the birds have gone early. (1 Viewer)

[lady jann]

the swallows , house martins sand martins and swifts have gone from our base here on the welsh border , i think its early this year !!!! hope they come back...
the willow wren chiffchaff and spotted fly catcher are still here .
the robin who sings all year round is singing his autum song !!.


would the swallows etc have stayed longer if there is an indian summer coming , do they know something we don t know ???

has anyone else noticed an early migration this year ??

 

[American Dream]

I thought that was a sign , supposedly, of a hard winter coming.

We were watching the Swifts, swallows and Marting flocking last weekend in the late summer skies.

Now they've all gone.:Sad:

 

[Pusser]

Two weeks ago a load of leaves were shed of one of the trees. And now my pond is filled in I rarely get any birds in the garden now. Big error I made. However, I do get a selection of cats that come into my garden to poo so I am not totally devoid of animal life. I am wondering whether to take up shooting and get an air gun.

 

[Jim]

One of those high power water pistols mid poo would be good for a laugh if nothing else

 

[Pusser]

I'm on the case. I will commence operation Pussy and train to become a crack shot. :Cool:

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[TheAleMan]

swifts last to arrive and first to go back.I saw 4 young swallows in a nest just under two weeks ago.swallows normaly hang around till october before they leave.They have to have a big feed up before the big trip so they have plenty of reserve.

steve