Early migrants (1 Viewer)

[George Edwards]

A Short-toed Eagle in Verdon, South of France yesterday. Is that early or normal?

 

[stevem76]

Had Wheatear on the beach at Dungeness yesterday and surprisingly a singing Whitethroat on the RSPB reserve.

 

[gropperwinch]

on 3 April I had a Grasshopper Warbler at Hope Gap, Seaford Head. Today a Whitethroat singing there, reported by other local birders.

 

[gropperwinch]

orgot to put in my last post that me and several other birders had a Whimbrel past Splash Point, Seaford on 20 March

 

[nickderry]

A Short-toed Eagle in Verdon, South of France yesterday. Is that early or normal?

It's in the normal period, one or two have been seen up here in Franche-Comté already.

The first Swifts have been seen here already (not by me), yesterday the first Redstart was back.

 

[Birdbox]

Couple of Sedge Warblers singing at Netherfield Lagoons today.

 

[christineredgate]

Sand Martins and Swallows.

 

[Birdbrain]

Common Whitethroat this morning singing at his usual place :t: Belton Golf Course, Lincs and singing he was, didnt see him as it was behind some houses :smoke:

 

[jtwood]

My First Common Sandpiper Yesterday in the Lammermuir Hills

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Loads of Chiffchaffs around today plus my first Blackcap of the spring

CB

 

[nickderry]

purple heron back, first whitethroat singing, whimbrel and spotshank heading north too.

 

[socksitis]

Grasshopper warbler Dartmoor

 

[Cheshire Birder]

Redstart, Pied Fly and Cuckoo yesterday and Reed Warbler today in Cheshire!!

CB

 

[nickderry]

tree pipits everywhere and three cuckoos back, no new migrant species yet, but a late redwing was a surprise.

 

[timmyjones]

Turtle Dove day before and Swift today at Hengistbury head dorset

 

[rokermartin]

It's gone very quiet for new migrants in my area i think it's because of the wind has been in the wrong direction for a few days now.Could do with it changing round

 

[Quercus]

SWALLOW ALERT

Squillions of swallows, Sand martins and a few House martins streaming North out of Sark this morning!.. a rough estimate of about 100 a minute!

 

[John P]

SWALLOW ALERT

Squillions of swallows, Sand martins and a few House martins streaming North out of Sark this morning!.. a rough estimate of about 100 a minute!

They've been coming across the Solent and over Keyhaven/Pennington pretty much all day today, just ones and twos mostly but a constant flow all day.

 

[DavidJJones]

They've been coming across the Solent and over Keyhaven/Pennington pretty much all day today, just ones and twos mostly but a constant flow all day.

A couple of House Martins over the southern part of Aldershot (NE Hants) this evening

 

[Kentbloke]

SWALLOW ALERT

Squillions of swallows, Sand martins and a few House martins streaming North out of Sark this morning!.. a rough estimate of about 100 a minute!

Saw my first (just the one) swallow of the season today!