Good news! Swallows arrival.

[Khandro]

I live on the bank of the River Neckar 20 miles south of Stuttgart, and this evening at 7:00pm precisely, the first advance party of swallows arrived and came straight to explore the 6 nests under the eaves of my house. I would be interested to hear of first sightings from AB ers in the UK.

[Prudie]

Hello Khandro
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[askyourgran]

I haven't seen ours yet but it's about this time they arrive, I'll be looking out for them now Khandro.

[moonraker558]

Ours arrived about two weeks ago on Salisbury Plain.

[Chaffinch]

Non in hants yet, but still waiting with baited breath :)

[boxtops]

Excellent news Khandro - we saw them in Spain in February, on their way north. They usually arrive here about May 12, but I haven't heard the shrieking yet! There seem to be enough flying insects about - I will keep an ear out for them!

[Khandro]

Boxtops; the ones you saw in Spain must have crossed from Africa via the Straits of Gibraltar which I once witnessed at Tarifa, and afterwards memorably rode a motorbike through a canyon surrounded by them all around me, it was the closest I have ever got to being part of their life. I was returning north to England and I felt we were bringing the Spring with us.