Greyman 25,114 Posted April 3, 2021 Report Share Posted April 3, 2021 Saw my first swallows of the year this morning, happy days 7 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poxon 5,555 Posted April 3, 2021 Report Share Posted April 3, 2021 Seen some bullfinchs this morning lovely sight 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bell 3,503 Posted April 3, 2021 Report Share Posted April 3, 2021 Saw first Wheatear today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dytkos 17,528 Posted April 3, 2021 Report Share Posted April 3, 2021 Seen my first (live) hedgehog of the year last night. Cheers, D. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,114 Posted April 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2021 Wife applied for some volunteer work in the local hedgehog sanctuary yesterday coincidentally 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iworkwhippets 12,247 Posted April 4, 2021 Report Share Posted April 4, 2021 my back garden is full of sparrows , hacking there guts up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken's Deputy 4,456 Posted April 4, 2021 Report Share Posted April 4, 2021 Hacking their ....? What you mean there, IWW? Doesn't sound very clever. I've had starlings building their nests for about a week now. And, I just this minute stood and confirmed that it was a bird I'd glimpsed, slipping out of a nest box I normally have a great tit in. Thought I'd seen it the other day. Absolutely did, just now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CRAZYHORSE 2,647 Posted April 4, 2021 Report Share Posted April 4, 2021 I see two swallows come in from the sea last Monday, sheerness golf course Kent 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pesky1972 4,925 Posted April 5, 2021 Report Share Posted April 5, 2021 Dusting of snow on the ground this morning. Geese can’t make their minds up whether to fly North or head South again. Swallows...!!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,114 Posted April 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2021 Lots here this morning just took the dogs out for a quick toilet walk and the swallows are ducking and diving in and out the boats, will try for some pics later Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,114 Posted April 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2021 And in just a few hours it’s now snowing wtf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sussex 5,776 Posted April 5, 2021 Report Share Posted April 5, 2021 Not seen any swallows so for this year which surprised me given I’m mid Spain , the Martin’s where flying over a couple of weeks ago ..I’ll check and see but the earliest I think I’ve ever seen them in the UK was April 12th... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,114 Posted May 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 Not the best pic but a couple of swallows on my tv aerial 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 20,804 Posted May 13, 2021 Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 Up in Scotland at the beginning of the week and there were cuckoo's everywhere. Right up near Ullapool, saw 3 fly over my mates garden. Was there a day and half and it was rare we couldn't hear one 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pesky1972 4,925 Posted May 13, 2021 Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 (edited) Saw one on Tuesday this week, it was dodging hailstones. Does not a summer make indeed. Edited May 13, 2021 by pesky1972 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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