Earliest Migrant Dates Reported 2009
NB/ Blackcap and Chiffchaff not included because of now regularly over-wintering birds.
| Date | Species | Location | Observer | Earliest Ever Date |
|
Tue Jan 27th 2009 Tue Mar 31st 2009 |
Garganey (possible wintering bird) Garganey |
Coombe Hill Meadows Saul Warth |
Mike Smart/Les Brown John Overfield/Shane Long |
Jan 27th (2009) |
|
Sat Feb 28th 2009 |
Sand Martin | Frampton Sailing Lake | Rare Bird Alert (unconfirmed) | Feb 22nd (2007) |
|
Tue Mar 10th 2009 |
White Wagtail | Ashleworth Ham | Mike Smart/Les Brown | Feb 14th (1982) |
| Tue Mar 10th 2009 | Little Ringed Plover | Coombe Hill Meadows | Mike Smart/Les Brown | Mar 10th (2003,2009) |
|
Sat Mar 14th 2009 |
Swallow (New earliest ever date) | Guscar Rocks | Gavin Black/Ken Eames | Mar 14th (2009) |
|
Sat Mar 14th 2009 |
House Martin | Saul Warth | Graham Watson | Mar 9th (2001) |
|
Sun Mar 15th 2009 |
Wheatear |
Aylburton Warth Speech House, FoD |
Alex Carlisle |
Feb 25th (2007) |
|
Sun Mar 22nd 2009 |
Osprey | Cerney Wick | Andy & Mhairi Chapman | - |
| Fri Mar 27th 2009 | Ring Ouzel | Brockworth | Rare Bird Alert (unconfirmed) | Mar 16th (2002) |
| Mon Mar 30th 2009 | Willow Warbler |
Millend, Eastington WWT Slimbridge |
Mar 6th (1983) | |
| Tue Mar 31st 2009 | Tree Pipit (Heard only) | New Fancy View, FoD | John Harris | Mar 21st (1990) |
| Wed Apr 1st 2009 | Little Gull | Frampton shore | Geoff Moyser | - |
| Fri Apr 3rd 2009 | Whimbrel | Saul Warth | Graham Watson | Mar 8th (2003) |
| Sun Apr 5th 2009 |
Redstart |
Ashleworth Ham | Mervyn Greening/Mike Smart |
Mar 29th (1989) |
| Mon Apr 6th 2009 | Cuckoo (Heard only) | Warden's Wood | Chris Stott | Apr 2nd (1989) |
|
Wed Apr 8th 2009 |
Common Sandpiper | Aylburton Warth | Andy Jayne (note wintering birds at Berkeley) | Mar 15th (1999) |
| Wed Apr 8th 2009 | Sandwich Tern | WWT Slimbridge | James Lees | - |
| Wed Apr 8th 2009 | Common Tern | WWT Slimbridge | James Lees | Mar 15th (1999) |
| Wed Apr 8th 2009 | Yellow Wagtail | Guscar Rocks/Aylburton Warth | Andy Jayne (unconfirmed at Coombe Hill on 7th) | Mar 11th (1989) |
| Thu Apr 9th 2009 | Reed Warbler | WWT Slimbridge | James Lees | Apr 5th (1996) |
| Thu Apr 9th 2009 | Sedge Warbler | WWT Slimbridge | James Lees | Mar 18th (1990) |
| Fri Apr 10th 2009 | Nightingale | CWP, Swillbrook Pits 46/48 | per Bob Philpott | Apr 6th (1998, 2004) |
|
Fri Apr 10th 2009 |
Whitethroat |
Witcombe reservoir |
Terry Fenton |
Apr 5th (2003, 2007) |
|
Sat Apr 11th 2009 |
Grasshopper Warbler | Cleeve Hill | Steve Owen | Apr 2nd (1988) |
| Sat Apr 11th 2009 | Pied Flycatcher | Woorgreens/Kensley area, FoD | Andy Jayne | Apr 4th (1985) |
| Sat Apr 11th 2009 | Lesser Whitethroat | Huntley Hill | Robin Husbands | Apr 10th (2001) |
| Sun Apr 12th 2008 | Wood Warbler (Heard only) | Cleeve Hill | Keith White | Apr 7th (1997) |
| Tue Apr 14th 2008 | Little Tern | Saul Warth | Mike King | - |
| Wed Apr 15th 2009 | Arctic Tern | WWT Slimbridge | Jake King/Pete Alder | - |
|
Tue Apr 21st 2009 |
Garden Warbler
|
Lower Swell Cotswold Water Park New Fancy View, FoD |
Phil Davis Laurie Pierce Derek Hale |
Apr 7th (1980) |
| Tue Apr 21st 2009 | Whinchat | WWT Slimbridge | Martin McGill | Mar 19th (2000) |
| Tue Apr 21st 2009 | Hobby | Cotswold Water Park | Laurie Pierce | Apr 4th (1986) |
| Thu Apr 23rd 2009 | Swift | Elmstone Hardwick | Peter Cadogan | Apr 12th (1986) |
| Mon May 4th 2009 | Wood Sandpiper | WWT Slimbridge | Martin McGill | - |
