Which Spring migrants have you seen? (1 Viewer)

[Himalaya]

So far the first returning spring migrant Oystercatcher around the 11th of February - 2 weeks later than last year. Skylark a few days later.

Curlew around the 25th.

Possible Chiffchaff and Little Ringed Plover calling on 17th March but nothing else seen on my patch yet.

 

[Richard D]

Difficult to tell - seemingly an increase in Chiffchaff and Skylark activity over the last couple of weeks, but both over-winter in my part of the UK. Both Sand Martin and Alpine Swift have been observed by others within a mile of my house over the past three days, but annoyingly not by me!

 

[Belumat]

blackcap, swallow, house martin, serin and storks these last few days

 

[Val35]

So far in Corsica : house martin, barn swallow, western yellow wagtail, bluethroat, hoopoe, sedge warbler, common redstart, ruff, green sandpiper, wryneck, Scopoli's shearwater, little ringed plover, black winged stilt, garganey, great spotted cuckoo (only a handful records on the island, a Corsica tick for me !).

Among early migrants, I have yet to see alpine swifts, sand martins, crakes...
Tree pipits, common swifts and red rumped swallows should be here anytime now !

 

[01101001]

Bean Goose sp., Crane, Wigeon, Woodpigeon, Lapwing, White Stork

 

[gerald762]

Crane, Serin, Siskin and Robin. Spring is on it`s way!

 

[Himalaya]

Crane, Serin, Siskin and Robin. Spring is on it`s way!

Where are Robins and Siskins summer visitors too?

 

[Himalaya]

I had my first summer visitors from Africa on the 15h of March - 1 Sand Martin at Fairburn Ings, Yorkshire and 2 of them at Martin mere, Lancashire today.

On my patch I had Linnets today which could have just moved up from the coast and Chiffchaff singing which could have come in from the coast or abroad?

 

[01101001]

Song Thrush today in full song

 

[Trilogy82]

20+ Sand Martins over a lake here in Cork, Ireland and a solitary Alpine Swift over a local village.

Upwards of 70 Alpine Swift have been reported through the country in the last week though.

 

[Richard Prior]

Where are Robins and Siskins summer visitors too?

Gérald is based in SE Sweden.

 

[Val35]

Finally saw alpine swifts yesterday in Corsica, a noisy and high flying flock of 29...Funny that many people in the UK saw alpine swifts before me this year !

 

[skatebirder]

Chiffchaffs have arrived in Southampton this week - I found 30 yesterday, most of them singing. Blackcaps are also appearing in places where I didn't see them in winter, and yesterday my first Wheatear was on the local patch. Firecrests are singing, but they are probably the resident ones.

 

[Ozprey1]

Heard the Sandhill Cranes fly over yesterday morning in central Minnesota, US. Spring is near! Still have about 18-24” of snow to melt.

 

[Euan Buchan]

Just back Birding at my local patch I heard my first Chiffchaff of the year and heard and saw my first Yellowhammer of the year.

 

[LittleBitOfBreadNoCheese]

22nd Sand Martins, Dumfries
24th Chiffchaff, Glasgow

 

[Frank van Drogen]

Finally, after virtually the whole of Scandinavia including the Netherlands and the British Isles reported them, I saw two Alpine Swifts yesterday.

I was almost ready to ask y'all to send them back!

 

[gerald762]

Yellowhammer arrived 2 days ago.

 

[Val35]

Finally Northern wheatears and sand martins today in Corsica...
Also 2 beautiful male pallid harriers on Thursday and a feldegg yellow wagtail this morning

Still no crakes...

 

[gerald762]

Goldfinch this morning