Report of Barn Swallows arriving in Wales

By Peter John

22-04-2011 Just read today's information on your blog. Sad, felt I was there too. Know the feeling when the Barn Swallows finally depart from my place. Still keep looking up into the skies weeks after just in case there are a few left. Have seen a single one flying over, heading south late in October on occasions'.
   You take care, and be pleased you are playing a vital part in educating people with the gifts we have in such beautiful little birds that become our favorites, possible because, in my case nest in our homes and trust us. Plus what a task they have to endeavour to fly such a distances at around 25 mph. You can do the conversion? 

19-04-2011 Hi Angie, pleased to tell you firstly the weather is cooking hot here with a heat wave for this time of year. Secondly the third pair of retuning swallows came into barn this morning. All went to their respective nests as usual.

15-04-2011  Angie, pleased to mention the lone swallows mate has arrived today .Now there are four Barn Swallows in the little barn. Expecting another pair shortly that always come later.

Movie is showing the swallows today in a small workshop within the main barn.

 13-04-2011 My two Barn Swallows have finished renovating nest and ready to lay eggs, as she is sitting on it for long periods. I think the male is also flirting with the other swallow in the barn, female it must be. Expecting more swallows to arrive in the barn in the coming weeks, the normal time of year they come.  The third swallow can't be the group from last year with one male and his two brides, as she haven't renovated the wall nest she now stays in at night. She now always joins the pair when they fly out for food etc.

8-04-2011 Thought you might like to see a picture of my third single swallow to arrive on April 6th. It wont move away all day from sitting by the wall nest on the florescent  tube. The other pair are very friendly towards it, and sometimes perch along side him or her. Haven't seen  tail feathers to know yet. Sometimes follows the other two out when looking for insects. Hope I'm right by saying it could be waiting for it's mate, unless sadly might not arrive.

7-04-2011 Just for the record, I now have another male taken residents in barn, and expect his mate shortly to arrive. Skies are full of incoming swallows St Clears area, and now settling in various farm buildings. Spent most of the morning checking if any swallows were back to favourite nesting sites I know of. They were.

6-04-2011 Angie just managed this quick snap of my two newcomers out on the electric cable. Taken today, afternoon time.