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Title: Swallows have arrived.
Post by: MAK on March 28, 2013, 12:30:27 pm

Yesterday evening we saw our first swallow. Actually a mass of them feeding over our lake. Herons and Egrets in the trees too and all manner of bird calls that we have not heard over the winter.
it may not be summer but I think it safe to say that Spring has sprung. :excited:
 

Title: Re: Swallows have arrived.
Post by: Alistair on March 28, 2013, 12:48:21 pm

Silly buggers, should've stayed where it was warm and  :sunshine:, hope ours don't bother, poor little things will get cold

Title: Re: Swallows have arrived.
Post by: Sbom on March 28, 2013, 01:03:09 pm

Hope they've bought there coats!

Title: Re: Swallows have arrived.
Post by: NormandyMary on March 28, 2013, 05:59:19 pm

Send them up country to me will you Martin? Thanks. We had lovely sunshine this afternoon, after having snow flurries this morning!

Title: Re: Swallows have arrived.
Post by: Odin on March 29, 2013, 09:51:30 pm

Dug my tractor out of the barn to go snow clearing and swallows were flying around. I thought it strange considering the drifting snow ? Not even had any daffodils yet.

Title: Re: Swallows have arrived.
Post by: Lesley Silvester on March 29, 2013, 10:38:59 pm

It might be spring where you are, Martin, but it sure ain't here.

Title: Re: Swallows have arrived.
Post by: Fleecewife on March 29, 2013, 11:36:18 pm

I hope they hold off a bit from here as there's not a fly anywhere to be seen for them to eat.

Title: Re: Swallows have arrived.
Post by: tizaala on March 30, 2013, 06:37:19 am

The poor little sods are better off staying in Africa this year :gloomy:
 
PS Mak , have PM'ed you.

Title: Re: Swallows have arrived.
Post by: GillSmith on March 30, 2013, 05:55:18 pm

Good grief!  I would have thought they would have stalled in France somewhere and waited for the weather to improve.  I'm in chilly Norfolk and there's not a sight of them yet - those easterlies are probably just one step too far for them!

Title: Re: Swallows have arrived.
Post by: Backinwellies on March 30, 2013, 06:11:36 pm

Took me a minute or two to realise you in France!  Would be rather early for swallows here even in a very warm year!.... this year I think we are more likely to see penguins!

Title: Re: Swallows have arrived.
Post by: GillSmith on March 30, 2013, 06:18:14 pm

Aha!  Looks like I fell into the 'trap'!  They obviously are stalling in France - if they had any sense they would head south rather quickly, what with the forecast being rather grim for us over the water for the next heaven-knows how long!  This time last year I was in shorts and worrying about drought!

Title: Re: Swallows have arrived.
Post by: NormandyMary on March 30, 2013, 06:36:47 pm

If they'd flown up country yesterday, they'd have definitely turned round and gone back down Martin's way as we woke up to a winter wonderland again this morning. It had mostly thawed by this afternoon, but there were about 2 inches worth on the top of the cars and we couldn't see the green of the grass. It just doesn't seem right having snow at Easter does it?

Title: Re: Swallows have arrived.
Post by: Lesley Silvester on March 30, 2013, 08:24:28 pm

Quote from: Fleecewife on March 29, 2013, 11:36:18 pm

I hope they hold off a bit from here as there's not a fly anywhere to be seen for them to eat.

There was one in our kitchen the other day.  Don't know what happened to it but it was prbably too cold for it to hang around.