Well, I have often seen Cliff Swallows nesting on the sides of buildings, under eves, and their nests are made out of mud. My own brother has a pair over his...
Richard Newell
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Jun 1, 2007 11:29 am
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Hi Dick, Cliff swallows are colonial, therefore, it is unusual to have only one cliff swallow nest on a structure. Colony sizes range from a couple dozen to ...
You are correct Veronica, but lone Cliff Swallows nests occur, my brother¡¯s case is such an example. So, until there is a better description than ¡°a ...
Richard Newell
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Jun 1, 2007 4:09 pm
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I knew I never heard of our Cliff Swallows nesting on a house. Thanks for the info. Joyce Rosson Holt, Missouri ... From: Veronica...
i have found it difficult to locate migratory paths of birds, etc. i have a small piece of property which we are slowly turning into a wildlife habitat. we...
There are lots of Swifts in Texas!! Go to www.chimneyswifts.org<http://www.chimneyswifts.org/> for info on Swifts. Build a tower and help the Swifts! Joyce...
Hello Swallow lovers, If you want to know more about them, there is a wonderful book about Cliff Swallows : "Swallow Summer" by Charles R. Brown. It reads like...
The weather here in the UK over the weekend 26/27th May was utterly dreadful: continuous lashing rain and very cold nights. It is hard to see how any Swift not...
Richard Newell
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Jun 5, 2007 10:56 am
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Hello Dick There is an element of both, Sunday we had 77 boxes occupied, most of these had at least one bird sitting on the nest. Although we do not have...
the weather here in N Ireland except for Saturday and Sunday has been brilliant. We had a max of 24C on Friday and only 14C on Saturday with high winds and...
Sorry for my late answer, but a lightning ruined my modem and I could not join the internet for a week. The rate in my house in Berlin is very bad: Boxes...
hi all here is an update on my swift movements Last week maybe later a lone swift was trying to enter one of my boxes during almost darkness. This lead me to...
Last week I went to Northern Ireland at the invitation of Mark Smyth, whom you all know, and also Ruth Wilson, Biodiversity Officer for Antrim Borough Council,...
hello all Like an expectant father I can report an egg in one of my nest boxes To cash in on the bangers and displaced breeders I put up a third box on my...
Sounds like your immature non-breeders have arrived Mark, which is almost bang on schedule according to Ulrich¹s Swift Calendar ...
Richard Newell
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Jun 8, 2007 7:12 am
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Tonight, which is warm humid and windy, I have counted between 14 and 20 Swifts swirling screaming over the three streets around where I live. This is the...
Dear SMS Members, Dick Newell and Bill Murrells of Action for Swifts recently achieved a great success, installing 12 nest places for Swifts in the stunning...
Dear Swifts friends, These days many no breeders swifts arrived in central Italy, I ringed more than 40 in 3-4 days. Pierfrancesco. ... Sick sense of humor?...
This is remarkable, There has been a noticable increase in Swifts around Cambridge UK the last couple of days. Dick Landbeach, Cambridge, UK ... [Non-text...
Richard Newell
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Jun 10, 2007 4:02 pm
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With thanks to Loes Egberink: she announced the birth of the the first chick here at the aalsmeer webcam nest. See for yourself at: ...
Hi everyone, Afer such a cold and wet May,on the 8th June the non-breeders returned in numbers to Bristol. My resident pair were joined by 5 or 6 non...
Hello Mark, When you discover the silver bullet, let us all know. The behaviour that you describe is typical in my experience too. It may be just a matter of ...
Richard Newell
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Jun 12, 2007 5:34 am
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Something Dick didn't mention is that the Oxford boxes have the entrance in the floor; this may or may not be significant. The Swift CD has, I believe, the...
Dear friends Magnificent project of recovery on the front of the tower with scarcely aesthetic impact . They have taken advantage of the spaces on the windows...
Well, tonight I have 3 pairs of Swifts tucked up in bed in my boxes at home. I am not sure exactly which box the new pair is in, as I have seen them going into...
Richard Newell
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Jun 12, 2007 9:12 pm
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Hi All, One day after the first appeared, the other two little common swifts are there. So it's crowdy under my rooftiles. See for yourself at...
Hi George, The Swift Calls CD thay I received from Edward Mayer from London Swifts had an attached letter. It is clearny written there : "These Swift calls are...
... I don¹t think anyone has the evidence to show whether Swifts prefer to enter through the floor or from the side. My own boxes at home all enter through ...
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