To everyone this seems a cute little bird until it wants to set up home in your sand pile in your quarry along with 100 mates.  It’s the time of year when Sand Martins start to arrive in the UK to breed having flown thousands of miles from Sahara. All our quarries now have sacrificial sand banks to provide the best homes for these protected birds.

Further information can be found in a RSPB information sheet on our website http://cmx.to/1UnlzZR   Let us know when they start to arrive at your site.