Last Wednesday 6th April, whilst I was out on a bike ride in the late afternoon I saw my first Swallows of the year! It was at Bickleigh Viaduct and they were enjoying swooping over and under the viaduct, obviously catching insects to eat. They looked like they were having a lot of fun!
Usually at this viaduct, I see a lot of Swift’s soaring around and then just gliding high up in the air currents in the sky, but this time there were none to be seen (do Swift’s migrate? If so, perhaps they haven’t made it here yet). So I did have to do a double take to make sure they were Swallows, but they definitely were!
I have seen them a lot earlier this year, as last year it was well into May before they could be seen locally. Hopefully this bodes well for a warm and sunny Spring and Summer!
Here is where I saw them last week –