When do wheatears arrive in the UK?

In the GBIF records, UK sightings of the Northern wheatear rise sharply from late March and are near their peak by early April.

When do wheatears leave the UK?

UK sightings fall away after mid October.

Where do wheatears go in winter?

From December to February the strongest signal in the effort-adjusted GBIF records is around Kenya. The globe shows the whole winter range month by month.

When do wheatears arrive in and leave the UK?

A summer visitor in the records: sightings rise sharply from late March, are near their peak by early April, and fall away after mid October.

When do wheatears arrive in the UK?: In the GBIF records, UK sightings of the Northern wheatear rise sharply from late March and are near their peak by early April.
When do wheatears leave the UK?: UK sightings fall away after mid October.
Where do wheatears go in winter?: From December to February the strongest signal in the effort-adjusted GBIF records is around Kenya. The globe shows the whole winter range month by month.

Northern wheatear 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 116,020 UK records (occurrence search API, country=GB, weekly). Dates come from sightings, not a survey, so treat them as a guide.

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About the Northern wheatear

The northern wheatear or wheatear is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It is the most widespread member of the wheatear genus Oenanthe in Europe and North and Central Asia. …

From the Wikipedia article “Northern wheatear” (revision 1357474464), 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 summer visitors: see the full list with arrival and departure dates.