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Has anyone seen a Swallow yet this year?
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No not yet

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Not yet but I get so excited when I see the first ones. Perhaps still a bit early. At least my outside loo is still useable for humans. Once they start nesting it is far to dodgy. Have had 2 lots nesting in it for years now.
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We saw "something" last Easter Sat. at Strumble Head in Pembrokeshire.
It was on the cliffs, we wondered if it was a Sand Martin ?
Also last weekend in the valley we live in further up the coast. I always get them confused , could have been Swifts?
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None here yet, but my first sighting of last year was the 19th (tomorrow!), so will be keeping my eyes peeled!
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THEY ARE HERE. Thought I saw 2 yesterday but 1 pair sitting on the wires at the back of my place this morning
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Spotted our first one yesterday in the barns. Last year I counted 50 plus, each year there seems to be more and more. Here we go again moving horse rugs etc so they dont get pooped on.

Will give the cats a warning in readiness as when the cats walk over the courtyard the swallows dive bomb them yike* They get really, really close, as in a couple of inches from the cats head. The other year our cat Harry used to catch them as they swooped by him which wasnt very nice to see.
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Just seen a couple about an hour ago,its been said they were seen in Co.Down on the 27th of March,but that seems a bit early.
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Not seen any yet round here - mind you cannot remember if it is housemartins or swallows who build nests in the stable and poo all over my big lad )gr:

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Still not seen one yet!

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)c( One flew over my back garden this morning , looking quite magnificent as it fought the wind ,looking like a Harrier Jump Jet on a bombing run.


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May Day and I was in the car and noticed a couple (might have been House Martins though).
Bout time too.
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Seen some house martins and a few swifts this week!

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No swallows, but I have heard swifts!
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I saw a couple two days ago somewhere between the Ilse of Mann and and Scotland.
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