SUFFOLK BIRDING with BINS

Earliest Migrants

With in this page we will endeavour to track the progress of this years earliest migrants and compare them against the earliest ever dates for the same species with in Suffolk. We have already set up a column for 2009 in early preparation, where we are sure you will help us in trying to improve on some of these dates.

Species	Earliest Ever Date	Location	Earliest 2007	Location	Earliest 2008	Location	Earliest 2009	Location
Garganey	28/02/1973	Walberswick	08/03/2007	Minsmere	18/03/08	Minsmere	11/03/09	Cattawade
Purple Heron	11/04/2000	Church Farm Marshes	28/04/2007	Minsmere	09/04/08	Minsmere	31/03/09	Ipswich
Osprey *	11/03/2007	Stanstead	11/03/2007	Stanstead	20/04/08	Languard	27/03/09	Lakenheath RSPB
Montagu’s Harrier	15/04/1951	Walberswick	22/04/2007	Hen Reedbed	26/04/08	Havergate	25/04/09	Lound Waterworks
Honey Buzzard	20/04/2002	Felixstowe	02/05/2007	Burgh Castle	14/05/08	Bawdsey	22/05/09	Nacton
Hobby	30/03/2005	Kessingland	03/04/2007	Dunwich Heath	13/04/08	Pipps Ford	23/03/09	Felixstowe
Stone Curlew	11/02/1972	Levington	09/03/2007	Cavenham	03/03/08	Lackford	03/03/09	Suffolk Breckland
Wood Sandpiper	15/04/1968	Minsmere	21/04/2007	Orfordness	26/04/08	Breydon South Wall	30/04/09	Orfordness
Little Ringed Plover	03/03/1997	Trimley Marshes	15/03/2007	Cattawade	01/04/08	Landguard	14/03/09	Trimley Marsh SWT
Temminck’s Stint	21/04/2002	Orfordness	11/05/2007	Trimley Marshes	28/04/08	Minsmere
Common Tern	26/03/1980	Sizewell	17/04/2007	Minsmere	01/04/08	Minsmere	05/04/09	Minsmere
Arctic Tern	06/04/1999 06/04/2003	Alton Water + Lackford	15/04/2007	Weybread GP’s	22/04/08	Lackford Lakes	18/04/09	Minsmere
Roseate Tern	14/04/1960	Havergate Island	30/04/2007	Landguard Bird Obs	16/05/08	Southwold	08/06/09	Minsmere
Little Tern	08/04/1989	Havergate Island	23/04/2007	Minsmere	16/04/08	Minsmere	22/04/09	Minsmere
Black Tern	07/04/1967	TBC!	15/04/2007	Livermere	20/04/08	Dunwich	04/05/09	North off Ness Point
Sandwich Tern	06/03/1969 + 2005	Minsmere + Kessingland	19/04/2007	Minsmere	25/03/08	Minsmere	01/04/09	Kessingland
Turtle Dove	02/04/1955	Flatford	22/04/2007	Lackford	20/04/08	Minsmere	12/04/09	Lackford
Cuckoo	14/03/1990	Wickhambrook	11/04/2007	Minsmere	11/04/08	Kingsfleet	11/04/09	Near Diss
Nightjar	16/04/1865	Blaxhall	05/05/2007	West Stow	04/05/08	Kings Forest
Swift	16/03/1983	Beccles	16/04/2007	Flixton Decoy	11/04/08	East Lane	10/04/09	Easton Bavents (South)
Hoopoe	28/02/1967	Chillesford	18/04/2007	Felixstowe Ferry	16/04/08	Hollesley	31/03/09	Corton
Wryneck	05/03/1868	Great Bealings	14/04/2007	Landguard Bird Obs	21/04/08	Felixstowe	13/04/09	Kessingland sluice
Sand Martin	21/02/1990	Bawdsey Cliffs	15/03/2007	Great Livermere	02/03/08	Thetford	09/03/09	North Warren RSPB
