Earliest Migrant Dates Reported 2008
NB/ Blackcap and Chiffchaff not included because of now regularly over-wintering birds.
| Date | Species | Location | Observer | Earliest Ever Date |
| Mon Mar 3rd 2008 | Osprey | Oxenton | Keith Pennington | - |
| Mon Mar 3rd 2008 | Sand Martin | Frampton Sailing Lake | Andy Chapman | Feb 22nd (2007) |
| Sat Mar 8th 2008 | White Wagtail | Coombe Hill Meadows | Mike Smart/Les Brown | February 14th (1982) |
| Sat Mar 15th 2008 | Wheatear | Speech House, FoD | Martin McGill | February 25th (2007) |
| Sat Mar 15th 2008 | Swallow (New earliest ever date) | Farmers Green, FoD | Rich Ford/Ben Macdonald | March 17th (2002) |
| Sat Mar 15th 2008 | Marsh Harrier | Fretherne | Gordon Hodgson | - |
| Tue Mar 18th 2008 | Common Sandpiper | Aylburton Warth | Lewis Thomson | March 15th (1999) |
| Wed Mar 19th 2008 | House Martin | Fretherne | Graham Watson | March 9th (2001) |
| Fri Mar 21st 2008 | Garganey | Walmore Common | Mike Smart | March 3rd (2002) |
| Mon Mar 24th 2008 | Ring Ouzel | Cutsdean Quarry | Steve & Lorna Martin | March 16th (2002) |
| Thu Mar 27th 2008 | Little Ringed Plover | Cotswold Water Park | Jon Mercer | March 10th (2003) |
| Sun Mar 30th 2008 | Willow Warbler | Saul canal/Frampton canal | Phil Pope/Bill Church | March 6th (1983) |
| Wed Apr 2nd 2008 | Sandwich Tern | WWT Slimbridge | James Lees | - |
| Thu Apr 3rd 2008 | Common Tern | WWT Slimbridge | James Lees | March 15th (1999) |
| Fri Apr 4th 2008 | Whitethroat | Kears Wood, Lydney | Barrie Mills | April 5th (2003, 2007) |
| Tue Apr 8th 2008 | Tree Pipit | Edge Common | Gordon Kirk | March 21st (1990) |
| Wed Apr 9th 2008 | Yellow Wagtail | Coombe Hill Meadows | Andy Jayne | March 11th (1989) |
| Thu Apr 10th 2008 | Reed Warbler (Heard only) | Frampton canal | Geoff Moyser | April 5th (1996) |
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Thu Apr 10th 2008 |
Redstart |
Frampton Sailing Lake |
Heather Hobson |
March 29th (1989) |
| Fri Apr 11th 2008 | Whimbrel | WWT Slimbridge | James Lees | March 8th (2003) |
| Fri Apr 11th 2008 | Pied Flycatcher | Cannop ponds, FoD | Lewis Thomson | April 4th (1985) |
| Fri Apr 11th 2008 | Sedge Warbler | Cotswold Water Park | Jon Mercer | March 18th (1990) |
| Sun Apr 13th 2008 | Cuckoo |
Cleeve Hill Guiting |
Andy Chapman/Paul Masters/Mark Hobson Paul Burgess |
April 2nd (1989) |
| Sun Apr 13th 2008 | Common Sandpiper | Frampton Sailing Lake | Phil Pope | March 15th (1999) |
| Mon Apr 14th 2008 | Nightingale | Highnam Woods | Lee Rogers | April 6th (1998, 2004) |
| Wed Apr 16th 2008 | Grasshopper Warbler | Millend, Eastington | Jake King | April 2nd (1988) |
| Thu Apr 17th 2008 | Swift | Coombe Hill Meadows | Les Brown | April 12th (1986) |
| Thu Apr 17th 2008 | Little Tern | WWT Slimbridge | Martin McGill | - |
| Sun Apr 20th 2008 | Lesser Whitethroat | WWT Slimbridge | Jon Mercer/Phil Pope | April 10th (2001) |
| Sun Apr 20th 2008 | Garden Warbler | Frampton pools | Steve Brown | April 7th (1980) |
| Sun Apr 20th 2008 | Black Tern | Bourton-on-the-Water | Duncan Dine | April 5th (2005) |
| Sun Apr 20th 2008 | Hobby | Frampton pools | Martin McGill | April 4th (1986) |
| Tue Apr 22nd 2008 | Little Gull | Frampton Sailing Lake | Martin McGill | - |
| Wed Apr 23rd 2008 | Arctic Tern | WWT Slimbridge | Martin McGill | - |
| Wed Apr 23rd 2008 | Whinchat | Aylburton Warth | Lewis Thomson | March 19th (2000) |
| Fri Apr 25th 2008 | Wood Warbler | Kensley Ridge, FoD | Ivan Proctor/Lewis Thomson | April 7th (1997) |
| Thu May 1st 2008 | Turtle Dove | Weston Subedge | Steve Martin | April 20th (1983) |
| Thu May 1st 2008 | Spotted Flycatcher | Haresfield | Gordon Kirk | April 27th (1983) |
