4 April 2021 #1 ILuvCowparsely Well-Known Member Joined 5 April 2010 Messages 14,751 Visit site Our first swallow arrived this evening.
4 April 2021 #2 AmyMay Situation normal Joined 1 July 2004 Messages 66,617 Location South Visit site Saw quite a few this evening on my walk by my river.
4 April 2021 #3 T TheBigPony Well-Known Member Joined 5 July 2012 Messages 109 Visit site Saw one flying over the fields this evening
4 April 2021 #4 HG95 Well-Known Member Joined 4 October 2019 Messages 119 Visit site We've got at least 2 at a yard I work at
4 April 2021 #5 windand rain Well-Known Member Joined 25 November 2012 Messages 8,517 Visit site Oh good they are the only thing that keep the horse flies away
4 April 2021 #6 B babymare Well-Known Member Joined 24 June 2008 Messages 4,114 Location cheshire Visit site We used to have them and what a joy. Sadly no more. Houses built behind us now and no swallows or bats for last two years! Cheers to planning ?
We used to have them and what a joy. Sadly no more. Houses built behind us now and no swallows or bats for last two years! Cheers to planning ?
5 April 2021 #7 Bradsmum Well-Known Member Joined 2 May 2011 Messages 1,840 Location Made it to Wales Visit site Saw my first one on Tuesday but he's still on his own and sits on the phone line waiting for his mates.
Saw my first one on Tuesday but he's still on his own and sits on the phone line waiting for his mates.
5 April 2021 #8 S southerncomfort Well-Known Member Joined 29 September 2013 Messages 5,761 Visit site Ours are yet to arrive. However, the numbers of curlews and lapwings this year is fantastic! The first year we lived here I saw 3 curlews. This year, any time I venture out I'm guaranteed to see some and I even saw a group of more than 20. I think its because we leave the winter paddock to rest from April to November and both curlews and lapwings have started nesting in the long grass.
Ours are yet to arrive. However, the numbers of curlews and lapwings this year is fantastic! The first year we lived here I saw 3 curlews. This year, any time I venture out I'm guaranteed to see some and I even saw a group of more than 20. I think its because we leave the winter paddock to rest from April to November and both curlews and lapwings have started nesting in the long grass.