Finally, there has been some good migration at Hilfield this weekend. Swallows are starting to pass over at a good rate, and the blackcaps have finally returned, with two in trees where the willow warblers were two days ago (they all seem to have moved on). The biggest surprise, however, was a single sand martin that passed over. An unexpected new bird for the garden! Another sand martin appeared on the 15th, which showed much better than the previous one, as it feasted on insects low above the garden.
On top of that, for the first time since a weasel last summer, we had a new garden mammal. It was a hare that briefly appeared in the field opposite the house.
With chiffchaffs, willow warblers, blackcaps and swallows around, it's only a matter of time before the cuckoos, hobbys, nightingales and swifts return- even more soon should be our first house martins and whitethroats of summer- I'm already looking forward to it!
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