swallows and golden plovers

A welcome sight yesterday was of four early swallows on the Charente river at La Terne. Later, near the border with Charente Maritime was a large flock of over 200 golden plover which was feeding in a field with an even larger flock of lapwing. A similar sized mixed flock was flying north near Fontenille this morning.
Chiffchaffs, chaffinches and song thrushes are now singing everywhere.
Tomorrow I am off to Andalucia for a two week birding trip. By the time that I return many of the Charente migrants should have turned up.

PS  as I was packing to leave, a pair of swallows turned up around the house.