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Penninehillbilly

  • Joined Sep 2011
  • West Yorks
Re: Swallow numbers down ?
« Reply #15 on: September 06, 2018, 10:34:30 pm »
Just checked, mid September last year.

pgkevet

  • Joined Jul 2011
Re: Swallow numbers down ?
« Reply #16 on: September 11, 2018, 08:43:21 am »
I hadn't seen our housemartins for a while but this morning they're all over the place feeding

Rupert the bear

  • Joined Jun 2015
Re: Swallow numbers down ?
« Reply #17 on: September 19, 2018, 09:08:25 pm »
I've just come in from checking the goats and to my surprise there are a couple of swallows sitting in the roof on the cables, probably sheltering from the winds

Fleecewife

  • Joined May 2010
  • South Lanarkshire
    • ScotHebs
Re: Swallow numbers down ?
« Reply #18 on: September 19, 2018, 09:32:40 pm »
When most of our swallows left, early in September, they left behind 5 juveniles.  A couple of days ago the sky was suddenly full of young swallows for a few hours.  They left the same day, but I noticed a single swallow today, playing in the gale.  Presumably the 20 or so were other juveniles coming down from the north, and picking up strays on the way.  I wonder why just one is still here?  (unless the other 4 were just out of sight)
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Fleecewife

  • Joined May 2010
  • South Lanarkshire
    • ScotHebs
Re: Swallow numbers down ?
« Reply #19 on: September 26, 2018, 05:41:43 pm »
There were three here yesterday but I think they took the opportunity of a northerly wind to go as I can't see any now.  Has anyone else still got some juveniles hanging about?
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Anke

  • Joined Dec 2009
  • St Boswells, Scottish Borders
Re: Swallow numbers down ?
« Reply #20 on: September 26, 2018, 09:41:03 pm »
There were three here yesterday but I think they took the opportunity of a northerly wind to go as I can't see any now.  Has anyone else still got some juveniles hanging about?



Yes we still have got three youngsters, they only hatched a couple of weeks ago and the parents have now left. I think these ones will not be flying anywhere, as sad as it is I cannot see how they can go all on their own, mum and dad got their timing a bit wrong. We had our first frost of the autumn on Sunday morning as well!


bj_cardiff

  • Joined Feb 2017
  • Carmarthenshire
Re: Swallow numbers down ?
« Reply #21 on: September 27, 2018, 06:54:59 am »
I noticed they had vanished a week ago, yesterday I saw a solitary swallow swooping low over the fields. I miss their chattering..

Rupert the bear

  • Joined Jun 2015
Re: Swallow numbers down ?
« Reply #22 on: September 27, 2018, 08:47:56 pm »
I noticed they had vanished a week ago, yesterday I saw a solitary swallow swooping low over the fields. I miss their chattering..

This may appear to be a bit sad , but I often play one of the recordings I made of them chattering, cheers me up !

Penninehillbilly

  • Joined Sep 2011
  • West Yorks
Re: Swallow numbers down ?
« Reply #23 on: September 27, 2018, 08:56:24 pm »
We had a single one in the barn at the weekend. Gone last night. Hope it's OK.

Buttermilk

  • Joined Jul 2014
Re: Swallow numbers down ?
« Reply #24 on: September 28, 2018, 07:29:28 am »
Our last two were not about yesterday.

bj_cardiff

  • Joined Feb 2017
  • Carmarthenshire
Re: Swallow numbers down ?
« Reply #25 on: September 28, 2018, 08:14:29 am »
I noticed they had vanished a week ago, yesterday I saw a solitary swallow swooping low over the fields. I miss their chattering..

This may appear to be a bit sad , but I often play one of the recordings I made of them chattering, cheers me up !

lol -that did make me chuckle, they really are the sound of the summer though aren't they..

Fleecewife

  • Joined May 2010
  • South Lanarkshire
    • ScotHebs
Re: Swallow numbers down ?
« Reply #26 on: September 28, 2018, 11:29:49 am »
The wee devils are back !!!  I thought they'd gone south on the north wind, but today the wretches are flying about in the sunshine without a care in the world  :huff:   I'm going to stop watching  and get on with some  :knit: :spin:
"Let's not talk about what we can do, but do what we can"

There is NO planet B - what are YOU doing to save our home?

Do something today that your future self will thank you for - plant a tree

 Love your soil - it's the lifeblood of your land.

sabrina

  • Joined Nov 2008
Re: Swallow numbers down ?
« Reply #27 on: September 28, 2018, 11:43:49 am »
I had a group just fledge a week ago. They were back in the building at night now no sign. quite late to still have them at this time of year so hope they will be safely on their way now.

Anke

  • Joined Dec 2009
  • St Boswells, Scottish Borders
Re: Swallow numbers down ?
« Reply #28 on: September 30, 2018, 10:05:29 pm »
I still have on youngster coming back to goat house at night… his siblings and parents are gone…

 

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