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Recent content by Mark Smyth

  1. Mark Smyth

    Swift migration revealed

    a new paper has just been released showing the most up to date information on common swift migration. Swifts went to and from Africa with geologgers on their backs. http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0041195 In another study a swift took only 5.5 days to get from the...
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    common swifts

    does anyone in N Ireland know any buildings that have multiple pairs of nest swifts? I know about the Crescent Arts Centre Mark
  3. Mark Smyth

    Swift nest box - increasing chances

    coming in very very late on this topic. I just found it while Googling swifts. Was anyone sucessful with nest swifts? Mark N Ireland http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%22sandersii%22&aq=f
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    Northern Ireland Local Patch

    I saw my first swifts on April 22nd. On the 23rd the first birds were over the house. Today, May 2nd and 5 days earlier than 2009, the first pair were trying to get in to their nest box. They had difficulty so I removed all the starling baffles from my nest boxes. Currently 12 above the house...
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    Alcathoe's Bat

    If any of you want to come to Northern Ireland I can show you Leislers and Nathusius Mark
  6. Mark Smyth

    hello from Northern Ireland

    Thanks. Does the forum not allow links?
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    hello from Northern Ireland

    I'm also a bat man and you can see me here on 'Nature's Calendar'. Click on "Bat Watching"
  8. Mark Smyth

    hello from Northern Ireland

    hi all Just joined today but have my fingers in too many pies so I'm not sure how long I'll stick around. I'm from Northern Ireland and heavily in to Common Swifts
  9. Mark Smyth

    Bill Oddie Tonight 8pm BBC2

    hi, I'm the new guy just joined today Bill's programme was a load of tosh and agree the wader footage was brilliant
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