When do pintails arrive in the UK?

In the GBIF records, UK numbers build from late August.

When do pintails leave the UK?

They stay common in the records until about mid April.

Where do pintails go in summer?

In June and July the strongest signal in the effort-adjusted GBIF records is around Sweden. The globe shows the breeding range month by month.

When do pintails arrive in and leave the UK?

A winter visitor in the records: numbers build from late August and stay high until about mid April.

When do pintails arrive in the UK?: In the GBIF records, UK numbers build from late August.
When do pintails leave the UK?: They stay common in the records until about mid April.
Where do pintails go in summer?: In June and July the strongest signal in the effort-adjusted GBIF records is around Sweden. The globe shows the breeding range month by month.

Northern pintail in the UK, month by month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Bars: this species’ share of all UK bird records in GBIF (CC0/CC BY 4.0 only), by month, scaled to the peak month. Based on 87,811 UK records (occurrence search API, country=GB, weekly). Dates come from sightings, not a survey, so treat them as a guide.

See the Northern pintail migration on the 3D globe →

About the Northern pintail

The pintail or northern pintail is a duck species with wide geographic distribution that breeds in the northern areas of Europe and across the Palearctic and North America. It is migratory and winters south of its breeding range as far as the equator. …

From the Wikipedia article “Northern pintail” (revision 1368362958), CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened at a sentence end. Winter/summer areas: country containing the monthly hotspot of effort-adjusted GBIF records, using Natural Earth boundaries (public domain).

Other UK winter visitors: see the full list with arrival and departure dates.