Topic: Swifts and swallows, seen them yet?

[angle shades]

 :) 2 wet swallows, 5 house martins , no Swifts :(


I think on last years Springwatch they were saying food sources on the journey here were causing less Swifts to survive the journey :-\ the weather is making insects scarce/ shades x

[JoB1]

YES! Swifts flying high around our area, in Swanmore near Southampton, for the past week  :) Pulled the curtains open whilst having a lazy lie-in on Saturday and could watch them through the window - lovely sight and sound.

Haven't spotted house-martins yet but think I spied a long forked tail hanging over a telegraph wire as I drove by yesterday  :)

[angle shades]

1 swift :( flying over lottie/ shades x

[hellohelenhere]

Finally! Swifts here, saw them yesterday, quite a few. It seems quite late in the year - but at least they're here now!

[tonybloke]

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over the back garden this evening.

[thifasmom]

;D ;D just looked out the window at the dark overcast sky and ........... the swifts are here, the swifts are here ;D ;D

[camo_lady]

They arrived - in force - Sunday morning. 

My sleep was shattered by a thousand screaming demons just outside my bedroom window.

Great to see them - and sure happy they eat 'Bitemes'

janval

[hellohelenhere]

I love that screaming sound, it's so exhilarating! Plus, they just whizz past now and again en masse - it wouldn't be very pleasant if they did it outside your window all day. :)
House martins outside the window is nice, sparrows too, if they're not too close - their chirrupping can get a bit maddening if they're right there next to you. Lovely cheerful sound though.