Phenology of species in Spring & Autumn in Glamorgan VC41.
All records are from GOS/GBC Database
SPRING
Species Arrival Departure
Garganey 2nd March 2nd December
Honey Buzzard 16th April 28th October
Marsh Harrier* 5th January 7th December
Montagu's Harrier 22nd April 11th September
Osprey 24th January 19th October
Hobby 11th April 18th October
Common Quail 12th April 25th October
Spotted Crake 18th March 15th November
Corn Crake 14th March 14th October
Stone-curlew 16th April 22nd August
Little Ringed Plover 15th March 9th October
Dotterel 18th April 20th October
Whimbrel Jan to Dec
Wood Sandpiper 2nd May 18th November
Pomarine Skua Jan to Dec
Arctic Skua Jan to Dec
Long-tailed Skua 19th May 22nd December
Sandwich Tern 23rd March 16th November
Roseate Tern 18th April 26th September
Common Tern 27th March 13th November
Arctic Tern 24th March 11th November
Little Tern 16th April 27th October
Black Tern 3rd April 11th November
Turtle Dove 1st Jan 29th November
Common Cuckoo 10th Feb 3rd November
European Nightjar 19th April 9th October
Common Swift 9th March 26th November
Hoopoe 22nd March 27th November
Wryneck 11th April 22nd November
Sand Martin 1st March 25th November
Barn Swallow 23rd February 13th December
House Martin 17th February 8th December
Tree Pipit 20th March 3rd November
Yellow Wagtail 27th March 30th December
Common Redstart 12th March 11th December [1]
Whinchat 20th March 25th December [2]
Ring Ouzel 22nd January 28th December [3]
Grasshopper Warbler 5th April 10th October
Aquatic Warbler no spring records 2nd Aug - 4th Oct
Sedge Warbler 17th March 17th November
Reed Warbler 17th March 5th November
Lesser Whitethroat [nominate] 5th April 8th October [4]
Common Whitethroat 19th February 27th November
Garden Warbler 21st March 3rd November
Blackcap late March late October [5]
Yellow-browed Warbler no spring records 27th Sept - 17th Jan.
Wood Warbler 30th March 23rd September
Chiffchaff Recorded January to December, main arrival mid Mar, departs late Sept.
Willow Warbler 16th February 20th December
Spotted Flycatcher 5th April 29th October
Red-breasted Flycatcher no spring records 9th Sept - 4th Dec.
Pied Flycatcher 3rd April 21st December
Golden Oriole 1st May 20th July
Red-backed Shrike 10th May 28th October
Woodchat Shrike 10th April 10th August
Rose-coloured Starling 4th July 28th November
Ortolan Bunting 17th June 29th October
WINTER
Species Arrival Departure
Red-throated Diver 12th August 30th May
Black-throated Diver 23rd September 25th June
Great Northern Diver 10th September 28th June
Red-necked Grebe 27th August 30th April
Slavonian Grebe 11th September 11th May
Black-necked Grebe 28th July 18th May
Great Bittern Aug. (no specific date) 3rd June
Bewick's Swan 1st October 19th March
Whooper Swan 19th September 14th April
Bean Goose 22nd October 5th March
Pink-footed Goose 16th October 14th March
Greater White-fronted Goose 23rd September 1st April
Barnacle Goose 5th November 5th April [6]
Black Brant 13th November 8th March
Dark-bellied Brent Goose 5th July 17th May
Pale-bellied Brent Goose 30th August 1st May
Eurasian Wigeon Seen in all months, main arrival Sept, main departure March
Gadwall Seen in all months, main arrival Sept, main departure April
Teal Seen in all months, main arrival late August, main departure April
Northern Pintail 26th May 15th August
Northern Shoveler Seen in all months, main arrival late August, main departure early April
Common Pochard Seen in all months, main arrival Sept., main departure early April
Ferruginous Duck 28th April 23rd August
Tufted Duck Seen in all months, in good numbers
Greater Scaup 26th July 17th May
Common Eider Seen in all months, in good numbers
Common Scoter Seen in all months, in good numbers
Velvet Scoter 24th July 17th June
Goldeneye
Smew
Red-breasted Merganser
Goosander
* = Many now seen throughout the year
[1] = Certain Nov/Dec dates may have been misID for Black Redstart. However the 11/12 record seems to be a genuine late record for the species.
[2] = There are two Dec records for this species, both over 30 years old. Was Siberian Stonechat ever considered [?] we shall never know.
[3] = Species may now linger into late winter. Usual dates are mid March to October.
[4] = This species has been recorded outside the period shown, however these are for eastern races and not the nominate race that breeds in the UK.
[5] = Species overwinters in small numbers in UK. The main migration beings late March & ends mid/late Oct.
[6] = Confusion with feral birds is quite possible.
'more will appear here when the recently uploaded West Glam data 1962-1972 is analysed'..............
