Leighton Moss & House Martins

[johnwilson]

#3738

Leighton
Greenshank 6
Ruff 1 both on Island in Causeway Pool

House Martins
A Warton resident tells me that the House Martins nesting this year in his area has gone down from 6-8 nests in past years to only one nest this year and these arrived later than usual. Had similar comments about low numbers this year from several other birders. Would be interesting to get any other records of this years population compared to previous years.
Thanks
John Wilson

[Barrie Cooper]

#3740

Hi John,
On the estate where I live, my maximum number of nests last year was 34. This year it is 12. My first HM sighting was three weeks later than last year as well.

[jassshep]

#3743

Staveley

There used to be a large colony of House Martins on the Houses next to the Village Hall. The Martins were not seen again after the old Nests were cleaned away!
I wonder if this is what is causing the decline in Numbers at Warton?

Jim Shep.

[joncarter]

#3744

Number of nests at Chancellor’s Wharf, Lancaster are well down this year. Similarly, very few nesting swallows seen in lots of traditional sites.

[Pete Marsh]

#3759

Agree – swallows are way down NE lancs more so than HM

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