Same here in Bulgaria Andy - Selska lyantnavitsa for Swallow and gradska lyatnavitsa for House Martin.
Chris
Well, the local poet mentions Curlew and the Skylark and the Cormorant, hope you've got those on you Llareggub Garden List too!
"Listen. It is night moving in the streets, the processional
salt slow musical wind in Coronation Street and Cockle Row,
it is the grass growing on Llaregyb Hill, dewfall, starfall,
the sleep of birds in Milk Wood."
There's lovely!
Round here Bitterns count as great year birds, let along garden birds! Congratulations.
1 C and snow today! Bah humbug, thought it was supposed to be spring not Christmas!
Still, one brave (aka stupid) Swallow arrived today, plus the first Lesser Whitethroat of the season. Even better, one Kestrel (didn't see at all last year, but just about annual on my land in recent years) and, even better again, the return of both Water Rail and Moorhen (both recorded for the first time ever in 2013 and 2014 respectively, then both breeding last year).
85. Common Kestrel
86. Water Rail
87. Moorhen
88. Swallow
89. Lesser Whitethroat
We're not too far apart Jos but Kestrels are common here.
What's the status of Penduline Tit there?
One more than last years total and 8 months left.
Eek! Good job you are going to be spotting birds in my garden for a bit, or I'd never catch you up!
Interestingly of my 50 garden ticks so far, I think there are only 3 that I didn't see in April as well as earlier in the year. There is every chance that you'll match my garden total so far when you visit!