First and last dates of migrants

The Observation pages contain a synopsis of the more interesting sightings of birds at Rye Meads over the current year, plus a summary of last year.

Summer visitors - 2010

Species
First Spring date
Last Autumn date
Little Ringed Plover
30 Mar
Common Sandpiper
29 Apr
Common Tern
09 Apr
Hobby
24 Apr
Turtle Dove
Cuckoo
09 Apr
Swift
24 Apr
Sand Martin
28 Mar
House Martin
19 Apr
Swallow
01 Apr
Grasshopper Warbler
23 Apr
Sedge Warbler
02 Apr
Reed Warbler
20 Apr
Lesser Whitethroat
24 Apr
Whitethroat
13 Apr
Garden Warbler
20 Apr
Blackcap
28 Mar
Willow Warbler
28 Mar

Winter visitors - 2010

Species
Last Spring date
First Autumn date
Jack Snipe
16 Apr
Green Sandpiper
25 Apr
Meadow Pipit
Water Pipit
25 Apr
Stonechat
Redwing
23 Apr
Fieldfare
23 Mar