 10 Apr | 15 Apr, 01 Apr, 29 Mar |
Spotted Redshank | 01 Jan 13 | 15 May 16 | 11 Apr | 24 Apr, 07 May, 03 May |
Brent Goose | 12 Mar 90 | 02 Jun 15 | 14 Apr | 25 May, 07 Apr, 22 Apr |
Fieldfare | 26 Mar 05 | 01 May 09 | 16 Apr | 18 Apr, 29 Apr, 11Apr |
Scaup | 07 Jan 99 | 20 May 95 | 16 Apr | 18 Mar, 14 Apr, 20 Apr |
Pintail | 27 Feb 94 | 22 May 15 | 17 Apr | 11 Apr, 02 May, 24 Apr |
Green Sandpiper | 29 Mar 96 | 13 May 20 | 19 Apr | 13 May,26 Apr, 01 May |
Golden Plover | 29 Mar 15 | 14 May 92 | 19 Apr | 08 May, 27 Apr, 13 Apr |
Merlin | 31 Mar 91/09 | 27 May 93 | 23 Apr | 09 Apr, 26 May, 22 Apr |
Purple Sandpiper | 10 Jan 93 | 28 May 13 | 26 Apr | None, None, 08 May |
Short-eared Owl | 03 Mar 94 | 05 Jul 12 | 01 May | 19 Apr, 10 Jun, 08 May |
Little Gull | 16 Mar 17 | 09 Jun 91 | 08 May | 04 May, 08 May, 03 May |
Arrival Dates
The list is sorted under average arrival date
Species | Earliest | Latest | Average | 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 |
Green Sandpiper | 30 May 03 | 02 Jul 12 | 17 Jun | 13 Jun, 20 Jun, 19 Jun |
Spotted Redshank | 24 Jun 94 | 16 Sep 09 | 01 Aug | 01 Sep, 09 Aug, 28 Aug |
Pintail | 10 Jun 95 | 04 Sep 04 | 03 Aug | 13 Aug, 14 Aug, 14 Aug |
Little Gull | 29 Jun 09 | 12 Nov 21 | 05 Aug | 09 Aug, 12 Nov, 03 Sep |
Golden Plover | 28 Jun 14 | 24 Sep 13 | 16 Aug | 14 Aug, 27 Aug, 03 Aug |
Merlin | 05 Aug 06 | 20 Oct 91 | 09 Sep | 07 Aug, 11 Sep, 14 Sep |
Short-eared Owl | 03 Aug 11 | 28 Oct 22 | 20 Sep | 31 Aug, 17 Oct, 28 Oct |
Scaup | 24 Jun 13 | 11 Nov 95 | 24 Sep | 24 Aug, 13 Oct, 08 Sep |
Goosander | 08 Aug 90 | 05 Nov 16 | 29 Sep | 12 Oct, 27 Aug, 11 Oct |
Redwing | 15 Sep 04 | 09 Oct 91/00 | 29 Sep | 18 Sep, 07 Oct, 21 Sep |
Fieldfare | 29 Aug 94 | 27 Oct 00 | 05 Oct | 28 Sep, 11 Oct, 09 Oct |
Jack Snipe | 13 Sep 98 | 30 Oct 99 | 07 Oct | 19 Sep, 13 Oct, 26 Sep |
Brambling | 17 Sep 13 | 22 Oct 95 | 07 Oct | 27 Sep, 08 Oct, 03 Oct |
Brent Goose | 10 Aug 11 | 28 Dec 08 | 10 Oct | 18 Oct, 07 Oct, 01 Nov |
Water Pipit 10 Sep 95 | 16 Nov 13 | 19 Oct | 03 Oct, 23 Oct, 04 Oct | |
Woodcock | 29 Sep 22 | 29 Dec 92 | 30 Oct | 15 Oct, 30 Oct, 29 Sep |
Purple Sandpiper | 28 Aug 91 | 29 Dec 92 | 10 Nov | None, 29 Nov, 12 Nov |