Housemartin

[Kenn]

We are delighted to announce we have a nest, will be watching with great interest.
Are they a common summer visitor here as I read that their numbers are declining?

[porshiepoo]

Lovely little bird.
We get loads of them here swooping down over our pond for the water.
Hard to tell the difference between the housemartins and the Swallows sometimes but we love watching them.

Don't know how much in decline they are but we seem to get plenty of them year after year.
It's funny to watch their babes doing their first swooping attempts to get water too - hit and miss most of the time.

[Gronnuck]

Our lodgers have been with us for a couple of weeks now.







They're a bit messy and a bit noisey but they're delightful company!

[Kenn]

Our nest appeared whilst we were looking elsewhere! Delighted that they are here as have not seen them for many a year.

[Kenn]

They seem to be settled but don't think the eggs have hatched yet as it's still very quiet up in the eaves.

[Liz]

They are lovely birds and glad I'm not the only one who finds it hard to differentiate between Swallows and House Martins Porshiepoo.

Excuse my ignorance but do they nest anywhere apart from in eaves of buildings?