Each spring the timing of the annual migration of Summer Visitors
to our shores tends to be affected by weather conditions and,
in particular, the strength and direction of the winds.
As a result strong and continuous northern winds for the month
of April will result in a very large number of birds situated
on or near the North Coast of France whilst awaiting a change
in the wind direction so that they may fly accross the Channel
to this country.
However,
from the records at Bough Beech it appears that for the first
arrival of some species there is an almost monotonous regularity
in their arrival.
The
2007 and 2006 figures are shown below. For a comparison
between 2006 and earlier years please click here.
HOBBY
| First
Date |
20th
April |
23rd
April |
30th
April |
| Last
Date |
|
17th
October |
21st
September |
LITTLE
RINGED PLOVER
| First
Date |
10th
April |
9th
April |
22nd
March |
| Last
Date |
|
5th
August |
6th
September |
REDSHANK
| First
Date |
|
9th
June |
22nd
June |
| Last
Date |
|
22nd
October |
16th
September |
GREENSHANK
| First
Date |
16th
April |
27th
April |
23rd
June |
| Last
Date |
|
6th
September |
3rd
October |
COMMON
TERN
| First
Date |
16th
April |
11th
April |
16th
April |
| Last
Date |
|
23rd
September |
19th
October |
TURTLE
DOVE
| First
Date |
20th
April |
24th
April |
5th
May |
| Last
Date |
|
8th
September |
22nd
September |
CUCKOO
| First
Date |
12th
April |
10th
April |
14th
April |
| Last
Date |
|
11th
August |
5th
July |
SWIFT
| First
Date |
27th
April |
28th
April |
27th
April |
| Last
Date |
|
31st
August |
20th
August |
SAND
MARTIN
| First
Date |
16th
March |
19th
March |
25th
March |
| Last
Date |
|
29th
September |
1st
October |
SWALLOW
| First
Date |
27th
March |
29th
March |
25th
March |
| Last
Date |
|
13th
October |
21st
October |
HOUSE
MARTIN
| First
Date |
4th
April |
12th
April |
2nd
April |
| Last
Date |
|
9th
October |
8th
October |
YELLOW
WAGTAIL
| First
Date |
8th
April |
5th
April |
14th
April |
| Last
Date |
|
25th
September |
22nd
September |
NIGHTINGALE
| First
Date |
8th
April |
13th
April |
19th
April |
| Last
Date |
|
24th
July |
17th
July |
REED
WARBLER
| First
Date |
17th
April |
16th
April |
18th
April |
| Last
Date |
|
20th
June |
21st
July |
LESSER
WHITETHROAT
| First
Date |
29th
April |
18th
April |
22nd
April |
| Last
Date |
|
13th
July |
26th
September |
WHITETHROAT
| First
Date |
18th
April |
15th
April |
15th
April |
| Last
Date |
|
8th
September |
15th
September |
GARDEN
WARBLER
| First
Date |
24th
April |
10th
April |
18th
April |
| Last
Date |
|
20th
June |
23rd
July |
BLACKCAP
| First
Date |
22nd
March |
1st
April |
5th
Aporil |
| Last
Date |
|
29th
September |
16th
October |
Note
these dates exclude 1 or 2 visitsby over-wintering birds.
WILLOW
WARBLER
| First
Date |
7th
March |
6th
April |
1st
April |
| Last
Date |
|
20th
June |
17th
September |
Species
such as Green Sandpiper and Chiffchaff which often over winter
have been omitted from the list.
