First Swallow has arrived!

OBaoghil.7

The first of this season's swallows has arrived at our home place this afternoon. Just the one but what a lovely sight to see!

cd07

Spotted one in ballyboughal earlier.

Zoo4m8

Two Sand Martins in a quarry in North Wexford today..

Mrs cockett

Is it early, we don't usually see them until end of April

Birdnuts

So far got loads of Sand martins, a couple a chiffchaffs and one willow warbler

OpenYourEyes

Had my first Swallows (11+) over the River Suck on the Roscommon/Galway border on Friday - same place I saw my first Swallows last year!

Had my first Sand Martins, with a couple of Swallows, over the River Moy in Ballina then yesterday, and stopped by a friends house in Roscommon on the way home and he had a pair of Swallows already coming in and out of the old nest in his shed!

It's worth recording your first Swallows (and Cuckoos and Swifts) at the website here: http://www.springalive.net/en-ie It's used to show children across Europe the 'arrival of Spring' to help encourage an interest in nature and wildlife!

Fakediamond

Hurray! I was getting a bit anxious as I havent seen any yet. I worry every year that they won't return to my sheds! Can't wait to see "mine" back again.

I have the added bonus of swifts nesting across the road from my workplace, I love to see them zooming around for the summer.

Zoo4m8

Willow Warblers everywhere in the Willow! and Birch on Big Sugarloaf mountain yesterday..

ThunderCat

Saw my first swallow on Saturday evening over Laytown golf club

OldRio

First swallows in Leitrim. Saw them near Fenagh Abbey.
Early for us. Tis normally around the 17th we first see them.
Now we await for the cuckoo. Usually a day or two after the swallow in the past but........we wait.

glaswegian

saw a couple of swallows this morning just outside sligo town.

wexandproud

saw a couple near kilmore some day early in week , but even more unusual [i think] im just back from a walk with the dog and heard a cuckoo .I hear them every year but never until about may. Is this unusually early as i am no expert , and no it was'nt a dove

Del.Monte

Saw my first three of the season near Enniscorthy Castle today.

Birdnuts

Visiting family near Dublin yesterday and took the Nephews to Corkeagh park. Great place for all kinds of wildlife and landed my first swallow of the year too

Deub

I saw my first couple of swallows in Cork city yesterday.
Lovely to see them.

ZX7R

Saw our first swallows today suncroft kildare

whyulittle

Saw my first Swallow here yesterday as well, flying in and out of a neighbour's shed.

Hotei

I saw a lone Swallow on a telegraph wire just outside Newbridge (Kildare) today.