On 10/05/2013 09:21, David Hill wrote:
Yes. Spring is much delayed this year in the UK...
Swallows and housemartins only arrived this week.

I have only seen one swallow so far this year and that was on Monday,
the same day that I heard a cuckoo.

Strange, I have only seen 1 swallow here so far, but visiting a local
firm based on an old farm last week the swallows were skimming around
the yard, and I was told they had been there for almost 3 weeks.

Round here the farm ones do arrive about a week and a half earlier.
I guess they know that there are a lot more flies in the farmyard.

I have always assumed that they follow the food back up north.

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Regards,
Martin Brown