Dear Friends and Colleagues, Ronnie Kohloh and Mike Tarburton's fascinating and detailed contributions to the discussion about the commercialisation of the...
Ed Mayer's suggestion of trying to set up an on-line conference to discuss best practices in swift "farming" and also, and in my view most importantly, the...
Hi all ! Edward's suggestion of discussion is most wellcome and also most neccessary...... Addition to Trevor's questions, Do these swiftlets use same nest to...
Sorry fellows ! One detail more ! First question should be from me ; Do these birds have second brood in the breeding season ? Hannu _____ Lähettäjä: Hannu...
After my opinion, Edward's idea is good. I think we should find local people who are interested in this problem, to get more information and to come to a more ...
We must always remember in our discussion to 'protect' also the benefit of peoples, which made business of this. I think that it's not good to share...
Hi Fellows ! G R E A T N E W S !!!!! The First Barn Swallow has seen today (4.4.2005 ) afternoon in Pori, West Coast of Finland. Birders saw the first Barn...
Dear Louis & list members The Scientific name of the Purple Martin is Progne subis cheers Mike Dr Mike Tarburton Dean: School of Science and Technology Pacific...
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I just joined this group today and thought to introduce myself. I'm a Biology student from Sofia , Bulgaria and currently am doing volunteer work for the...
Mr.Willi Bernbeck, a german swift enthusiast did send me a link to a very intersting article about special aerodynamic effects of swift wings. The articel is...
Hello Alex, welcome to our international group! I only saw alpine swifts in france but we have a german specialist in Freiburg (don't know if he is member of...
Hello Martin, There is an article on the subject in English too. I found it last year on internet. It is called "Leading Edge Vortex lifts Swifts". I will...
Hello thursday 31.3. was seen the first swallow (Hirundo rustica) in south west os Slovakia. bye ________ Videli ste uz http://blog.sme.sk? Najpopularnejsie...
Dear Alexander, pls contact Anton Antonov <tonyant_bg@...> he has excellent photos of A.melba. Cheers Ulrich (Berlin) http://www.commonswift.org The...
Alpine Swifts in the neigbourhood : this must be great ! How many couples are there ? If you feel like it Alex, you can upload one or more pictures of this...
G'Day Martin & other readers from the group. Many thanks for the translated summary of the paper written by Videler. This information has just recently hit...
Dear Friends, Recently (january-february) I visited the area of Ebbaken-Boje in conjunction of swallow project, in that occasion I saw several what I supposed...
Dear friends, Regulary I use to ring house martin in Italy during breeding season and autumn migration, and I'm fascinating about where they spend the winter...
Hello Trevor I would be very interested in your distribution map for the Common Swift. They arrive back here in central England during April/May and begin...
Marilu, Purple Martin´s latin name is Progne subis. Here in norteastern Peru (and adjecent Brazil) it is a rare migrant from North America. Gray-breasted...
Dear Friends, Mike Tarburton is right that commercial airliners are using advanced "winglet" technology to improve lift efficiency and decrease fuel needs, but...
Hi Hannu and all With Barn Swallows now clearly reaching their summer grounds in Europe, I must report that they are still plentiful in south-central Africa as...
Hello Edward and everyone, Whilst agreeing broadly with what you say about aircraft wings, I should point out that engineers do learn from nature and adapt the...
Hello Swiftfriends, Apus apus is arriving in the Netherlands! The first individual was seen 30-3-2005, the second en third on 31-3-2005 and the fourth 0n...
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