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    Devil Birds film now on DVD

    out of interest did anyone order a copy?
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    Devil Birds film now on DVD

    Something for fans of swifts ... Some of you may have the Devil Birds book by Derek Bromhall which is about the Oxford Natural History Museum swift colony. There was also a film with the same name about the swifts at the museum. It has now been re-issued as a DVD with all profits going to...
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    Northern Ireland Local Patch

    Coming in late here Thank's Craig. The swift is a juvenile that is probably migrating via Ireland from Scandinavia Yes I'll report the barn owl sighting
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    Northern Ireland Local Patch

    very nice Mark. The birds looks a bit grumpy
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    Northern Ireland Local Patch

    I saw a barn owl last night over the road between Antrim and Crumlin. It gave me goose bumps all over. I think it was the 80s when I last saw one Mark Antrim
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    (not so) Common Swifts

    two swifts have a 'chat' across the divide http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJp83tzgeOM
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    (not so) Common Swifts

    Fight! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xoovoFCx6s but after 4 hours they are happy to sit side by side on the nest hollow. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzTmFRoNuI0
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    Kilcoole Little Tern Project 2011

    brilliant blog!
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    (not so) Common Swifts

    squidge if you did it now and I mailed you the CD lure you could be attracting swifts by the weekend. Today a swift inspected one of my boxes for 20 minutes. Hopefully it will return with a mate http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWF77Yt7a0s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5jsYt2Lhwo
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    (not so) Common Swifts

    nobody has ever commented about the lure playing or the screaming swifts. Many now ask how the birds are doing. One passes every night at 10 to see what's happening. If you get boxes up now there is an excellent chance they will come for a look. Some may enter boxes. They will remember to come...
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    (not so) Common Swifts

    swifts at my house this morning http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrIssJvh6oQ
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    What Finch?

    a stunning photo with very clear detail
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    (not so) Common Swifts

    Squidge the increase is due to the arrival of non breeders. The may not be of breeding age but they need to find a nest site. This morning there was a screaming party of around 20 going around my house. Partridge why don't you put up some swifts boxes? They are cheap to make. A triple chamber...
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    Co. Wicklow Birding

    A brilliant sighting. I have never seen that number of swifts at one time along the shores of Lough Neagh. Mark N Ireland Swift Group http://www.saveourswifts.co.uk
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    (not so) Common Swifts

    here's a nice easy to make nest box http://saveourswifts.co.uk/nest-sites-home-made.htm Your local builders supplier should be able to cut the 10mm exterior ply to size. All you need to do is add a budgie concave.
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