2010 SUMMER MIGRANT ARRIVAL DATES

Just returned from Dee Estuary, Wirral.

Latest 1st of Spring sightings:

10.03.10  Wheatear x 2 (now increasing numbers seen daily)

18.03.10  Swallow ( Many more sightings since. I saw my 1st on the 20th )

18.03.10  Sand Martin

19.03.10 Willow Warbler

21.03.10 Ring Ouzel

02.04.10 Swallow x1 Scorton - Catterick

02.04.10 Sand Martin x1 Bowesfield Marsh

Buzzard said:

17.03.10 Chiffchaff x1 Northeast Coast

26.03.10 Wheatear x2 Northyorkshire Moors

27.03.10 Firecrest x1 Southgare

27.03.10 Wheatear x6 Southgare

30.03.10 Willow Warbler x1 Sadberge Village

Regards Buzzard

050410                                   Titchwell                             Blackcap

050410                                   Titchwell                             Sand Martin

050410                                  Pentney GPs Norfolk         Yellow Wagtail

050410                                  Pentney GPs Norfolk         Little Ringed Plover

100410                                            Titchwell                                          Willow warbler

100410                                            Titchwell                                          Sedge Warbler

100410                                            Titchwell                                          sandwich tern

100410                                            Titchwell                                          Lesser whitethroat

7th April         South Wiltshire            Swallow (1)

These are a bit later than most but here goes:

6.4.10      Swallow, Chiffchaff and Blackcap    at Daneshill Notts

10.4.10    House Martins    Gainsborough, Lincs

11.4.10    Willow Warbler & Chiffchaff   Gainsborough, Lincs

and today a Swallow in Gainsborough

Cheers

Ladybird

27.04.10        Common whitethroat         Upton Magna, Shopshire (my first of 2010)

I have been watching Swallows around our buildings for approx30yrs +. We usually get approx 15 to 20pairs arriving between12th to 22 April. This year to date I have only seen 2 pairs who arrived 26th April.Can anyone confirm similar circumstances?.Is it possible that this may be due to Volcanic ask?

seymouraves said:

 

As Spring gets under way feel free to post your first Chiffchaff, Sand Martin, Wheatear, Ring Ouzel, Swallow etc here :))

S

 

I first noticed the Swallows were back in their regular haunt near Biggleswade on the 28 April, slightly later than i spotted them last year.

However i do not think the volcanic ash cloud has been responsible for slowing them up. I am reliably informed that the ash cloud has settled at above 11000ft whereas swallows and most other migrating song birds will fly much lower than that.