SWIFTS, SWALLOWS AND HOUSE MARTINS

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Re: SWIFTS, SWALLOWS AND HOUSE MARTINS

Post by Willpar » Fri Aug 07, 2015 8:04 am

Lovely Joomoo.

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Re: SWIFTS, SWALLOWS AND HOUSE MARTINS

Post by Placido » Fri Aug 07, 2015 12:22 pm

Oh wow, JooMoo !! That's a brilliant pic.

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Re: SWIFTS, SWALLOWS AND HOUSE MARTINS

Post by nuthatch » Fri Aug 07, 2015 7:37 pm

:D That's really great. JooMoo :bunny:

:tree: The whole place sounds fabulous :dogrun:

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Re: SWIFTS, SWALLOWS AND HOUSE MARTINS

Post by Jacksparrow » Fri Aug 07, 2015 7:52 pm

I didn't see any Swifts today. It was ideal Swift weather being quite calm, warm with plenty of flying insects to catch. :(

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Re: SWIFTS, SWALLOWS AND HOUSE MARTINS

Post by peregrine » Sat Aug 08, 2015 7:11 pm

Nope they are still here. Seem to disappear for a while and then re-appears. Its 'dae in ma heid in'.

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Re: SWIFTS, SWALLOWS AND HOUSE MARTINS

Post by JooMoo » Sun Aug 09, 2015 8:56 pm

I left them alone for a day, then when I next looked, there was just this one left.
Not long after, he left the nest too.
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Re: SWIFTS, SWALLOWS AND HOUSE MARTINS

Post by nuthatch » Mon Aug 10, 2015 7:29 am

:cry2: :goodvibes: :cry2: :flying:

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Re: SWIFTS, SWALLOWS AND HOUSE MARTINS

Post by Kev » Mon Aug 17, 2015 8:36 pm

I visited a friend at the weekend and these are on top of the lamp in the porch outside her front door!


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Plenty outside too

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Re: SWIFTS, SWALLOWS AND HOUSE MARTINS

Post by JooMoo » Mon Aug 17, 2015 9:07 pm

You can use them to peg your washing out :)
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Re: SWIFTS, SWALLOWS AND HOUSE MARTINS

Post by Placido » Mon Aug 17, 2015 9:47 pm

Oh wow, brilliant spot. Simply wonderful.

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