When do snow buntings arrive in the UK?

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

When do snow buntings leave the UK?

They stay common in the records until about early March.

When do snow buntings arrive in and leave the UK?

A winter visitor in the records: numbers build from late September and stay high until about early March.

When do snow buntings arrive in the UK?: In the GBIF records, UK numbers build from late September.
When do snow buntings leave the UK?: They stay common in the records until about early March.

Snow bunting 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 17,140 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 snow bunting

The snow bunting is a passerine bird in the family Calcariidae. It is an Arctic specialist, with a circumpolar Arctic breeding range throughout the northern hemisphere. …

From the Wikipedia article “Snow bunting” (revision 1375980526), 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.