Summer birds

[Lincs Yellowbelly]

Spotted my first true summer species of the year today firstly a House Martin then a Swallow the big southerly must have pushed them up

[barquar]

Wow thats great news here comes summer.
Barquar

[ChrisJB]

Originally Posted by Lincs Yellowbelly

Spotted my first true summer species of the year today firstly a House Martin then a Swallow the big southerly must have pushed them up

You jammy so and so! It's always a cause for celebration when I see my first hirundine of the year. It's usually around the 10th April for me up here, though I saw my first local wheatear the other day.

Regards, Chris

[Lincs Yellowbelly]

Originally Posted by ChrisJB

You jammy so and so! It's always a cause for celebration when I see my first hirundine of the year. It's usually around the 10th April for me up here, though I saw my first local wheatear the other day.

Regards, Chris

I was very suprised myself, not at the House Martin, but I wasn't expecting a Swallow as the weather has been so bad

[aeshna5]

I had a walk round my local country park at dawn yesterday hoping for Wheatear or oher migrants, but only found a couple of singing Chiffchaff that have been in a week or so! The winter stuff seemed to have gone- no Redwing or Fieldfare + the last Black-headed Gulls had disappeared, though still some lingering Common Gulls.

[watsthat]

Originally Posted by Lincs Yellowbelly

Spotted my first true summer species of the year today firstly a House Martin then a Swallow the big southerly must have pushed them up

That swallow is early, I`m not far from you and my first last year was April 7th and I thought that was exceptional. Maybe its your coastal location?

Pete

[denn]

here's one from today, at my local nr. chiffchaff

took a while to even get close,to be able to get a record shot for myself.
denn.

[aeshna5]

Large raptors on the move today over London's skies with a Black Kite reported by experienced observers over Regent's Park, a Red Kite elsewhere, several Buzzards+ a probable Osprey.

Rainham RSPB has had a Stone Curlew today.

[nutmeg]

Chiffchaff seen and heard for the first time this year in my Lincolnshire garden. Got a very poor record shot, despite seeing it very clearly, because I had my macro lens on.

[Ukwildlifeo]

Originally Posted by aeshna5

Large raptors on the move today over London's skies with a Black Kite reported by experienced observers over Regent's Park, a Red Kite elsewhere, several Buzzards+ a probable Osprey.

Rainham RSPB has had a Stone Curlew today.

black kite!? Over regents park!? when im stuck in here revising!? typical