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  1. Woodchat

    Withymoor - Amblecote, Stourbridge.....

    WRT hirundine populations - I noted in the early 2000's, there were several poor years, locally, when they appeared relatively scarce. By 2010 - 2014, the numbers in my area were very high and I was regularly getting post-breeding roosts of Swallows and Sand Martins of 700+ birds. I spoke to a...
  2. Woodchat

    Withymoor - Amblecote, Stourbridge.....

    Hi Laurie, the juv Swallow at Portland intrigued me also - especially as I saw what appeared to be a juvenile on my patch a couple of weeks ago. I thought at the time it's highly unlikely to be a uk-bred individual. Perhaps they fly north from southern Europe due to longer day-lengths in more...
  3. Woodchat

    Withymoor - