First sightings of spring migrants at Rutland Water


Species

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008
Chiffchaff
 10/3 10/3 17/3 19/3
 24/3
 9/3
14/3
Sand Martin
 10/3
 8/3
 17/3
 17/3
 26/3
 23/2
1/3
Swallow
 16/3
 29/3
 3/4
 27/3
 27/3
 26/3
29/3
Yellow wagtail
 16/3
 27/3
 2/4
 3/4
 30/3
 31/3
5/4
Wheatear
 21/3
 21/3
 17/3
 21/3
 27/3
 11/4
24/3
Osprey
 23/3
 23/3
 28/3
 22/3
 23/3
 26/3
26/3
Common Tern
 28/3
 13/4
 3/4
 9/4
 3/4
 10/4
28/3
House Martin
 28/3
 10/4
 2/4
 7/4
 27/3
 6/4
29/3
Little Ringed Plover
 29/3
 17/3
 17/3
 23/3
 28/3
 16/3
26/3
Sedge Warbler
 30/3
 30/3
 9/4
 9/4
 8/4.
 9/4
4/4
Willow Warbler
 31/3
 27/3
 1/4
 23/3
 28/3
 20/3
31/3
Blackcap
 29/3
 25/3
 3/4
 23/3
 31/3
 30/3
31/3
Whitethroat
 6/4
 16/4
 17/4
 26/4
 16/4
 15/4
22/4
Reed Warbler
 14/4
 17/4
 20/4
 20/4
 22/4
 22/4
21/4
Cuckoo
 16/4
 15/4
 9/4
 17/4
 16/4
 14/4
16/4
Hobby
 18/4
 21/4
 18/4
 20/4
 15/4
 18/4
22/4
Grasshopper Warbler
 18/4
 14/4
 17/4
 10/4
 25/4
 16/4
13/4
Nightingale
 20/4
 15/4
 17/4
 19/4
 18/4
 21/4
23/4
Garden Warbler
 20/4
 18/4
 15/4
 15/4
 17/4
 21/4
23/4
Turtle Dove
 22/4
 25/4
 1/5
 1/5
 4/5
 24/4
29/4
Lesser Whitethroat
 22/4
 19/4
 24/4
 19/4
 23/4
 12/4
22/4
Swift
 25/4
 19/4
 2/4
 23/4
 16/4
 19/4
18/4
Spotted Flycatcher
 4/5
 8/5
 13/5
 15/5
 5/5
  
3/5
Redstart
 5/5
 1/4
 27/4
 20/4
 9/4
 10/4

Black Tern
 8/5
 15/4
 18/4
 25/4
 22/4
 22/4
21/4
Tree Pipit
 16/3
 22/4
 x
 14/4
 18/4
  

Arctic Tern



18/4
 11/4
15/4

There is a summary of county records of earliest spring migrants on the excellent website of the Leicestershire and Rutland Ornithological Society. Most years there is a page recording spring arrivals in the two counties, together with the comparable dates last year, the ten year average and the earliest ever arrival. ( www.lros.org.uk/migrants.htm). For the national picture please see the BTO's Birdtrack website - and submit your sightings there too!