One Swallow Does not a Summer Make

Thanks to members of Tattenhall Wildlife Group (TWiG) who have spotted the return of migrating swallows in the last couple of weeks.

Many of you will be familiar with the proverb 'One swallow does not a summer make' i.e. the arrival of a single bird might not indicate a trend.

After the continuous warm weather of late, it was presumed that the swallows would have been ahead of schedule but their appearance mirrors previous years.

For those of you who might be interested, the entire comment by Aristotle was:

'... One swallow does not a summer make, nor one fine day; similarly one day or brief time of happiness does not make a person entirely happy ...'.

If anyone hears the first Cuckoo then let us know ...