I saw my first swallow yesterday and friend at work tell me they saw some last weekend, so I reckon spring must almost be here :D This was not too far from Dorking in Surrey.
Have not heard the cuckoo yet.
How about you ???????????????
Swallows!! Wow!! That's cheered me up tremendously ;D
I was still suffering after the blizzard we had on Saturday :o
I'm harking out for the cuckoos too. I have heard a woodpecker drumming, but don't suppose he counts, does he??
So pleased the swallows are back though :D
Taraven
We saw two swallows yesterday over the Alver right next to the Solent, I reckon that they had just arrived for their hols! Now I know that it's time to get the summer clothes out of the loft!
Swallows here in S E Monmouthshire for about a week.
I have only heard the Cuckoo once in the past five years. They are in serious decline.