Hello Louis-Philippe, I'm a biologist with Bird Studies Canada, and work at the headquarters in southern Ontario, Canada. My general ornithological interest...
All If you missed this programme, its also on BBC iplayer at http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ndzmq/Inside_Out_East_19_10_2009/ or look up Inside Out...
Hello Hazel, Welcome to the Group! I was wondering if you could advise me? I have family in London Ontario, and even though I here that here are good...
I trying to understand a change in behaviour at my nest site and wonder if anyone could help explain it to me? A pair ot swifts have nested at my house since...
Hi Mark, I think both options are possible. It would have been much more easier if we had a positive mean of identification, such as RFID system. Amnonn _____ ...
Hi Mark, When I asked SMSWW folk and others to tell me for every instance of Swifts occupying a nestbox in one year, how many boxes were/were not occupied in ...
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Thanks Dick. I much more optimistic now for next year, I was really worried my colony was on the way out. My hunch is that a non-breeder has taken over however...
One thing missing from the program was any credit to the developers, who really deserve some. They were Accent Nene, and Kier construction. Dick...
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Hi Phil, Thank you very much for posting the link! Excellent program and I'm glad I got to see it this way. Greetings, Jochem Kühnen, Beek Ubbergen, the...
Thanks Philip. Mark ... From: Philip Heron To: Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 11:02 PM Subject: Re:...
Thanks a lot for this encouraging film. There is no problem in putting this film on our website? Kind regards, Marleen Andriessen voor ivn afdeling amstelveen...
This is a wonderful video. So good to see what you all are doing to save your Swifts. What is the rehabber feeding the babies? Joyce Rosson Holt, Mo. USA ...
This report is fantastic. With such PR, Swifts will stay with us. Great work Dick, Amnonn _____ From: Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide@yahoogroups.com ...
Hello Edward, First of all, timing: Chimney Swifts start showing up in London, ON in mid-May, and are generally present in the city until the beginning of...
Hi Dick, You are right about Accent Nene and Kier, but it was Rob Mungovan of the Cambridgeshire local government who started the whole thing off when he got...
Hi all Does anyone have photos of the inside of this swift tower? I saw some a few months ago but forgot to add the web site to my favourites Thanks Mark -- I...
Hi Mark I got one photo of the inside, which Ulrich had sent me. However, I am not familiar with the technique as to how to attach it to this post. I will try...
Thanks Amnonn Mark -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 6 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 14440 of my spam...
Back in the summer I told you about nest boxes being built in to the new library in my town. They have been inspected by birds already. A local bird watcher...
Mark, Click on the blue square at the bottom of this page: http://www.gierzwaluwbescherming.nl/bouw_voorbeelden.html Dick...
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Hi Mark, Sand Martins do use nest boxes. Schwegler manufacture a special nest tunnel for them ,and I know of cases where artificial Sand Martin Banks have been...
Hi Hazel, First of all, welcome to the group! I hope you'll find some things of interest here. Out of curiosity, when you write that Chimney Swifts are all...
Dear All, I have paid today (November, 8th) my weekly visit to the pallid swift colonies here at Vigo. To my, relative, surprise some pairs are still feeding...
hi all Is Lyndon Kearsley a member of the forum? Can you email me? Thanks Mark N Ireland -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 6...
Hi: Although it's now well into November, there have been several reports of Barn Swallows seen from the Madrid area, the Ebro Delta (Catalunya) and, of ...
For most of last week there has been a Red-rumped swallow in Scotland Mark -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 6 million users...
Hi,  Today in the morning still many Barn Swallows, House Martins and also Crag Martins, all together feeding over the water in the Elche Pantano, SE of...
Now that bird really was lost! I saw my last one down here about a month since. Regards, Andy Torremolinos, España http://birding-the-costa.blogspot.com - NEW...