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Migration Dates
This list shows the mean arrival and departure dates of some of the summer migrant and passage species which occur at Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve. The records have been collected by the Wicken Ringing Group from over 35 years of observations.
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Species |
Mean Arrival |
Mean Departure |
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Garganey |
16 April |
24 September |
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Hobby |
20 April |
23 September |
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Common Tern |
20 April |
15 August |
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Turtle Dove |
24 April |
14 September |
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Cuckoo |
19 April |
29 August |
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Swift |
2 May |
8 September |
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Sand Martin |
27 March |
18 September |
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Swallow |
7 April |
19 October |
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House Martin |
13 April |
12 October |
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Yellow Wagtail |
13 April |
9 September |
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Nightingale |
22 April |
(no record) |
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Grasshopper Warbler |
10 April |
15 August |
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Sedge Warbler |
10 April |
21 September |
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Reed Warbler |
24 April |
2 October |
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Lesser Whitethroat |
26 April |
17 September |
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Whitethroat |
29 April |
14 September |
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Garden Warbler |
28 April |
15 September |
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Blackcap |
6 April |
12 October |
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Willow Warbler |
4 April |
20 September |
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Spotted Flycatcher |
18 May |
9 September |
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