First Swallow 11:06 - Apr 13 with 2320 views GeoffSentence and first house martins of the year that I have seen over my part of the Ipswich-Shotley-Sudbury Golden Triangle this year. Huzzah! Summer is truly on the way and GB is definitely safe to unpack his speedos and the rest of his summer wardrobe.
First Swallow on 11:20 - Apr 13 with 2279 viewsmylittletown One swallow?
First Swallow on 11:23 - Apr 13 with 2267 viewsmonytowbray How did it taste?
First Swallow on 11:27 - Apr 13 with 2259 viewsblueasfook One swallow does not a summer make
First Swallow on 11:31 - Apr 13 with 2256 viewsGeoffSentence First Swallow on 11:27 - Apr 13 by blueasfook One swallow does not a summer make
How about one swallow and two, yes two, house martins VIDEO
First Swallow on 11:37 - Apr 13 with 2241 viewsblueasfook First Swallow on 11:31 - Apr 13 by GeoffSentence How about one swallow and two, yes two, house martins VIDEO
Was it Paul Heaton and Norman Cook? Oh must add Housemartins to the Hull thread.
First Swallow on 11:55 - Apr 13 with 2217 viewsWD19 ....does not a girlfriend make.
First Swallow on 12:06 - Apr 13 with 2202 viewsFtnfwest They've done well to avoid being shot by our Italian and North African friends, bless em
First Swallow on 12:20 - Apr 13 with 2172 viewsJ2BLUE Used to think this phrase meant something very different.
Login to get fewer adsFirst Swallow on 12:36 - Apr 13 with 2145 viewsSitfcB ? VIDEO
First Swallow on 13:03 - Apr 13 with 2112 viewsGeoffSentence First Swallow on 11:23 - Apr 13 by monytowbray How did it taste?
If you really want to know try Southern Europe or North Africa. I believe they make a rather tasty pate out of them there.
First Swallow on 13:08 - Apr 13 with 2097 viewsBanksterDebtSlave With the tangents this thread has taken I have all sorts of unsavoury images in my head now.
First Swallow on 13:36 - Apr 13 with 2053 viewsEJP First Swallow on 11:37 - Apr 13 by blueasfook Was it Paul Heaton and Norman Cook? Oh must add Housemartins to the Hull thread.
Why? They were only the 4th best band in Hull….
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[Redacted] on 14:06 - Apr 13 with 2011 viewsvictorywilhappen First Swallow on 13:03 - Apr 13 by GeoffSentence If you really want to know try Southern Europe or North Africa. I believe they make a rather tasty pate out of them there.
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First Swallow on 15:22 - Apr 13 with 1933 viewsfactual_blue VIDEO
First Swallow on 15:24 - Apr 13 with 1931 viewsBloots .....think I was 17, she was a bit older. Pretty sure it surprised her, it definitely surprised me. "The sooner he comes back the better, this place has been a disaster without him" - TWTD User (July 2025)
First Swallow on 17:53 - Apr 13 with 1855 viewsChondzoresk Yes, saw my first Swallow of the year today. Between Mellis and Wortham villages, North Suffolk. Can’t remember ever seeing one quite as early.
First Swallow on 18:37 - Apr 13 with 1828 viewsGeoffSentence First Swallow on 17:53 - Apr 13 by Chondzoresk Yes, saw my first Swallow of the year today. Between Mellis and Wortham villages, North Suffolk. Can’t remember ever seeing one quite as early.
3 days earlier than last year for me.
There is no greater sight… on 21:16 - Apr 13 with 1770 viewsunstableblue … than swallows and house martins en masse darting through the air on a spring/summer evening feasting on bugs
There is no greater sight… on 22:15 - Apr 13 with 1728 viewsBanksterDebtSlave There is no greater sight… on 21:16 - Apr 13 by unstableblue … than swallows and house martins en masse darting through the air on a spring/summer evening feasting on bugs
Apart from swifts!
There is no greater sight… on 22:41 - Apr 13 with 1709 viewsunstableblue Swifts are far far less striking than swallows... do keep up