What Spring Migrants have you seen so far, 2022 (1 Viewer)

[Mysticete]

Had my first flicker of the year today, although it was seen near a big flock of redpolls and a small flock of White-winged Crossbills, to remind me that winter is still very much here currently.

 

[qwerty5]

Yesterday I had:
Tundra Swan
American Wigeon

 

[Andy Adcock]

My first Common / Pallid Swift over the house today, too high for positive ID.

 

[angusmcoatup]

First Northern Wheatear today.

 

[Andy Adcock]

Another good movement of Swifts species over the house yesterday, Alpine and Common for sure but many all dark Swifts were just too high to ID.

 

[Andy Lakin]

Not seen by me but 31 Garganey reported past Dungeness today on RBA I don't know how exceptional that is.

 

[Xenospiza]

Not seen by me but 31 Garganey reported past Dungeness today on RBA I don't know how exceptional that is.

Obviously some good movement of Garganey today, with 61 past Castricum in the Netherlands (2nd highest number for spring in the Netherlands ever according to trektellen.nl – a shame the Dungeness numbers on trektellen are so patchy).

 

[Jon Turner]

Finally caught up with Sand Martin yesterday, over the weekend I saw Green Sandpiper and Stone Curlew.

 

[Farnboro John]

Big arrival of Chiffchaffs in the last day or so, they are singing everywhere now.

John

 

[JWN Andrewes]

Little Ringed Plover on a local patch this morning.

 

[raymie]

Since my last post I've had Song Sparrow, Cackling Goose, Great Blue Heron, Greater White-fronted Goose, Brown-headed Cowbird and Turkey Vulture.

 

[angusmcoatup]

Alpine and Common swift here. Chiffchaffs finally singing in numbers.

 

[Prestdj]

in west yorkshire ive heard chiffchaff singing over a week ago but could be wintering birds? so today ive seen my first summer visitor .....a stunning osprey whilst working near shipley

 

[Charnwood]

Heard (and saw) my first Chiffchaffs of the year in Loughborough today

 

[Farnboro John]

in west yorkshire ive heard chiffchaff singing over a week ago but could be wintering birds? so today ive seen my first summer visitor .....a stunning osprey whilst working near shipley

That was really my point - Chiffchaff is a First of January bird locally (Sandhurst Sewage Farm) but now they are singing everywhere - its plainly a big arrival. When I started birding forty years ago 1 April would have been a good date.

John

 

[Talster]

Heard a Chiffchaff while walking through Barepot (Cumbria) on 15 March, although it could be wintering. Looking forward to seeing the Sand Martins, House Martins, Swallows, Swifts return soon. Usually in my next of the woods over the last couple of years the House and Sand Martins, you can see them between 23 March to early April.

 

[Mysticete]

Had my first Killdeer of the season yesterday.

 

[Euan Buchan]

Not much a migrant but first time this year heard a GS Woodpecker drumming

 

[Andy Adcock]

Male Cretchmar's Bunt today, lifer for me.

 

[lgonz1008]

Purple Martins have been around for over a month now (most are nesting) and Swallow-tailed Kites are coming in large numbers through South Florida