[Backinwellies]

To everyone else who like me is totally fed up of the constant wet  here in South Wales ... take heart I've just seen our first swallow

Anyone else seen one yet??

[waterbuffalofarmer]

Don't think so but I have seen a few species of bird which I haven't seen since last autumn. Spring is finally here and you can feel the warm sun on your back and hear the birdsong, thats enough for me!

[Fleecewife]

No swallows here in southern Scotland, but the first skylark has been singing today, in the rain 

[Lesley Silvester]

Spring 

[waterbuffalofarmer]

I heard an owl this evening, hooting at me it was as I was pulling a lamb out of a sheep. Does that count?

[Fleecewife]

I heard an owl this evening, hooting at me it was as I was pulling a lamb out of a sheep. Does that count?

No, sorry, they've been hooting and screeching here for months - set the dogs off every time (although the lamb counts). 
We had a barn owl here once whose favourite trick was to wait until one of us was standing staring off into the distance, then creep up from behind and silently whoosh over our shoulder, right next to our ear - scared the living daylights out of us every time. I swear you could hear that bird laughing as it flew away 

[devonlady]

I start to watch for the first swallows about now. Poor little souls will have a chilly welcome, roll on the warm sunshine!

[DavidandCollette]

We heard the first skylarks on the 13th March. Lapwings started to wheel and call the week before. 

[Sudanpan]

We saw our first swallows on SUnday 

[in the hills]

Spotted the first, solitary swallow yesterday. Mid Wales. 

[Black Sheep]

First one here yesterday evening. Always a nice feeling to see them return.

[Jane & Richard Suffolk]

First swallow here to in Suffolk yesterday

[DavidandCollette]

Just seen two this morning here in North Lincolnshire. You beat me to the post

[Jukes Mum]

First swallow seen here last night (North Yorkshire) :-)

[Oopsiboughtasheep]

Saw our first one this morning. We have kept a note on the tack room notice board each year for the last 12years. Earliest was April 5th, later was April 27th. They nest in the stables almost every year and we love to see them arrive.