Hellow Marleen, Many pictures were taken at the event as many journalists were there. However, no good photos of Swifts entering their nests but the one in The...
Hello all, yes Amnonn prepared a big big thing for the CS in Israel. Some years ago I could never imagine that such things would happen. But he made it. It...
Ulrich wrote: <One thing is very interesting. When all the media reported about the <Welcoming event in Jerusalem, many people contacted Amnonn and said <that...
Hi, So many so close together, what a perfect site for them to nest. What a great experience it must be to stand there and watch them. Thanks for the photos. ...
Hi friends, this might find your interest http://www.spiegel.de/video/video-27829.html With kind regards Ulrich ... Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your...
Hi: This morning (07/03) we had the pleasure of seeing our first Pallid Swift of the year in bright, spring-like sunshine (23ºC) at the Guadalhorce reserve ...
I found an amazing site some 20 km's south to Tel-Aviv near a small natural rain water lake in the middle of sand dunes. This is the Swifts "Breakfast Hunting...
Hi: This afternoon, between 1850 and 1900L, at last some swift movement, with 30 Pallids moving E between my apartment and the sea in Torremolinos (S Spain). ...
Thank you for your wonderfully descriptive and evocative post. I could almost imagine being there and seeing it through you eyes! Great stuff. Geoff Beale ...
Thank you Geoff for your supporting response. I felt that such exciting experiences has to be shared with you all, members of this forum. Amnonn _____ From:...
Tonight on the BBC's Around the World in 80 Gardens it features the El Hambra in Granada. The numer of swifts there is amazing. One shot showed 50+ in a...
Hi Mark, Sounds interesting! Any idea if this can be viewed on the internet somewhere? 6 Weeks... It's getting so close... I need to finish my nestboxes (2 of...
We're back to the same situation as last time when the Oxford colony was on the internet. It was for UK viewers only. Someone can add it to Youtube if I supply...
Hi: Swifts apart, the gardens of the Alhambra, usually known as the Generalife, are just wonderful and pretty good for birds in the spring and especially so in...
Hi Mark, There's a man-made Swift nest roof at the Alhambra Palace Hotel (tel: 0034 958 22 14 40 or 41) in Granada. The Swifts there breed in a corrugated rock...
Let us all congratulate our veteran SMS member, the Manager of the outstanding International Birding & Research Center in Eilat (IBRCE), Mr. Reuven Yosef, who...
£100 a night just a wee bit above my limit to stay there and watch swifts. Who flys to Granada? Mark -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private...
Thank you Amnon and other members of SMS for your kind words. RY Prof. Reuven Yosef International Birding & Research Centre in Eilat P.O.Box 774 Eilat, Israel...
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Dear Amnonn, Thanks for this brilliant vignette of Swift life! You must make this place one of the excursions for delegates when you run your Tel Aviv Swift...
Hi Mark, Ryanair used to, but I've a feeling that they changed to Málaga, which is still less than 90 minutes driving time away. The surroundings are...
DAVID WORDEN I live in Lancashire England,I have interests in all birds but the swift is my favourite.There are quite a good number in this area,a good place...
Dear Edward, Thank you very much for your advice. Let us hope that that small lake will exist on as we (nature care & birdwatchers) have just signed a petition...
Hi Dave, Welcome to the group! That observation place sounds great... Do you have any pictures maybe? I've heard that sound as well, standing on the roof of...
Welcome Dave ! I have also experienced a particular sound from the Swifts while being very close to them of their flight. However, it was more of a "cracking"...
I wonder if this "crack" noise (which I hear as a "thump") is similar to the "whip-crack" noise as a whip is whipped through the air. That noise is said to be...
Well Edward, To me, the "Crack" I hear may surely be the "thump" you hear. However, it is almost certainly not a supersonic wave produced by the wing as it...
Hi all This is aimed at all of those in the UK and Ireland that will help with the swift survey. I found an amazing web site today that shows where swifts...
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