For some time I have been somewhere between sceptical, and on the fence about anthropomorphically induced climate change. After previous impending disasters...
Talk about fiddling while Rome burns!! Maybe the "dire warnings" are overkill, but so is underestimating the potential threat. Trevor Snyman Durban South...
In interests of avoiding this off-topic becoming furiously argued, I'd just say that while sharing this scepticism (on grounds of how complicated the climate...
We had a very warm october here in Tuscany, Italy, with a few Barn swallows still present on 29th expecially in wetlands. Pallid swift (apus pallidus) are...
Giorgio Paesani
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Nov 2, 2006 5:27 pm
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Hi Dick, scientist may change theyr opinion, but I use my senses to smell the air... and in my opinion thermal excursion is exacerbated, that means atmosphere...
Hi: This last week there have been 2, possibly 3, late Barn Swallows down at the Guadalhorce, near Málaga (S Spain), 2 present last Friday, one of which went...
Andy
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Nov 7, 2006 9:52 am
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Hallo all, While birding on the coast near Bergen in western Norway on the 27/10 a Swift flew over. Any member of the swift family that turns up along the ...
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Apologies for cross postings Dear all, Next year a Barn Swallow project will initiate in Zambia. The focus will be on the differences between the roosting...
Hi Eddie:. To me, it has the feel of a Common Swift too and, even allowing for light and photographic conditions, the underwing coverts do look pretty dark. ...
Andy
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Nov 15, 2006 5:36 pm
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Hello all, I need a good picture of a Bat for a powerpoint presentation about Swifts. Does somebody have such an image ? Any other pictures about Swifts (not...
Dear All, Just a quick note to enquire if there are any reasonably stable estimates of Barn Swallow populations around the world. I would be especially...
Dear Christopher, In The Netherlands the population remains fairly stable for the last couple of years. It is estimated that there are between 100.000 and...
The following web site has population estimates for Europe http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/BirdsInEuropeII/BiE2004Sp7116.p df with a total of 16-36...
Hi folks, Another newsarticle about a swallow. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/6147042.stm I wish I could have seen it. Kind...
The bird that heralds the start of British spring is being put at risk by the 2010 Soccer World Cup being held in South Africa. The South African government...
I mind about how many of soccer funs that spend hours in front of a tv to look for soccer games that are almost identical have never seen images like this: ...
Hi, MOnday I wad own on La Janda, just N of Tarifa, S Spain in warm sunshine. Apart from a Barn Swallow, of note was a late White-rumped Swift (A. caffer) and...
Andy
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Nov 22, 2006 11:14 pm
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I am trying to obtain a copy of a TV Programme called SURVIVAL: Devil Birds. The Production Company was Anglia Television. It was made in 1980 and the Producer...
Hi Mark, It sounds strange that 1980 TV format is so old that it can not be transfered to a Video and then copied to a modern format. Rather strangest to read...
I have a copy ex Edward Meyer but it is currently with another group member. I'll be seeing him next Friday Mark N Ireland ... I am using the free version of...
HI Mark - I acquired a converter cable that enables me to transfer all my "old" videos to CD or DVD on my computer at home. If you are unsuccessful and have...
Dr. Reuven Yosef
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Dec 2, 2006 7:07 am
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Mark Great news.I would love a copy of it. If you could copy it I'll pay, just let me know how much including postage. Alternatively if its easier you could...