Tag Archives: Swallow

Brampton Spring: Easter Sunday – departures and arrivals

Posted on 27/03/2016 by marklittle

The morning of Easter Sunday is clear and bright. The fresh southerly breeze of yesterday afternoon has delivered change. This morning Spring migrants have arrived. Only last Thursday the Winter Thrushes, Fieldfare and Redwings, were gathering on the freshly ploughed … Continue reading →

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This Summer’s young take to the air

Posted on 09/07/2015 by marklittle

There are newly fledged birds throughout the parish. Young Swallows hawk in family groups over the ripening barley alongside the railway line. They occasionally perch precariously on a wire fence whilst their parents fly around in escort duty. This must … Continue reading →

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Wildlife crossroads

Posted on 11/09/2013 by marklittle

I count eighty eight House Martins and Swallows on the telephone lines near the Common. The gathering continues until, at some hidden signal, they will depart and leave us and take the summer with them. When that moment actually arrives … Continue reading →

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Hunting Hobby

Posted on 14/08/2011 by marklittle

Saturday afternoon and with clear predatory intent a Hobby is circling the lower end of the village.  Swallows call in alarm and seem to dash about in panic. The falcon circles effortlessly in a wide arc and, when it seems … Continue reading →

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garden Hobby

Posted on 02/06/2011 by marklittle

An audible tension, a pause and an alarm call made me look up in the garden. The cause was a Hobby, a small falcon, which in the songbird world is seen as a real threat. It’s route was marked by … Continue reading →

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Arrivals

Posted on 16/04/2011 by marklittle

A Swallow twittered and dashed around the buildings of Brampton Hall on the evening of Friday 15th April. Possibly not the first arrival, but the first I have seen in the parish this spring. Only a matter of days before … Continue reading →

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