| Sat 9th May 2009 | Spotted Flycatcher | Symonds Yat | Lewis Thomson | Apr 27th (1983) |
| Mon May 11th 2009 | Turtle Dove | Ebworth | John Fleming | Apr 20th (1983) |
|
Wed Apr 13th 2009 |
Black Tern |
Frampton pools Cotswold Water Park |
Neil Smart/Phil Pope Graham Lawlor/Dave Creber |
Apr 5th (2005) |
| Sat May 16th 2009 | Nightjar | Forest of Dean | Lewis Thomson |
Apr 26th (1984) |
| Tue May 27th 2008 | Quail | Hawling | Sue Smith |
Apr 20th (1987) |
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 | Feb 14th (1982) |
| Sat Mar 15th 2008 | Wheatear | Speech House, FoD | Martin McGill | Feb 25th (2007) |
| Sat Mar 15th 2008 | Swallow (New earliest ever date) | Farmers Green, FoD | Rich Ford/Ben Macdonald | Mar 15th (2008) |
| Sat Mar 15th 2008 | Marsh Harrier | Fretherne | Gordon Hodgson | - |
| Tue Mar 18th 2008 | Common Sandpiper | Aylburton Warth | Lewis Thomson | Mar 15th (1999) |
| Wed Mar 19th 2008 | House Martin | Fretherne | Graham Watson | Mar 9th (2001) |
| Fri Mar 21st 2008 | Garganey | Walmore Common | Mike Smart | Mar 3rd (2002) |
| Mon Mar 24th 2008 | Ring Ouzel | Cutsdean Quarry | Steve & Lorna Martin | Mar 16th (2002) |
| Thu Mar 27th 2008 | Little Ringed Plover | Cotswold Water Park | Jon Mercer | Mar 10th (2003) |
| Sun Mar 30th 2008 | Willow Warbler | Saul canal/Frampton canal | Phil Pope/Bill Church | Mar 6th (1983) |
| Wed Apr 2nd 2008 | Sandwich Tern | WWT Slimbridge | James Lees | - |
| Thu Apr 3rd 2008 | Common Tern | WWT Slimbridge | James Lees | Mar 15th (1999) |
| Fri Apr 4th 2008 | Whitethroat | Kears Wood, Lydney | Barrie Mills | Apr 5th (2003, 2007) |
| Tue Apr 8th 2008 | Tree Pipit | Edge Common | Gordon Kirk | Mar 21st (1990) |
| Wed Apr 9th 2008 | Yellow Wagtail | Coombe Hill Meadows | Andy Jayne | Mar 11th (1989) |
| Thu Apr 10th 2008 | Reed Warbler (Heard only) | Frampton canal | Geoff Moyser | Apr 5th (1996) |
|
Thu Apr 10th 2008 |
Redstart |
Frampton Sailing Lake |
Heather Hobson |
Mar 29th (1989) |
| Fri Apr 11th 2008 | Whimbrel | WWT Slimbridge | James Lees | Mar 8th (2003) |
| Fri Apr 11th 2008 | Pied Flycatcher | Cannop ponds, FoD | Lewis Thomson | Apr 4th (1985) |
| Fri Apr 11th 2008 | Sedge Warbler | Cotswold Water Park | Jon Mercer | Mar 18th (1990) |
| Sun Apr 13th 2008 | Cuckoo |
Cleeve Hill Guiting |
Andy Chapman/Paul Masters/Mark Hobson Paul Burgess |
Apr 2nd (1989) |
| Mon Apr 14th 2008 | Nightingale | Highnam Woods | Lee Rogers | Apr 6th (1998, 2004) |
| Wed Apr 16th 2008 | Grasshopper Warbler | Millend, Eastington | Jake King | Apr 2nd (1988) |
| Thu Apr 17th 2008 | Swift | Coombe Hill Meadows | Les Brown | Apr 12th (1986) |
| Thu Apr 17th 2008 | Little Tern | WWT Slimbridge | Martin McGill | - |
| Sun Apr 20th 2008 | Lesser Whitethroat | WWT Slimbridge | Jon Mercer/Phil Pope | Apr 10th (2001) |
| Sun Apr 20th 2008 | Garden Warbler | Frampton pools | Steve Brown | Apr 7th (1980) |
| Sun Apr 20th 2008 | Black Tern | Bourton-on-the-Water | Duncan Dine | Apr 5th (2005) |
| Sun Apr 20th 2008 | Hobby | Frampton pools | Martin McGill | Apr 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 | Mar 19th (2000) |
| Fri Apr 25th 2008 | Wood Warbler | Kensley Ridge, FoD | Ivan Proctor/Lewis Thomson | Apr 7th (1997) |
| Thu May 1st 2008 | Turtle Dove | Weston Subedge | Steve Martin | Apr 20th (1983) |
| Thu May 1st 2008 | Spotted Flycatcher | Haresfield | Gordon Kirk | Apr 27th (1983) |
| Sun May 4th 2008 | Wood Sandpiper | Frampton shore | Martin McGill | - |
