That doesn't work too. People outside the UK can read the following explanation on the Iplayer website: Can I download programmes from outside the UK? The BBC...
... Hi Henri, That's a pity. The article is a Flash clip and I don't know any way of saving it in order to email it. It seems it is only possible to email...
... After reading all these post I realise I am a lucky person :-) The TV was on with that progam and then suddenly the sounds of the Common Swifts. This made...
I noted from the mailling list of the birdwathcers of <EBN Italia> http://www.ebnitalia.it/ where Common swifts where observed in two cases, in the same site: ...
Hello Tine Thanks for the mention but it was Roy on the programme. I was doing survey work near Peterborough on that day. All the best George ... way ... to ...
Subject: [SMS-Worldwide] Re: Oxford swifts Hello Tine Thanks for the mention but it was Roy on the programme. I was doing survey work near Peterborough on that...
Hello dear friends. Today I was driving in Tel-Aviv with my wife and daughter, and a single swift croosed just 30 meters ahead of us. Flying really low between...
I can imagine the excitement. We still have about 10 weeks to wait Mark ... From: ckickem To: Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday,...
Excitement and real joy! They are here! Ilan's report was exactly at 16:38. I jumped on my scooter and rode over, heart pumping. 5 minutes later I spotted two...
Brilliant! Now the fun starts! Good Luck with all your Swifts this year! Yours, Edward www.londons-swifts.org.uk Bringing Life to the Capital! ... No virus...
I just wanted to ask you, where you look predominantly. I have started to screen the sky, I can't stop... Mazal tov, now the fun begun. Louis-Philippe, how is...
No news about Swifts in France and I haven't looked to the Moroccan Forum yet. Will take a look and keep you guys informed. Louis-Philippe Arnhem B-3001...
Hellow Louis-Philippe, Please convey regards from Israel to our Swift Friends in Morocco. Amnonn _____ From: Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide@yahoogroups.com ...
I was at a meeting of the Cambridgeshire Bird Club tonight where Andy Gosler of the EGI was talking about eggs and the reason why so many small birds' eggs...
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Feb 8, 2008 11:17 pm
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Fantastic Amnonn! I wish you lots of fun with your swifts and please keep us posted. Kind regards, Marleen Andriessen Amstelveen, the Netherlands ... From:...
Dick, What does EGI stand for? Thanks and regards, Marleen Andriessen Amstelveen, the Netherlands ... From: Dick Newell To: SMS-Worldwide Sent: Saturday,...
Hi Marleen EGI stands for Edward Grey Institute http://www.zoo.ox.ac.uk/egi/ , a premier ornithological institute in Oxford, where David Lack, of Swifts in a ...
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Feb 9, 2008 2:50 pm
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Thank you Dick. I have both David Lack's original book and his grandson's here so I know about the connection. Kind regards, Marleen Andriessen Amstelveen, the...
Hi, Did the grandson of David Lack write a book about swifts too? If so, which book is this? Kind regards Johanna gbn-ned <gbn-ned@...> wrote: Thank you...
Hello Johanna, Well not a book actually, but an excellent booklet (36 pages). It is called 'the museum swifts', authors are Andrew Lack and Roy Overall. ISBN...
My apologies to non UK members, but there is a domestic Swift issue that needs to be aired. It has recently been discovered that instructions regarding Swifts ...
Hi Geoff, You are not quite right there, the BTO Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) instructions are not ambiguous. It requires a long careful read of the instructions...
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Feb 11, 2008 6:16 am
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Hi Dick, Thank you for responding and explaining what many would be forgiven for regarding as two contradictory instructions. The intention of my message was...
Hi Dick, This is fascinating. But where do Pallid Swifts get their calcium from then? They I understand usually or at least often have two broods, but seem to...
Hi Edward, I can only guess at the answer. As a more southerly species, would not Pallid Swifts arrive earlier and leave later, giving them more time to fit in...
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Feb 11, 2008 8:43 pm
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Hello Geoff If you compile a list of screaming parties of swifts you will end up with just that - a list of locations of screaming parties. During the March to...