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Thread: Where have all the swallows gone?

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    Default Where have all the swallows gone?

    I haven't seen any at all this spring, anywhere in Caithness. Last year they were in and out of the garage refurbishing last year's nests by this time. I think I saw the first one in the middle of April last year. Has anybody seen any yet?

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    haven't seen any and the housemartins have not returned either

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    We have a few Sand Martins here and I've seen a Swift just the other day, no House Martins yet though.

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    we have loads of house martins flying about

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    Here in Brough ,we only have 2 Swallows and no sign of the House Martins. Last year we had 6 or 7 nesting pairs of Swallows and a lot of House
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    My wife saw one swallow today here at Ulbster..
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    A pair in Melvich last weekend
    no others we had quite a few by this time if i recall
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    I saw a lot of housemartins a few weeks ago in Thurso. It was a warm day and they were feasting on flies down at the river. Haven't seen any swallows yet though. Don't think it's been warm enough to tempt them to Caithness.

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    Around Wick (Lochshell, Reiss and on the cliff tops at Clyth) they have been visible for the last 2 weeks but have only seen two in Wick so far this year.
    (On Monday I saw a single house martin at Lochshell.)

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    Seeing a lot of swallows and sand martins but as yet no house martins but they are usually the last to arrive, give it another week or so.

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