Swifts (1 Viewer)

dalat

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• Aug 16, 2013

• #21

All Swifts gone here from the town in St. Gallen (Switzerland). I saw a lone one in the mountains on the weekend. However I now have the Alpine Swifts every day swooping around my office, which is quite nice. Funny, earlier (when Common Swifts were still around) the Alpines seemed always further away or higher up, certainly didn't see them daily.

 

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A jones

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• Aug 16, 2013

• #22

11 Swifts seen circling over Kendal village (cumbria) this evening

 

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Seatallen

Well-known member

• Aug 18, 2013

• #23

Ours were still here on 7th August but had all gone by 11th (when I returned home after a few days away). I've been scanning for the past few days but haven't seen any since.

The latest I have seen them locally was 24th August (a fairly large group making South).

Edited to say: update- saw a lone swift an hour ago (none since)

 

Last edited: Aug 18, 2013

Kentbloke

Ah, yes, well

• Aug 18, 2013

• #24

A handful heading south at the cliffs this morning

 

halftwo

Wird Batcher

• Aug 19, 2013

• #25

In Holmfirth, West Yorks., on Saturday there was a group of two dozen singing birds still flying around. (Incidently I assume these are all juveniles busy pairing/courting before heading off on migration - anyone a difinitive answer on that one?)

Yesterday there was none all day until four turned up late pm to hawk around with the many House martins which are still busy feeding young in the air.

But it's the last few remaining days for these superb birds this summer, I'm afraid.

 

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Bowlander

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• Aug 29, 2013

• #26

8 fast over the hill on Saturday 24th. Lancaster

 

stevo

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• Aug 29, 2013

• #27

My swifts left 2wks ago here in southampton,one evening there was a cloud of swifts over the house.Next morning just one bird & nothing after midday that day.

Steve.

 

KenM

Well-known member

• Aug 29, 2013

• #28

Single bird with House Martins over lake Geneva, Switzerland this evening.

Cheers

 

JTweedie

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• Aug 29, 2013

• #29

I saw (from a train) a couple over Dunbar last Friday.

 

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TwoDipsfromAmsterdam

Anything About?

• Sep 7, 2013

• #30

One flying south this morning a few kilometres north of Amsterdam.

David

 

Andy Hurley

Gotta love nature!

Opus Editor

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• Sep 10, 2013

• #31

There are still some in the nest being fed near Paderborn