Hi to all, Could anyone give me advice regarding how close Swift nest boxes(under eaves)can be placed near to each other. Is there a preference for distance...
Dave, there was a colony in my town where the nesting pairs were I assume 'side by side' on the floor of an attic. I never got to see the attic floor when the...
Hello Dave, You can place the boxes side by side if that's possible. They watch where other swifts breed and look for something similar. Good luck, Marleen...
I don¹t really know the answer to this, but Eric Kaiser has his ³large² nest-boxes in big cabinets hung under his eves, where all the nest-boxes are ...
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I got boxes here with left and right entrances. In 2001 I put two boxes (they have a different shape) next to each other, one with a left entrance and the...
Send me the pictures Edward, I will upload them on the SMS homepage. Louis-Philippe ... From: "Edward Mayer" <edwardmayer@...> To: <Swifts Mailing List...
Hello Dave Go to my groups then open Photos All Albums | Photo Albums > SWIFTS > Apus apus > Oxford Swift Project, there are pictures of our double boxes...
Dick, do you remember our discussion about this last year? That the second part of my double nestbox was never occupied? I fixed a single box about 1,5 m away,...
Observation of two Crag Martins in Southern France, Ansignan 45 km from Perpignan (Pyrénées orientales), a little village of 200 people. These birds normally...
I am not sure I sent this, so I try again. Dick, do you remember our discussion about this last year? That the second part of my double nestbox was never...
I do Ulrich, Clearly Swifts will sometimes nest very close to each, and other times they don¹t seem to want to. And we have no idea why. Dick Cambridge, UK ...
I¹ve been making tunnels out of pieces of plastic pipe 110mm in diameter. I cut off a piece of pipe about 100mm long, then cut it in half the other way. If...
Is plastic not too slippery ? Or are you going to make them rough before use ? Louis-Philippe Arnhem B-3001 Heverlee (Leuven 33 km E of Brussels) Belgium ...
Use glue and sand to give the plastic pipe a rough surface. Regards, Marleen Andriessen Amstelveen, The Netherlands ... From: "Louis-Philippe Arnhem"...
No need, the tunnel is a semi-circle of pipe under which the Swifts crawl. Their feet are on wood, not plastic. The tunnel is inside the entrance hole. This...
Dick's idea sounds extremely simple and economical - well worth a try! Best wishes, Edward www.londons-swifts.org.uk bringing life to the city! ... No virus...
This summer, in Cambridgeshire, UK, we are planning two Swift Surveys. One, run by the diocese of Ely Cathedral, is designed to establish which churches in the...
Dick, if you mean census by "survey", then I can support you. Cheers Ulrich ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of...
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4721598.stm Dear Friends and Colleagues, Please do have a look at this excellent article by Dr Leon Bennun, Director ...
This morning, Mon. Feb. 20, 2006 at about a half hour before sunrise I spotted the first time this year a swift flying out of it's nesting hole in the holy...
The publicity surrounding our church belfry project here in Cambridge gets another boost with Jake Allsop being interviewed tomorrow morning, Tuesday 21/2 at...
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This is so good news! The season has started. Reuben, didn't you see some in Eilat? Ulrich ... __________________________________________________ Do You...
Hi Ulrich, a. sorry to say that at present all of my program is delayed because 2 weeks we ago we were badly thrashed by flash floods that originated in Saudi ...
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Edward, Your fact sheet would most useful to us. Please send us what you have. Best Regards, Paul and Georgean Paul D. and Georgean Z. Kyle Driftwood Wildlife...
Dear Edward, Your fact sheet would be very useful. At your convenience, would you please forward a copy. Thank you very much. Sincerely, Veronica Bowers,...
Dear Colleagues, You might be interested in this message from Marco Sciban, who works on bird-flu issues for the government of Serbia. which was posted on the...