Spring migrants already this year in the UK

Spring migrants

• Hoopoe- 1 overwintered in the UK in Dorset
• Common Rosefinch
• Sand martins
• Whetears- 1 sighted at Berkeley Shore (Berkeley) on the 23rd
• White wagtails
• Swallow
• Sandwich tern
• House martin
• Gargany- 1 drake at Slimbridge on the 23rd/24th and a pair at Cotswald water park on the 24th.
• Stone Curlew- 1 arrived on the 23/3/13 at Northwick Warth but wasn't sighted on the 24th
• Whimbreil
• Redstart- Arrived first on the 24/3/13in Scilly
• Artic tern
• Osprey- 2 sighted on the 24th at Blagdon lake
• Common tern
• Little ringed plover- 4 at Slimbridge WWT on the 23rd/24th (3 at Holden tower+ 1 on tack piece)
• Hobby
• Spoonbill- 1 at Slimbridge WWT 23rd/24th
• Ring ouzel- 5 at Middle hope NR (somerset)
• Turtle dove
• Pomaraine skua
• Great skua