First Swallow 2018!

**Snoop Puss** · 13-04-2018, 06:37 AM

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** · 13-04-2018, 07:45 AM

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

**jackarmy** · 13-04-2018, 08:37 AM

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

**burnie** · 13-04-2018, 09:30 AM

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

**ESBkevin** · 13-04-2018, 10:04 AM

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** · 13-04-2018, 11:37 AM

Saw the first one today.

**1Bee** · 13-04-2018, 11:52 AM

*wiggle* I'll keep an eye out!

**Snowwhyte** · 07-07-2018, 11:26 PM

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** · 08-07-2018, 07:35 AM

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** · 08-07-2018, 08:34 AM

I'm looking out for the ones with coconuts

**Scarlet** · 08-07-2018, 08:39 AM

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** · 08-07-2018, 10:37 AM

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** · 08-07-2018, 11:38 AM

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

**4Shoes** · 08-07-2018, 12:09 PM

Originally posted by Scarlet View Post

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.

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