Swallows 2024

[le bon paysan]

Seen the first couple this evening. Hopefully on their way further north. Spring is a coming!!

 

[Danllan]

Seen the first couple this evening. Hopefully on their way further north. Spring is a coming!!

You're cheating, you've got about a three hundred mile head start on the rest of us!

 

[Kidds]

Doesn't matter, think of it as advanced warning.

 

[le bon paysan]

You're cheating, you've got about a three hundred mile head start on the rest if us!

465 miles or 748 km in a straight line, using Carmarthen .

 

[le bon paysan]

Maybe they're riding the front that bought this,

Saharan dust smothers Switzerland, southeast France

An exceptionally rare haze of Saharan dust cloaked Switzerland and southeastern France on Saturday, sparking health warnings as a yellow hue tinged the sky.

www.france24.com

 

[Danllan]

Doesn't matter, think of it as advanced warning.

I've a brother in law currently working in Morocco, do his observations count...?

 

[YorkshireAndrew]

Usually arrive here around the 9th of April give or take a day or two . I’m already on watch .

 

[Jontym]

Spotted first one today in yard. However one swallow does’t not make a summer!

 

[Lakes Nash]

Spotted first one today in yard. However one swallow does’t not make a summer!

Hope it brought its wellies!

 

[le bon paysan]

First Hoopoe in the garden today, birds will be riding the front of warm air

 

[ford4000]

Saw my first swallow yesterday, my father and lambing help both said they'd seen one last week!

 

[Jerry]

First ones here a few days ago and sand martins week before.

 

[MrNoo]

Normally 7th here, hope this weather bucks it's ideas up for them.

 

[Darius_Jedburgh]

Bringing back memories of the strap-line of a Club 18-30 holiday ad; '...one swallow doesn't make a summer...'

Happy days....

 

[Danllan]

Spotted first one today in yard. However one swallow does’t not make a summer!

See below...

Saw my first swallow yesterday, my father and lambing help both said they'd seen one last week!

How the Hell do you lot get to see them before we do...?

 

[Working from home]

Plenty f'ing Ducks here in Co Durham!!! No swallows yet.......

 

[Av Gorritt]

Nor here!

 

[Alias]

Spotted one flying over the lambing fields this morning, just passing through. Lodge next to us usually gets a few early ones.

 

[Still Farming]

Mum spotted some today.
Most likely come up on this weekend warm storm??

 

[Werzle]

No swallows yet but heard the curlews every morning for the last week