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Re: Swallows
I'm just back in from a short walk and was going to post that I saw my first swallow of the year.
It was on a telephone wire, all alone, and it looked knackered!
It was on a telephone wire, all alone, and it looked knackered!
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Re: Swallows
Seen sand martins but no swallows yet
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Re: Swallows
davelumb wrote: โFri Apr 07 2023 19:24 -I saw my first swallow today as well Dave. Wonder if it's the same one.I'm just back in from a short walk and was going to post that I saw my first swallow of the year.
It was on a telephone wire, all alone, and it looked knackered!
Looked like it could do with a good meal.
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chris_parry wrote: โFri Apr 07 2023 21:27 -Could be. This one looked undernourished too!davelumb wrote: โFri Apr 07 2023 19:24 -I saw my first swallow today as well Dave. Wonder if it's the same one.I'm just back in from a short walk and was going to post that I saw my first swallow of the year.
It was on a telephone wire, all alone, and it looked knackered!
Looked like it could do with a good meal.
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Re: Swallows
First of the year was last Tuesday feeding on the thousands of duns coming off the Avon.
Even better was a pair of storks that flew over, left me wondering if they will stay and breed somewhere?
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Even better was a pair of storks that flew over, left me wondering if they will stay and breed somewhere?
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'No Man Ever Fishes The Same River Twice, .... For It Is Not The Same River, .... And He Is Not The Same Man' Heraclitus of Ephesus
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Re: Swallows
Still waiting to see one here. Love seeing them tbh
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davelumb wrote: โFri Apr 07 2023 19:24 -Bloody long way from the Sahara Dave .I'm just back in from a short walk and was going to post that I saw my first swallow of the year.
It was on a telephone wire, all alone, and it looked knackered!
I have read that some swallows are staying in UK all year round now because the winters have gotten warmer.
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Re: Swallows
I don't see Swallows in my part of town but we do have Swifts. I think it'll be a few weeks before they arrive.
Unfortunately being hard of hearing I can't hear them making that high pitched sound they seem to make as they race with each other flying around the houses.
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Martin
Unfortunately being hard of hearing I can't hear them making that high pitched sound they seem to make as they race with each other flying around the houses.
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Martin
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Re: Swallows
Still no swallows here. Normally around the start of May.
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Just back from a walk and seen my second swallow of the year. This one was whizzing about on the wind.
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Re: Swallows
Seen one on Saturday 15th just gone, they come every year nest in the old cowshed and shi* on everything.
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Steve Le maitre wrote: โWed Apr 19 2023 18:25 -Cormorants, grebes, house sparrows, swallows. Are there any birds you don't hate for one thing or another?Seen one on Saturday 15th just gone, they come every year nest in the old cowshed and shi* on everything.
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Re: Swallows
I like the Swallows, just they shi* on everything.
I also love the Robins, but when Iโm mowing the lawns they shi* on the handle as soon as they get a chance.
I also love the Robins, but when Iโm mowing the lawns they shi* on the handle as soon as they get a chance.
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Steve Le maitre wrote: โThu Apr 20 2023 19:26 -I like the Swallows, just they shi* on everything.
I also love the Robins, but when Iโm mowing the lawns they shi* on the handle as soon as they get a chance.
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davelumb wrote: โThu Apr 20 2023 19:42 -Makes my head spin.Steve Le maitre wrote: โThu Apr 20 2023 19:26 -I like the Swallows, just they shi* on everything.
I also love the Robins, but when Iโm mowing the lawns they shi* on the handle as soon as they get a chance.
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Re: Swallows
Turned up at our stables today, exactly 1 week later than last year, 4 arrived today hopefully over the next few days the yard will be full of them, im in Sandbach cheshire
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Re: Swallows
No swallows but see a grass snake sunning itself by the side of a local lake this afternoon.
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Martin
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martin(rockape) wrote: โFri Apr 05 2024 19:16 -No swallows but see a grass snake sunning itself by the side of a local lake this afternoon.
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Re: Swallows
None here yet, don't suppose it will be long before they arrive though.
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We don't get them in my part of town but we do get Swifts. Love watching them race around unfortunately due to poor hearing I can no longer hear them screeching as they fly by.
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Re: Swallows
Blue t*ts in my nest box in the Garden now and the frogs are back in my pond every night.
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Re: Swallows
Swallows here in SouthWest, Also had a redtail kite come and take a slow worm out the garden (Can't be 100% sure flew off dangling something, only thing we have here are s/worms)
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Re: Swallows
Saw our first swallows today (Northumberland). There seems to be a big influx of chiffchaffs around our area this spring for some reason. Loads of them singing last time we were out a week or so ago. Hedgehogs have started visiting the garden again this last week aswell
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Re: Swallows
If you have seen them Mark it will be any day now for me, I have been keeping my eyes open but nothing so far.
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Will Smith wrote: โSun Apr 07 2024 23:47 -We werent far from the coast today, might not have moved far inland just yet mate , like you say wont be longIf you have seen them Mark it will be any day now for me, I have been keeping my eyes open but nothing so far.
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Re: Swallows
Seen my first sand martins on Sunday, first swallows yesterday the 10th, bet there regretting coming here weathers awful