Migrant Arrival dates – 2026

SpeciesEarliestLatest2026LocationObserver
Swift30th April, 202510th May, 201330th AprilWestlands RdCalvin McFarlane
Cuckoo8th April, 201824th April, 201419th AprilEdinbegNeil McKirdy
Common Sandpiper1st April, 201228th April, 201417th Aprilnear RhubodachLeif Bersweden
Lesser Black Backed Gull24th January, 20263rd April, 201124th JanuaryDrumachloy BurnRay Eddie
Sandwich Tern31st March, 20191st May, 201110th AprilBruchag shoreJ Williams, I Hopkins
Manx Shearwater6th April, 202419th August, 201330th Junesouth past Mount StuartIan Hopkins, J Williams
Gannet8th March, 201928th March, 202628th MarchRothesay BayChris Moss
Osprey7th March, 20226th April, 201119th Marchnest 1nest cam, Adrian Blumfield
Sand Martin7th March, 202630th April, 20217th MarchLoch AscogLucy Hodson
Swallow25th March, 201214th April, 20227th AprilSt Ninian'sLucy Hodson
House Martin27th February, 202210th May, 202124th AprilLoch QuienRay Eddie
Wood Warbler6th May, 201217th July, 20228th MayMoss WoodLucy Hodson
Willow Warbler24th March, 202112th April, 2022
8th AprilArdencraigPaul Power
Chiffchaff15th March, 20227th April, 201319th MarchMount StuartPaul McTaggart
Sedge Warbler17th April, 202210th May, 201318th AprilGlecknabaeLeif Bersweden
Grasshopper Warbler15th April, 201126th April, 201218th AprilAmbrisbegRobert McKirdy
Blackcap
Garden Warbler17th April, 201314th May, 201430th AprilAscogPaul Unwin
Whitethroat253rd April, 202622nd May, 202423rd AprilScalpsie trackRay Eddie
Spotted Flycatcher5th May, 202520th June, 201110th MayGlecknabaeJohn Williams
Pied Flycatcher11th May, 201426th July, 2021
Redstart25th April, 202124th May, 20141st MayBalnakailly WoodsJackie Eddie
Wheatear13th March, 201411th April, 20209th AprilEttrick-Drumachloy shoreJackie Eddie
Tree Pipit14th April, 202213th May, 20151st MayBalnakailly WoodsRay Eddie
Whimbrel17th Mar, 202320th Apr, 202514th AprilEttrick hideRay Eddie

 

Please note: Blackcap are no longer being recorded due to the number resident.