Hi Dick, This is an interesting document. The breakdown of Swift nest sites by position is quite possibly unique and may be a good sample of what is really...
Dear friends, yesterday was the annual meeting of the bird watchers, about 1000 people assembled in the Tel Aviv University. Amnonn made a great presentation...
Thanks for the information Ulrich! And a thumbs up to Amnonn. It is good to hear that he got so many people interested. Well done Amnonn! It will help you with...
Dear friends Swifters I wish you a Merry Christmas and a new year full of Peace and Prosperity for all. I send you this link of video in order that you enjoy...
Hello Marleen and happy new year to you and all. This was some kind of experience for me. I could not sleep the day before as I was extremely excited. Ulrich...
How beautiful Amnonn, what a magical world. A wonderful festive time to you all and even better new year. kind regards Johanna Belgium Date: Wednesday, 24...
A magical world indeed is where we live in. It sure is only up to us to choose to look skywards and to witness it's beauty. Best luck to all of us for 2009. ...
Hello Marleen and thank you kindly for your encouragement. It sure helps our efforts. + This may be a good opportunity to report you all that we have been...
Hello everyone, Yesterday evening my girlfriend and I watched Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire on DVD (again). My girlfriend actually saw this movie in the...
Jochem can you work it out from this web site? http://www.wheredidtheyfilmthat.co.uk/film.php?film_id=114 I hear swifts many times on TV Mark -- I am using the...
Hi Mark, No, couldn't find it on there. I googled around a bit and didn't find a definative location. So many were used and it's hard to find out on...
Some years ago I was told by a filmmaker that the sound of calling Apus apus is quite often used to create a "nice acoustic summer mood/ feeling and...
Hi Martin, Haha, no, no disillusion here. I understand what you mean, but I don't think it was the case with Harry Potter. The Swift call can only be heard...
... Harry Potter. The Swift call can only be heard once or twice and you have to listen really, really carefully as it's only just audible in the background. ...
... are maybe found sooner than 'invisibly' built in bricks (only a hole in the massonry)? With my human thinking I would imagine a nest brick that has a...
I like how these boxes have been added to the structure My experience is like Edward says the swifts will always look where other swifts show an interest Mark ...
Dear Jochem and Mark, One needs I fear to be very suspicious of the origins of movie and TV sound effects - I think nearly all are added later and few if any...
I don't have statistic significant data but at the moment I think it might affect it positive to mark the edge of an entrance (or the near surrounding of the...
Re different nest boxes entrance shapes etc i believe that swifts see every entrance hole every box etc as soon as they come in contact with them. Last year in...
It seems that there is no hard evidence that any particular way of shaping or colouring an entrance or a nest-box has any predictable effect. There is a small...
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If I make an extra hole to fit the speaker will the swifts think it's an entrance and try to get in, or is their eyesight so good they will make out the matt...
Nick the answer will be yes. They are very curious and one bird looking at a potential nest site will draw in others to the same place The holder for my TV...
Hi Nick, Happy New Year! You can always paste or pin a piece of open weave cloth (eg canvas ) over the speaker hole. It is in fact an excellent idea to always...
Hi Amnonn, Hi Edward, Great idea with the piece of cloth, the hole won't be so dark and the swifts should leave it alone. Thank you. Hi Mark, I'll never...
Hi Nick and all, I used white T shirt to cover the speakers. Last year "Chickem" had spotted the 1st Swift on the 7th of Feb., so it is 5 weeks to go!!! We...
Dear all, Let me start with wishing everyone of you a happy and prosperous 2009. I hope we will again, Amnonn way ahead of us living in Western Europe, enjoy...
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