twenty Posted April 23, 2021 Report Share Posted April 23, 2021 (edited) First Swift of the year reported in Gloucestershire yesterday..........soon be Summer. Edited April 23, 2021 by twenty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted April 23, 2021 Report Share Posted April 23, 2021 I’ve seen only two Swallows so far this spring. The easterly winds must be keeping them on the Continent. A surprise locally was the sight of 12 Fieldfares. They should be in Scandinavia by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty Posted April 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, JDog said: I’ve seen only two Swallows so far this spring. The easterly winds must be keeping them on the Continent. A surprise locally was the sight of 12 Fieldfares. They should be in Scandinavia by now. Yeah, a redwing in Frampton earlier this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted April 23, 2021 Report Share Posted April 23, 2021 Our normal swallows have not arrived yet this year. Wondering if the constant cold north north easterlies have been the cause. Have not seen a swift for many years. Such graceful birds. Had an hour in the tree rat hide this morning and was entertained by three tree creepers and four or five nuthatches at close quarters along with a chaffinch a little brown job I could not put a name to, the usual robins and blackbirds AND one very dead tree rat. Oh and a cock pheasant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty Posted April 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Walker570 said: Our normal swallows have not arrived yet this year. Wondering if the constant cold north north easterlies have been the cause. Have not seen a swift for many years. Such graceful birds. Had an hour in the tree rat hide this morning and was entertained by three tree creepers and four or five nuthatches at close quarters along with a chaffinch a little brown job I could not put a name to, the usual robins and blackbirds AND one very dead tree rat. Oh and a cock pheasant. Sounds like you had a nice morning, lovely weather isn't it, I sat in the garden for an hour this afternoon and watched numerous Goldfinch on the feeders, also a couple of Buzzard were soaring on the thermals, high above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted April 24, 2021 Report Share Posted April 24, 2021 Driving back today through Barkby, Leicestershire and there was a superb summer scene a cricket match on the pitch there in idylic surrounds and the only thing missing was a few swifts circling above. Nice to see some things getting back to near normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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