Any swallows yet?

[Princess Pooper]

2 swallows here yesterday. Curlew calling up the river valley too

 

[primmiemoo]

Swallows came on Saturday. They're busy with work on a nest 🪹

 

[davidroberts30]

1st 1 here today

 

[Av Gorritt]

Still no sightings here . Hope the mist netters on the continent haven't caught them !

 

[Tractorboy67]

No sight of any here probably turned around and gone back to Africa.

 

[Jonp]

There was a solitary swallow swooping around my big field. S.Wales. Maybe the predicted high pressure will bring more in?

 

[Jimfandango]

First one seen yesterday, it brought a bit of hope along with it.

 

[zero]

Saw two yesterday flying round the yard looking for a home..

 

[MOG]

Saw first swallow in the workshop on Sunday morning (meaning I had to remove the window so they can have free access at all times), followed by hearing the first cuckoo in the afternoon.

 

[willowwarbler]

Saturday morning saw 3 locally [ vale of York] we have none nesting here - despite putting in 3 'nests' for them.
Over full ponds have meant extra birds - this year we have Mallard ducklings hatched for the first time on our garden pond, and a goose nesting on a farm ponds' island.

 

[Av Gorritt]

Still no swallows here , hope they are on their way . Woodies a few , but jackdaws - over-run with the things . my blackbirds seem to prosper as well as , and better than some . My "office" window overlooks the yard where there is a stone trough . constantly running with spring water . I have a regular cock blackbird that comes for his ablutions daily . He stands on the edge of the trough and goes through the motions , but then he jumps right in - he swishes his wings and tail about for a time , and then ruffles all his feathers up and gives himself a full blown swim / plunge cold water bath . Doesn't seem to worry about the cold water - stays in for a short time , then climbs out , shaking himself dry . I suppose it's that or nothing - we don't run to warm showers for birds ! I had a breeding trio of pea- fowl that used to visit and mop up the spilled meal /squashed potato bits from under the telehandler wheels , but I haven't seen them for a few days . There's a neighbour who buys wild bird seed , and liberally spreads it about , so perhaps they prefer that to squashed potato !

 

[Still Farming]

Back circling their Barn.
A Welcome sight at last!

 

[topground]

First sighting in North Somerset today

 

[workin f nowt]

Made it to top of Yorkshire just a day late

 

[crofteress]

first swallows here in the far north west Highlands yesterday and first cuckoo today

 

[suffolksmallholder]

Swallows here last week.
Since then we’ve had snow and a cold Easterly so they’ve gone somewhere warmer!
SS

 

[penntor]

Saw first pair flying around the yard yesterday

 

[Jonp]

More swallows arriving every day along with large numbers of geese, jackdaws, starlings and herring gulls!
Interesting to know what they're finding to eat in my bare pp.

 

[Av Gorritt]

Still none here yet . getting slightly anxious . Still , They've never missed yet so have patience .

 

[Paddington]

First one seen yesterday, trying to get through the workshop window from the inside. Probably fed up with the weather here and wants to get back to Africa.