Tuesday, 20 April 2010

Two for the Twitchers

It is always a sign of summer approaching when we see the first of the swallows arrive. It was really nice to see this pair tonight.  It makes a change to beat my mother to the first sighting, she watches the spring sky like a hawk!

















I hate to be mean to my friends who are currently 'ash bound' in foreign parts at the moment but seconds after taking the picture of the swallows, I caught sight of the first jet I have seen for 5 days.

Newcastle airport has been open today with flights to and from Scotland and The Isle of Man.

















Hopefully this is a sign of things to come.
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6 comments:

  1. Jan20 April 2010 at 20:45

    The birds we have can't be swallows then because their tails aren't long enough. I'll have to get the bird book out, as ours have white underneath but shorter tails.

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  2. auntiegwen20 April 2010 at 20:47

    It's so strange not having planes in the sky isn't it?

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  3. Denise20 April 2010 at 22:02

    Swallows arrived here on Saturday, and it's so quiet without RAF Fylingdales (aka Betty Windsor's flying Circus) buzzing around.

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  4. donnie21 April 2010 at 11:02

    no swallows here yet - they probably turned back when it snowed....

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  5. Jon Storey21 April 2010 at 12:52

    Jan, yours could be House Martins, they are very similar but are smaller with short tails.

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  6. sleepyduck21 April 2010 at 20:05

    That's a super shot of the birds. I haven't seen a plane recently...

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