First Swallow 2018!

[Nicos]

They're on their way folks
we saw the first one of the year yesterday -all the way from Africa.

I know 'one swallow doth not a summer make' ....but we seem to have almost skipped Spring this year!

Anyone else spotted them?

[Snoop Puss]

I saw a couple at the weekend maybe 45 minutes away from us, swooping up and down a river. But the temperature difference between here and there is amazing. None so far here. And no cuckoo either, which is a shame. The toads were out in force last night, though, after all the rain. A great racket going on on the other side of the valley, where pools and puddles collect off the hillside.

[Bren In Pots]

Ones been seen a couple of miles away from us but we've not spotted any yet.

[jackarmy]

Been here bout a week now, must be because its sooo much sunnier than where you lot are

[burnie]

We've still got our winter migrants, I would hope the summer migrants stay on their holidays for a few weeks yet.

[ESBkevin]

The temp bird table which was only put up for the snows a while back has proven to be very popular. They are clearing it daily (I think the pigeons are the main culprits) but the wrens, robins, sparrows and blackbirds do get a look in.
No sign of our summer guests yet though.

[roitelet]

Saw the first one today.

[1Bee]

*wiggle* I'll keep an eye out!

[Snowwhyte]

Anyone got many swallows? We saw a few in May but now we just aren't seeing them. I checked our stables and this is the first time in years that there are no nests.

[4Shoes]

True - there has not been the chatter this year. We normally have 3 or 4 nests in the outbuildings with 20 or so hanging about on the telephone wires. There was a couple of chicks last month, so assume they have come over from neighbours.

[Jay-ell]

I'm looking out for the ones with coconuts

[Scarlet]

I always have nesting ones here too - but not this year I’ve seen none in the field next to me either so they haven’t found somewhere else nearby. Really gutted

[Snowwhyte]

I was wondering if maybe the dry weather has prevented them from building their mud nests. It is a shame no matter what the reason.

[Scarlet]

They usually reuse the ones here, we have a few ....they just didn’t return to us.

[4Shoes]

They usually reuse the ones here, we have a few ....they just didn’t return to us.

same here. A wag tail has used on and a Wren the other.