Every day now it seems, swallows, house martins and sand martins are reported in Devon. Even at Wicken Fen, just a few miles from here, we had a swallow reported last Saturday!
The earliest I have seen an swallow in East Anglia is April 7th. Usually the majority arrive mid April. At least they are being seen again. My heart always lifts seeing the first swallow of the year up here.
One of the memories of my dad is him telling me when he spotted the first returning house martin. He died in 1987.
See https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/swallow
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