| Fri May 9th 2008 | Nightjar | Boys Grave, Forest of Dean | Paul Masters/Andy Chapman/Mark Hobson |
Apr 26th (1984) |
| Sun May 25th 2008 | Quail | Roel Barn | Shirley Threadingham |
Apr 20th (1987) |
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 | Feb 22nd (2007) |
| Sun Feb 25th 2007 | Wheatear (New earliest ever date) | Great Hay Meadow, Twyning | Les Brown | Feb 25th (2007) |
| 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 | Mar 17th (2002) |
| Wed Mar 28th 2007 | Osprey | Ashleworth Ham | Laurence Skipp | - |
| Wed Mar 28th 2007 | White Wagtail | Coombe Hill Meadows | Laurence Skipp | Feb 14th (1982) |
| Wed Mar 28th 2007 | Little Ringed Plover | Coombe Hill Meadows | Mike Smart/Laurence Skipp | Mar 10th (2003) |
| Fri Mar 30th 2007 | Willow Warbler | Frampton pools | Dave Evans | Mar 6th (1983) |
| Sun Apr 1st 2007 | Hobby | Frampton pools | Nigel Cramp | Apr 4th (1986) |
| Wed Apr 4th 2007 | Redstart | Cleeve Hill | Vic Polley | Mar 29th (1989) |
| Thu Apr 5th 2007 | Whitethroat (Heard only) | Coombe Hill Meadows | Keith White | Apr 5th (2003, 2007) |
| Thu Apr 5th 2007 | Ring Ouzel | Cleeve Hill | Graham Watson/Rob Homan/Keith White | Mar 16th (2002) |
| Sat Apr 7th 2007 | House Martin | New Fancy View, FoD | Mark Dowie | Mar 9th (2001) |
| Sun Apr 8th 2007 | Cuckoo (Heard only) |
Westrip Painswick Beacon |
Tom King & Carol, Jared & Sian Mein Francis Steuck |
Apr 2nd (1989) |
| Mon Apr 9th 2007 | Tree Pipit | Cannop ponds, FoD | Andy Lodge/Mike King/Nick Goatman/Ivan Proctor | Mar 21st (1990) |
| Mon Apr 9th 2007 | Grasshopper Warbler | Cleeve Hill | Chris Stott | Apr 2nd (1988) |
| Tue Apr 10th 2007 | Common Sandpiper | Severn House Farm | Terry Fenton | Mar 15th (1999) |
| Wed Apr 11th 2007 | Sedge Warbler | Coombe Hill Meadows | Mark Grieve | Mar 18th (1990) |
| Wed Apr 11th 2007 | Yellow Wagtail | WWT Slimbridge | Martin McGill | Mar 11th (1989) |
| Thu Apr 12th 2007 | Pied Flycatcher | Nagshead, FoD | Frank Lander | Apr 4th (1985) |
| Sat Apr 14th 2007 | Nightingale | Hardwicke | Paul Masters/Mike King | Apr 6th (1998, 2004) |
| Sat Apr 14th 2007 | Garganey | Frampton shore | Lee G R Evans | Mar 3rd (2002) |
| Sat Apr 14th 2007 | Lesser Whitethroat | Frampton shore | James Lees/Steve Owen | Apr 10th (2001) |
| Sat Apr 14th 2007 | Reed Warbler (Heard only) | Purton canal | Andrew Bluett | Apr 5th (1996) |
| Sun Apr 15th 2007 | Whimbrel | WWT Slimbridge | Martin McGill | Mar 8th (2003) |
| Sun Apr 15th 2007 | Sandwich Tern | WWT Slimbridge | Martin McGill | - |
| Tue Apr 17th 2007 | Common Tern | Frampton Sailing Lake | Nick Goatman | Mar 15th (1999) |
| Wed Apr 18th 2007 | Garden Warbler | Leckhampton Hill | Steve Brown | Apr 7th (1980) |
| Thu Apr 19th 2007 | Swift | Hucclecote | Terry Fenton | Apr 12th (1986) |
| Sat Apr 21st 2007 | Black Tern | Cotswold Water Park | Bob Philpott | Apr 5th (2005) |
| Sat Apr 21st 2007 | Whinchat | Frampton canal | Terry Fenton | Mar 19th (2000) |
| Mon Apr 23rd 2007 | Wood Warbler | WWT Slimbridge | Martin McGill | Apr 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 | Apr 27th (1983) |
| Mon May 7th 2007 | Turtle Dove | Wardens Wood, Cleeve Hill | Ben Macdonald | Apr 20th (1983) |
| Mon May 8th 2007 | Wood Sandpiper | WWT Slimbridge | Martin McGill | - |
| Thu May 17th 2007 | Nightjar | Forest of Dean | Barrie Mills |
Apr 26th (1984) |
| Mon Jun 4th 2007 | Quail | Hawling | Dave Pearce |
Apr 20th (1987) |