Comparison of return dates on the patch for a selection of species over the last 8 ye
Comparison of return dates on the patch for a selection of species over the last 8 years:
Chiffchaff (singing) 01/04/12, 10/03/13, 01/03/14, 09/03/15, 23/03/16, 11/03/17, 14/03/18, 01/03/19
Willow Warbler 02/04/12, 13/04/13, 04/04/14, 08/04/15, 31/03/16, 31/03/17, 30/03/18, 06/04/19
Grasshopper Warbler 28/04/12, 16/04/13, 05/04/14, 11/04/15, 08/04/16, 17/04/17, 18/04/18, 08/04/19.
Sedge Warbler 19/04/12, 16/04/13, 13/04/14, 11/04/15, 17/04/16, 05/04/17, 14/04/18, 18/04/19
Reed Warbler 21/04/12, 17/04/13, 12/04/14, 14/04/15, 17/04/16, 11/04/17, 15/04/18, 15/04/19
Lesser Whitethroat 02/05/12, 13/04/13, 13/04/14, 22/04/15, 17/04/16, 16/04/17, 15/04/18, 17/04/19
Common Whitethroat 01/05/12, 20/04/13, 14/04/14, 18/04/15, 13/04/16, 12/04/17, 15/04/18, 08/04/19
Swallow 14/04/12, 13/04/13, 23/03/14, 12/03/15, 30/03/16, 26/03/17, 03/04/18, 01/04/19
House Martin 11/04/12, 14/04/13, 13/04/14, 06/04/15, 30/03/16, 22/04/17, 15/04/18, 06/04/19
Sand Martin 21/04/12, 14/04/13, 23/03/14, 04/04/15, 25/03/16, 18/03/17, 01/04/18, 25/03/19
Cuckoo 18/04/12, 17/04/13, 14/04/14, 14/04/15, 19/04/16, 15/04/17, 19/04/18, 19/04/19
Blackcap (singing) 10/03/12, 13/04/13, 02/03/14, 23/02/15, 27/03/16, (11/03/17), 30/03/18, ??/??/2019*
Spotted Flycatcher 12/05/12, 31/05/13, 19/05/14, 13/05/15, 12/05/16, 18/05/17, 20/05/18, 10/05/2019
Hobby 08/05/12, 02/05/13, 04/05/14, 21/04/15, 27/04/16, 29/04/17, 26/04/18, 26/04/19
Swift 30/04/12, 29/04/13, 02/05/14, 19/04/15, 24/04/16, 18/04/17, 22/04/18, 27/04/19
Yellow Wagtail -- , 17/04/13, 19/04/14, 26/04/15, 17/04/16, 18/04/17, 06/04/18, 19/04/19
Whinchat 25/04/13, -- , 18/04/15, 30/04/16, 23/04/17, --, 21/04/19
Wheatear -- , 04/05/14, 19/04/15, 13/04/16, 02/04/17, 19/04/18, 23/03/19
* Note: Blackcap present throughout the winter 2018/19. It is becoming virtually impossible to ascertain genuine return dates. No wintering Chiffchaffs were noted during the first winter period of 2019.