🐦 Bird Migration Map

When do Bewick's swans arrive in and leave the UK?

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

When do Bewick's swans arrive in the UK?
In the GBIF records, UK numbers build from early November.
When do Bewick's swans leave the UK?
They stay common in the records until about early March.
Where do Bewick's swans go in summer?
In June and July the strongest signal in the effort-adjusted GBIF records is around Russia. The globe shows the breeding range month by month.

Tundra swan 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 12,294 UK records (occurrence search API, country=GB, weekly). Dates come from sightings, not a survey, so treat them as a guide.

See the tundra swan migration on the 3D globe →

About the tundra swan

The tundra swan is a species of swan which breeds in the arctic, and overwinters in North America, Europe, and Asia. It is the smallest of the Holarctic swans, at 115–150 cm (45–59 in) in length, 168–211 cm (66–83 in) in wingspan and 3.4–9.6 kg (7.5–21.2 lb) in weight. …

From the Wikipedia article “Tundra swan” (revision 1381551862), 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.