European Roller's put in fleeting appearance

European Roller's (Coracias garrulus) normally make their appearance in our area between the end of January to early March. This year, for some reason, they have not been here in the numbers we have become accustomed to, and those that were here put in only a fleeting appearance, with very few sightings recorded. We did, however, get some images as we did mention in an earlier Blog that we looked forward to their appearance.

Well....we will just have to wait until next year for better sightings....and hopefully better images...so we can show you their unmistakable turquoise markings in flight.