Hello Marleen, Louise-Philippe, Johanna, Jochem And all, There is another report from yesterday, in the local bird watching Forum about a small flock of Swifts...
Dear Amnonn, I wonder whether this was a Pallid Swift Apus pallidus? This is the Mediterranean / Arabian Gulf species that has two broods each year and arrives...
What a beautiful story Amnonn! Thanks for letting me know. Your story is so much different and more beautiful than mine. My first contact with swifts was...
Hi Amnonn, A very beautiful story... An impressive 'first contact' that I think few, if any, members of this forum can beat. I'm not sure when I first saw a...
Dear Edward, Many thanks for the info. Well, it sure was a common Swift. Not only that I saw it from less than 3 meters away, I am quite familiar with their...
Dear Amnonn, I am really looking forward to a You Tube footage about a flight of yours! And about lots of Swifts flying around your Paraglider too of course. ...
Thank you Marleen, thank you kindly. I feel privileged to live in these times that man learned how to make these flying machines and to fly, using the power of...
Hello Jochem, Thank you very much for sharing us with your interesting Swift story. Actually, It was not my first contact with them. I knew them from my ...
Dear Louise-Philippe, Well, this is something I started working of. It is quite hard to do both things: control flying the Paraglider and operating a video...
Dear Amnonn, Even though it is Louis-Philippe who asked the question, I'm very enthousiastic about your answer to it! Video images of flying Swifts more or...
Dear Jochem, This is exactly what directed me towards Swifts. Flying with them at eye level (more than less), hearing their joyful voices and hearing their ...
Over the summer two buildings were mentioned by me. One was the building just off Belfast's city centre, Crescent Art's Centre, that has what may be the...
Great news Mark! Do the 30 nest boxes replace 30 natural nest sites on that side of the building? How many sites do you think there are in total if this might...
From memory I would think that 30 nest boxes more than cover what will be lost. The birds nest on top of the walls in a space that may only be 15cm wide. They...
You're doing an amazing job there Mark! Nick, Brussels. ... building just off Belfast's city centre, Crescent Art's Centre, that has what may be the largest...
Dear Swift-lovers In the Regulierstraat website the 4 webcams are alive and kicking. Ready for transmitting the nestal activities for the breeding season 2009...
On the back of the good news yesterday I now have bad news. This just goes to show we don't know how bad the swift situation is across the UK and Europe. This...
hi all I forgot to tell you that last Friday 2 swallows and one house martin were seen leaving N Ireland Mark -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We...
Dear all, Does anyone know if Swift nest bricks that are built in 'visibly' are maybe found sooner than 'invisibly' built in bricks (only a hole in the...
This kind of question is a good one. Unfortunately, there is virtually no meaningful data about Swifts' preferences. Dick Cambridge, UK On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at...
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Dear Jochem, This is a very interesting question. In my street in North West London, the Swifts nest principally in gables and under eaves. The sites are...
Hello Jochem, Again, I don't think there is a clear answer to be given. We find that they accept the one as well as the other. In Amstelveen, there is a...
Hi Jochem, if I were a CS, I would look for dark spots to discover. Dark spots are possible breeding places in tree trunks, as well as in rocks. The road sign...
I agree with Ulrich. I saw non-breeders flying to dark spots on ornaments of old houses, thinking that they were a suitable hole. But they are looking for...
There are some results of a Swift survey run by the RSPB buried in this PDF<http://www.rspb.org.uk/Images/HFW%202008%20results_tcm9-203599.pdf> DickCambridge ...
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An Alpine swift (Tachymarptis melba), was seen in the north coast of Tuscany, near Viareggio, by Mr. Rosario Notaro from Firenze. Giorgio Paesani Livorno -...
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Hi swallows-martins-swifts-worldwide, I set up a Facebook profile where I can post my pictures, videos and events and I want to add you as a friend so you can...
I am trying to help somebody who has an emaciated young swift in Pretoria South Africa, he is struggling to feed it but does not know of anyone locally who can...
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