<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/archives/548/house-martins-fledgeaug12" rel="attachment wp-att-549"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-549" title="house-martins-fledge(aug12)" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/house-martins-fledgeaug12.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="150" /></a>When we first moved into the Pig Yard we had swallows nesting in one of the barns and after some building work they went only to find a new home in our open garages. Over the years the swallows haven't been too successful and they frequently swap nests after one brood dies in the nest.

For the first time this year we've had house martins nesting under the eaves of the garage and to our delight they finished the nest and we could hear the brood twittering away. If they could tweet they would have told this story themselves on twitter but they can't so they didn't. This week the youngsters have fledged and flown the nest. I think this is one of the adults sitting with the last bird to fly. In total we think there were three youngsters so not a bad outcome. We just hope the swallows do as well.