mike and louise
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Have the swallows gone?I think the swallows have gone, there were very few around at the beginning of the week and I haven't seen any today- its the end of summer. 
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kimmie
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nope we have tons here still....they come out more when the rain has just stopped and the bugs hatch.....we also seem to have a lot of starlings too!! 
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wildgarlic
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Still got them here, but I think that the osprey(s) have disappeared.
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Smooth Hound
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there did seem to be a change in weather yeterday, it started to feel autumny, mind you it could have been the strichen moors, it was warmed and mist free back here when i got back 
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lachlanandmarcus
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 my millions are still here and we even have additional broods still in nests - bit worried about their prospects....
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Sassinak
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My roof was still covered with them earlier.
I have some still flying into one of the outbuildings but I don't know if they still have young in there. I know the last brood in the stables fledged last week.
We couldn't figure out how they were getting in and out until I caught them in the act. We have a couple of holes punched the corrigated iron door to allow a chain to be passed to secure them. They are going through the little chain hole !! 
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Townie
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We still have them down here too
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pete_inthehills
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| wildgarlic wrote: | | Still got them here, but I think that the osprey(s) have disappeared. |
I saw an osprey at yours on Sunday when I was leaving.
pete
inthehills
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wildgarlic
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cool... will keep an eye out and try and get one last shot (with the camera that is!)
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andybebbington
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yeah swallows still here aswell
saw ospreys today but they wont be about for much longer tend to leave around the middle of the month mum and dad osprey were giving fishing lessons at the weekend wish they would stay they dont eat as many fish as cormorantsthat will apear soon after the osprey leave
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lor138
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| wildgarlic wrote: | | cool... will keep an eye out and try and get one last shot (with the camera that is!) |
That did make me chuckle WG!!!!
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pete_inthehills
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since I read this post, I've seen loads of swallows/house martins.
I'm thinking of starting a thread about the sun and perhaps I'll see that soon too!
pete
inthehills
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lachlanandmarcus
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hee hee LOL!
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Thrawnquine
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I was watching some house martins this morning, but haven't seen a lot of swallows this year.
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Sassinak
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Driving back from James and Jessica's earlier this evening we passed telephone wires with over a hundred swallows lined up !! - I counted the first 50 and then guessed lol
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kimmie
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looks like my house martins and swallows have now gone.....and are replaced by starlins 
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kimmie
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correction we still have two house martins left!!
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lachlanandmarcus
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we only have one or two swallows left, the rest left on Monday.The crows are here in great flocks and the owls have started hootieing at night. The little frogs are chirping like crickets in the grass everywhere too
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Cockadoodledoo
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The family from my workshop left yesterday. I didn't think I would miss them - after the mess they leave behind. I am in there every day and when I open up in the morning they were all lined up waiting to do whatever it is they do, and I used to make sure they were all in at night lined up on the beam before I shut up.
Now there is nothing ..
Never mind I now have the bats that live in there somewhere, as well as all the other wildlife around me.
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