[Beewyched]

Aargh - it's raining AGAIN - it's no wonder the Swallows are staying away 

Typical - I've just finished putting out my seedlings in their trays from the conservatory for their daily airing & lugged a cans full of water from the water butt 

[Fowgill Farm]

2 more arrived yesterday and are furiously marking their turf in the old byre. The noise is unbelievable no doubt more will follow soon and you won't be able to hear yourself think! Its a lovely sound of summer returning.
Mandy

[Beewyched]

STILL no sign of mine  & the midges are multiplying by the thousands 

[northfifeduckling]

not arrived here either yet! 

[HappyHippy]

No sign of mine either and it's been nice here today 
Hope they hurry - the midges are just starting to do my head in 

[Fleecewife]

OH saw three fly over yesterday (probably on their way to Lillian's  ) and this morning they have arrived here for sure    I got stung by some flying gizmo last night so there is plenty of work for the swallows to do    It's definitely summer now they have arrived.

[robert waddell]

well we do encourage them it was almost 20 nests at least twice and even some had three broods 

[Beewyched]

Update ...

Our landlord who farms about half a mile down the road from us has seen ONE PAIR today, they usually have dozens    Still no sign of ours 

[ambriel]

Still no sign of them up our way, either, but then no sign of any midges either.

[faith0504]

we had 2 arrive at the week end keeping everything crossed there will be more, this is our first summer in this house so not really sure what to expect, but we definately have 2 spending there time on the phone wire then swooping the midges, summer is just round the corner 

[Rosemary]

Ours have arrived. I think I'll have to tie the cats' legs together 

[northfifeduckling]

1st solitary sighting this morning!

[nel]

At last, saw my first Swallows in Clackmannanshire tonight.  Quite a number of them all together.   From everyone's posts they are late in arriving this year.  For the past couple of years I have noticed them much earlier and we have not had good summers it will be interesting to see what kind of summer we have this year. 

Has anyone else any theories on the weather related to the early or late arrival of Swallows. 

Geese also didn't seem to be in a hurry to leave this year.

[ambriel]

Saw the first ones this year today as I was coming back across the Cromarty bridge.

Will have to see how long it takes them to make it across to us.

[Skirza]

1st swallows here (just south of John o Groats) yesterday