Spring Migration (1 Viewer)

[ANdy5551]

With some southerly winds with high pressure over france and spain we may see a reasonable influx of migrants over the next week or so. Those cold northerlies will have slowed them up somewhat!

 

[dafi]

We have plenty of Auks returning to the cliffs at the moment. Sanwich terns reported from North Ron. Only one Bonxie been seen so far but its early days.

A good strong southerly air flow is what we need,fingers crossed.

 

[claire78]

2 Sandwich Terns arrived on the East Scrape at Minsmere on Tuesday whilst I was there! Strange seeing them in snow!
Claire

 

[rokermartin]

Big arrival of Chiffchaffs the last couple of days in Northeast England.

 

[Mark Newsome]

Swallows, Sand Martins, LR Plovers, Wheatears and Ring Ouzels have all been back in Durham (north-east England) for about a week now. Oddly no Sandwich Terns yet - in fact very little return seabird movement.

 

[Kalispera]

Yesterday (Sunday) we saw our first Wheatears, three males, looked superb, saw them just west of Ingbirchworth reservoir, South Yorkshire.
Been looking for a week or so, and then hit lucky with one a couple yards away from the car, joined then by the other two.

 

[thenorthernmonkey]

i have failed to see a swallow earlier than i did last year. couldnt beat last years sighting on 1st April. not had a wheatear yet either.

perhaps i should give up...

 

[Quercus]

I've not seen any real signs of long range migration up here on the West Coast of Scotland, (I'm probably missing the wheatears though!) but there's more Siskins and goldfinches around this week.

 

[luke]

got my first Swallow this morning and then another this afternoon in south wales.

 

[luke]

Got my first Reed Warbler of the year this morning at Newport wetlands. Its my earliest ever by far!

 

[rokermartin]

Got my first Reed Warbler of the year this morning at Newport wetlands. Its my earliest ever by far!

That is a very early Reed Warbler.I got my earliest Reed Warbler last spring on the 18.4 at Teeside,north east.Reed Warblers up round my way dont arrive until the back end of April.

 

[geordie121]

Had my first swallow this evening in berkshire.

Geordie:t:

 

[luke]

That is a very early Reed Warbler.I got my earliest Reed Warbler last spring on the 18.4 at Teeside,north east.Reed Warblers up round my way dont arrive until the back end of April.

i was really suprised, and it was singing! but from brambles and hawthorns. It took me a while to realise what i was listening to. I spoke to my county recorder and we think it could the first of the year in the UK? anyone else seen one yet?

 

[ANdy5551]

Three swallow and a sand martin overhead the estate at the North end of Hull this morning.

 

[markgrubb]

2 ring ouzels in the Lammermuir hills in East Lothian on Monday

 

[Helsinki Birder]

Plenty of Sandwich terns about over here. Had several hundred Manx Shearwater off Annagh head, Mayo on Saturday, with 2 bonxies also.

Pariah

 

[rokermartin]

i was really suprised, and it was singing! but from brambles and hawthorns. It took me a while to realise what i was listening to. I spoke to my county recorder and we think it could the first of the year in the UK? anyone else seen one yet?

Yes you might be right it could be the first for the year ,have'nt seen any reports of Reed Warblers arriving.Whinchat reported in Norfolk a couple of days ago thats early.

 

[Kentbloke]

2 Swifts at Sandwich Bay today - very early! http://www.sbbot.co.uk/sightings/avian/index.asp

I saw my first Swallow also at Folkestone

 

[wee kayso]

8 sand martins POLLOK COUNTRY PARK.GLASGOW,

 

[Quercus]

8 sand martins POLLOK COUNTRY PARK.GLASGOW,

They're in for a rough time!, there really isn't enough flying insects up here yet, and another cold wintery snap forecast!