Swallows...

[baw 4,360]

its been blowing an easterly for 3 weeks now and the swallows usely arrive around mid april ,but the wind will have to change to see them here soon

More chance of seeing a penguin here than a swallow

[haymin 2,465]

I'm sure Lara swallows )

[LaraCroft 863]

I'm sure Lara swallows )

I'm sure she is far too busy trapping rats in the garden, trying to work out if her camera has a "sports" mode that will stop her pics looking like Paulus took them, and trying to outwit the chickens, in the Battle for the Vegetable Garden

 

Other than that, I am sure she couldn't possibly comment !

[r judd 13]

seen 2 friday afternoon while pigeon shooting s yorks 12 april

[stewie 3,387]

Will be hard for them and the martins swifts etc,come over from Africa tired and hungry,and when they get here it's freezing cold with no insect hatched out,yet.

if only all africans found it so hard coming here..............

[Outlaw Pete 2,224]

if only all africans found it so hard coming here..............

 

 

Yes. Okay. That made me roar with laughter.

 

Only; It does sort of back fire when some smart arse with a grip comes along and points out that the swallows you see coming in from Africa were actually hatched and raised in the British Isles.

 

They're effectively Brit's coming back from holiday

[stewie 3,387]

 

if only all africans found it so hard coming here..............

 

 

Yes. Okay. That made me roar with laughter.

 

Only; It does sort of back fire when some smart arse with a grip comes along and points out that the swallows you see coming in from Africa were actually hatched and raised in the British Isles.

 

They're effectively Brit's coming back from holiday

theres always one...........

[navman 126]

Spotted my first one last night (14 April) been looking hard for them for last few days, I get a buzz out of spotting the first ones to arrive! They are here in small numbers in different parts of the country but this recent cold spell must have delayed them.

I always monitor their arrival and its usually early April although the last two years it was around the end of march, beating my 7th April record ! As soon as I see them arrive it puts me in a different mood, summertime now, end of hunting rest time for dogs, just keeping fitness levels up and training time for young ones, and dare I say it time for getting away in my caravan !!

[nothernlite 18,260]

Just seen my first down the river

[stealthy1 3,964]

Sunday 14th saw two just outside Lincoln

[tsteve9999 456]

There were 20 or 30 flying over a sewage works that borders one of my permissions today, but come summer there will be hundreds,

For the last couple of years I've seen a couple of small hawks catching them that someone has told me are Hobbys. To be honest I wouldn't know how to distinguish one hawk from another, but I do love to spend a couple of hours on a nice sunny afternoon watching them, both sets of birds seem well matched against each other.,

[Outlaw Pete 2,224]

First, single, swallow yesterday. Today I have two here. Male blackcap here today.

[paulus 26]

There were 20 or 30 flying over a sewage works that borders one of my permissions today, but come summer there will be hundreds,

For the last couple of years I've seen a couple of small hawks catching them that someone has told me are Hobbys. To be honest I wouldn't know how to distinguish one hawk from another, but I do love to spend a couple of hours on a nice sunny afternoon watching them, both sets of birds seem well matched against each other.,

[haymin 2,465]

 

 

 

if only all africans found it so hard coming here..............

 

Yes. Okay. That made me roar with laughter.

 

Only; It does sort of back fire when some smart arse with a grip comes along and points out that the swallows you see coming in from Africa were actually hatched and raised in the British Isles.

 

They're effectively Brit's coming back from holiday

theres always one...........

. )

[mushroom 14,144]

They're here in Barca now Only yesterday I was saying to the mrs "look the swallows have arrived" beautiful birds they are unfortunately here you rarely see the low flying acrobatics, normally they fly above the buildings but you can't mistake their sound, shape or flying style.

Edited April 16, 2013 by mushroom