First Swifts

[goodgoalie]

Hurrah! Saw the first swifts of the year yesterday 3rd May, swooping over my village. What a cheering sight:
"They've made it again,
Which means the globe's still working "

[Buenchico]

What?

Migrants arriving in this country from Africa?

Get ready for the howls of protest here on AB!

(It's lovely to see them though, GG).

[rowanwitch]

My favourite birds, we had some yesterday too, screeching round like a squadron of little fighter jets

[Theland]

Sadly I wouldn't know where to find a swift, and wouldn't recognise one if it came up to me carrying a banner saying,"I am a swift".
Will have to remain satisfied with the little fat blackbird, (a bird - it is black), that lives in the bushes in our overgrown garden.

[goodgoalie]

Look up, Theland, look up - and listen for their joyous screams

[Buenchico]

To help Theland out:

https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/swift

[mazie]

Waiting for the swallows to come back, they nest in our garage every year. Bit of dive bombing, a bit of ranting at us for going into their garage happens every year.

[goodgoalie]

Surprised the swallows aren't back yet, mazie, they usually make it before the swifts. Could they have gone elsewhere?

[Theland]

Thanks for that.
Must look in the graveyard next door tomorrow, and if I spot one, I will impress Mrs T when I return home and say, "Guess what I just saw?"
Cheers.

[mazie]

I hope not GG , I will miss them :0( x

[jakep]

Lots of swallows on Norfolk Broads two weeks ago and swifts last Saturday at Rainham Marshes, Essex.
Life can be so good :-)

[Chipchopper]

Yeay! I saw a fleeting glimpse of what appeared to be a house martin, flying high above my garden.
It was silhouetted but didn't seem to have the long forked tail of the swallow and was too small for a swift.

[mazie]

The swallows have arrived GG. I noticed them yesterday :0) x