Earliest Migrant Dates Reported 2007
| Date | Species | Location | Observer | Earliest Ever Date |
| Thu Feb 22nd 2007 | Sand Martin (New earliest ever date) | WWT Slimbridge | James Lees | March 2nd (1990, 2000) |
| Sun Feb 25th 2007 | Wheatear (New earliest ever date) | Great Hay Meadow, Twyning | Les Brown | February 26th (2002) |
| Fri Mar 9th 2007 | Little Gull | Frampton Sailing Lake | James Lees | - |
| Sun Mar 18th 2007 | Marsh Harrier | Frampton Canal | Ben Macdonald | - |
| Wed Mar 21st 2007 | Swallow | Frampton Canal | Graham Watson | March 17th (2002) |
| Wed Mar 28th 2007 | Osprey | Ashleworth Ham | Laurence Skipp | - |
| Wed Mar 28th 2007 | White Wagtail | Coombe Hill Meadows | Laurence Skipp | February 14th (1982) |
| Wed Mar 28th 2007 | Little Ringed Plover | Coombe Hill Meadows | Mike Smart/Laurence Skipp | March 10th (2003) |
| Fri Mar 30th 2007 | Willow Warbler | Frampton pools | Dave Evans | March 6th (1983) |
| Sun Apr 1st 2007 | Hobby | Frampton pools | Nigel Cramp | April 4th (1986) |
| Wed Apr 4th 2007 | Redstart | Cleeve Hill | Vic Polley | March 29th (1989) |
| Thu Apr 5th 2007 | Whitethroat (Heard only) | Coombe Hill Meadows | Keith White | April 5th (2003, 2007) |
| Thu Apr 5th 2007 | Ring Ouzel | Cleeve Hill | Graham Watson/Rob Homan/Keith White | March 16th (2002) |
| Sat Apr 7th 2007 | House Martin | New Fancy View, FoD | Mark Dowie | March 9th (2001) |
| Sun Apr 8th 2007 | Cuckoo (Heard only) |
Westrip Painswick Beacon |
Tom King & Carol, Jared & Sian Mein Francis Steuck |
April 2nd (1989) |
| Mon Apr 9th 2007 | Tree Pipit | Cannop ponds, FoD | Andy Lodge/Mike King/Nick Goatman/Ivan Proctor | March 21st (1990) |
| Mon Apr 9th 2007 | Grasshopper Warbler | Cleeve Hill | Chris Stott | April 2nd (1988) |
| Tue Apr 10th 2007 | Common Sandpiper | Severn House Farm | Terry Fenton | March 15th (1999) |
| Wed Apr 11th 2007 | Sedge Warbler | Coombe Hill Meadows | Mark Grieve | March 18th (1990) |
| Wed Apr 11th 2007 | Yellow Wagtail | WWT Slimbridge | Martin McGill | March 11th (1989) |
| Thu Apr 12th 2007 | Pied Flycatcher | Nagshead, FoD | Frank Lander | April 4th (1985) |
| Sat Apr 14th 2007 | Nightingale | Hardwicke | Paul Masters/Mike King | April 6th (1998, 2004) |
| Sat Apr 14th 2007 | Garganey | Frampton shore | Lee G R Evans | March 3rd (2002) |
| Sat Apr 14th 2007 | Lesser Whitethroat | Frampton shore | James Lees/Steve Owen | April 10th (2001) |
| Sat Apr 14th 2007 | Reed Warbler (Heard only) | Purton canal | Andrew Bluett | April 5th (1996) |
| Sun Apr 15th 2007 | Whimbrel | WWT Slimbridge | Martin McGill | March 8th (2003) |
| Sun Apr 15th 2007 | Sandwich Tern | WWT Slimbridge | Martin McGill | - |
| Tue Apr 17th 2007 | Common Tern | Frampton Sailing Lake | Nick Goatman | March 15th (1999) |
| Wed Apr 18th 2007 | Garden Warbler | Leckhampton Hill | Steve Brown | April 7th (1980) |
| Thu Apr 19th 2007 | Swift | Hucclecote | Terry Fenton | April 12th (1986) |
| Sat Apr 21st 2007 | Black Tern | Cotswold Water Park | Bob Philpott | April 5th (2005) |
| Sat Apr 21st 2007 | Whinchat | Frampton canal | Terry Fenton | March 19th (2000) |
| Mon Apr 23rd 2007 | Wood Warbler | WWT Slimbridge | Martin McGill | April 7th (1997) |
| Mon Apr 23rd 2007 | Little Tern | WWT Slimbridge | Martin McGill | - |
| Mon Apr 23rd 2007 | Arctic Tern | Cotswold Water Park | Jon Mercer | - |
| Sun Apr 29th 2007 | Spotted Flycatcher | WWT Slimbridge | Steve Brown | April 27th (1983) |
| Mon May 7th 2007 | Turtle Dove | Wardens Wood, Cleeve Hill | Ben Macdonald | April 20th (1983) |
| Mon May 8th 2007 | Wood Sandpiper | WWT Slimbridge | Martin McGill | - |
| Thu May 17th 2007 | Nightjar | Forest of Dean | Barrie Mills |
April 26th (1984) |