Anyone ever seen this

[nick...]

Not very agricultural but it’s in the country so maybe it counts.bird singing on a cold morning
Nick...

 

[Robt]

breath taking... no pun intended. Last weekend when we went for a swim at the beach, the trees were full of swallows. I have never seen anything like it. Thousands of them. Next day they were gone.... Nature is truly amazing

 

[jellybean]

I just noticed our swallows have gone too, I really miss them now, never saw they congregating on the wires like they normally do. Perhaps they got fed up waiting for Brexit and just left.

 

[JP1]

Amazing Nick

 

[Campbell]

What make of bird is it?

 

[sawdust]

What make of bird is it?

German, going by the colours...

 

[averageguy54]

It appears to be a red winged blackbird. It also appears to be a very frosty morning, I like the "smoke rings".

 

[Av Gorritt]

I just noticed our swallows have gone too, I really miss them now, never saw they congregating on the wires like they normally do. Perhaps they got fed up waiting for Brexit and just left.

Yes , ours too. And no, I never saw ours mobbing up on the wires outside the building either . Sad about that , but something to look forward to next year -- along with the daffodils and snowdrops .

 

[Lofty1984]

Yes , ours too. And no, I never saw ours mobbing up on the wires outside the building either . Sad about that , but something to look forward to next year -- along with the daffodils and snowdrops .

Any one else notice there’s not been so many about this year ? Swallows that is

 

[Dry Rot]

Yes, but your southern swallows are the whimps. I noticed ours yesterday, skimming low to the ground. A sure sign of more bad weather.

On the other hand, I had dozens of sparrows here earlier but fewer swallows nesting than usual. Then the sparrows disappeared. More pied wagtails though.

 

[DeeGee]

Swallows have left here also, seems about a week earlier than usual for some reason?

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Any one else notice there’s not been so many about this year ? Swallows that is

I think they’ve had an excellent breeding season here going by the amount I’ve seen. They’re still here.