Cheddar Big Circular Hike, Part X, 'Amazing Swallows, 1000s Preparing for Migration At Tynings Farm'
Channel: semw52
Date: 2019-09-02

Whow !! what a beautiful experience observing these  amazing Swallows playing and dancing in the skies above me as I wander through the Tynings Farm and cottages on the border of  Rowberrow Warren. I was not expecting this massive display of  beautiful swallows preparing for their migration to Africa--such gymnastics--twisting and turning in the air -- sometimes  just above my head--what a performance--what athleticism and  not  just a few  Swallows but 100s if not a 1000s--the sky was full and the roof top of the farmhouse and the chimney was their resting place in between bouts of aviation feats of manoeuvrability---I spoke with  the farmer's wife as she painted her fences with a protective covering--she told me that the Swallows annually  meet here at Tynings farm ready for  their Migration but she had NEVER seen such a huge gathering before......Joke---leaving before Brexit  ...I felt overjoyed  meeting these lovely birds who  performed before me as I passed by...……….The starlings also form in massive numbers and are well known for their murmurations this time of year over the Somerset levels....unfortunately Starling numbers are falling rapidely---but the Swallows were truly amazing