Sea-gulls flying seaward betoken fair weather; when they fly landward, a storm is coming.
When the crane flies against the stream, that is, up the river towards its source, it is considered a sign of rain; but the same bird going down the river, is a sign of fair weather. The same is said of the heron.
To see ducks and geese flap their wings and dive wildly about is a sign of rain.
Crows flying low portend rain; but if they fly high in the air it is a sign of fair weather. The same is said of swallows.
Other rain signs are the woodpecker’s screech; and the cows running wildly about.
If the mountain ponies leave the low and sheltered valleys and return to the mountains during hard weather, it is a sign of a change in the weather.
The sheep flocking together is a sign of rough weather.
According to the old Welsh saying the rainbow appearing in the sky in the morning portends rain; and in the afternoon fair weather:—
“Bwa’r arch y bore,
Aml a hir gawode;