When do ring ouzels 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 early November.

When do ring ouzels arrive in the UK?

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

When do ring ouzels leave the UK?

UK sightings fall away after early November.

Where do ring ouzels go in winter?

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

Ring ouzel in the UK, month by month

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 15,506 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 ring ouzel

The ring ouzel is a mainly European member of the thrush family Turdidae. It is a medium-sized thrush, 23–24 centimetres (9.1–9.4 in) in length and weighing 90–138 grams (3.2–4.9 oz). The male is predominantly black with a conspicuous white crescent across its breast. …

From the Wikipedia article “Ring ouzel” (revision 1374484551), 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.