SWIFTS, SWALLOWS AND HOUSE MARTINS
Re: SWIFTS, SWALLOWS AND HOUSE MARTINS
The swifts in D&G are conspicuous by their absence for more that a week now.
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Re: SWIFTS, SWALLOWS AND HOUSE MARTINS
Frankly I'm surprised you've had them this long.peregrine wrote:The swifts in D&G are conspicuous by their absence for more that a week now.
Re: SWIFTS, SWALLOWS AND HOUSE MARTINS
Not quite over yet. Got to the end of my street heading out for a walk, and 10-12 swallows flew over heading for the coast. They were low enough to make a positive id.
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Not an April fools, but outward bound on my walk this morning I spotted two swallows over the village. On my way back I spotted one. Three swallows of the new season is not bad.
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The Swallows will wish they were back in sunny France for the next couple of days
I was at Weston-super -Mare yesterday and I saw a couple of Sand Martins.
I was at Weston-super -Mare yesterday and I saw a couple of Sand Martins.
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Re: SWIFTS, SWALLOWS AND HOUSE MARTINS
It is going to be 12 months on the 13th May that I reported my first Swifts of the year. With the weather as it is at present I'm thinking I may have a little longer to wait this year.
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Was talking to an old country pal on Tuesday this week and he has seen swallows .
I haven't .
I haven't .
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This evening I happened to look skywards to see about 10 Swifts swooping around(as they do) and slowly working their way northwards.
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Plenty of House Martins flying around. Swallows are probably here but I just haven't seen on yet. Swifts will arrive later this month.