At this time of year birders in Thailand are witnessing the end of the spring migration and it is interesting to note the last dates that many of the commoner species are seen. Today, as I was driving to the market, I saw 6 Barn Swallows swooping around a wood yard in the suburbs of Pra Pra Daeng, southwest Bangkok. I imagine that the wood had attracted a fair number of insects which in turn had attracted the Swallows. I guess it is possible that these will be the last of the Swallows for a while.

This incident reminded me of another, about a week ago. A storm was rolling in and a whole load of Barn Swallows began to collect on TV masts opposite my bedroom. I took a couple of pictures at the time but forgot about them until now. Here is the best one which shows a group of Barn Swallows shortly before they all flew off as the storm approached.

For readers who have their own interesting dates for migrants (late winter visitors, summer visitors or returning winter visitors) please post them in this thread of the thaibirding forums: Migrant Dates.