Swallow	06/03/1922	TBC!	16/03/2007	Cattawade	13/02/08	Alderton	13/03/09	Lakenhaeth RSPB
House Martin	17/02/1998	Southwold	21/04/2007	Boyton Village	30/03/08	Minsmere	19/03/09	Suffolk Water Park
Tree Pipit	21/03/1968	Walberswick	08/04/2007	Kessingland	09/04/08	Minsmere	04/04/09	East Lane
Yellow Wagtail	27/02/1942	Woodbridge	11/04/2007	Minsmere	24/03/08	Aldeburgh	02/04/09	Loompit Lake, Trimley
Nightingale	03/04/1991 03/04/2002	Market Weston Fen + Minsmere	15/04/2007	Lackford	12/04/08	Minsmere	09/04/09	Minsmere
Bluethroat	12/03/2006	Landguard Bird Obs.	N/A	N/A	26/03/08	Lowestoft	N/A	N/A
Whinchat	20/03/1964	Gedgrave	22/04/2007	Minsmere	25/04/08	Landguard	27/04/09	East Lane
Redstart	19/03/1956	Pakefield	15/04/2007	Landguard Bird Obs.	15/04/08	Dunwich	04/04/09	Landguard Bird Obs
Wheatear	25/02/1990	Lakenheath	11/03/2007	Landguard Bird Obs.	13/03/2008	Benacre Sluice	14/03/09	Shingle Street
Ring Ouzel	06/03/2003	Bentley	09/04/2007	Minsmere	01/04/08	Aldringham Walks	30/03/09	Easton Bavents
Grasshopper Warbler	01/04/1989	Hepworth + Chillesford	09/04/2007	Oulton Broad	10/04/08	Carlton Marsh	09/04/09	Fisher Row
Sedge Warbler	22/03/2002	Minsmere	27/03/2007	Minsmere	31/03/08	Hen Reedbeds	02/04/09	Hen Reedbeds
Marsh Warbler	10/05/2002	Thorpeness	???	Kessingland	29/05/08	Minsmere	14/05/09	Minsmere
Reed Warbler	05/04/1980 05/04/1989	Hepworth + Minsmere	17/04/2007	North Warren	19/04/08	Lackford	09/04/09	Minsmere
Icterine Warbler	14/05/1980	Walberswick	23/05/2007	Languard Bird Obs.	27/05/08	Minsmere	14/05/09	Shinglr St, Thorpness, LBO
Lesser Whitethroat	04/041959	TBC!	11/04/2007	Felixstowe	12/04/08	Landguard	11/04/09	Minsmere
Whitethroat	01/04/1959	TBC!	13/04/2007	Bawdsey, East Lane Lagoons	19/04/08	Lackford	11/04/09	East Lane
Garden Warbler	03/04/2002	Alton Water	15/04/2007	Loompit Lake, Trimley	19/04/08	Lackford	16/04/09	Knettishall
Wood Warbler	12/04/1972	Martlesham	20/05/2007	Landguard Bird Obs.	13/05/08	Minsmere	01/05/09	Normanstone Park, Lowestoft
Willow Warbler	16/03/1985	Worlington	02/04/2007	Brandon	30/03/08	Landguard	15/03/09	East Lane
Spotted Flycatcher	09/04/1983	Nacton	28/04/2007	Broomeswell	04/05/08	Brettenham	07/05/09	Landguard Bird Obs
Pied Flycatcher	01/04/1883	Tostock	29/04/2007	Landguard Bird Obs.	17/05/08	Minsmere
Golden Oriole	19/041997	Badley	11/05/2007	Lakenheath Fen	02/05/08	Lakenheath Fen	25/04/09	Holywells Park, Ipswich
Red-backed Shrike	17/04/????	TBC!	30/05/2007	Lound	28/05/08	Breydon South Wall	14/05/09	Trimley

* If accepted, it will become Suffolk’s earliest ever record, beating the previous record of 29/03/1986 at Tunstall and 1997 over Westleton Heath.

Supported by BINS and local birders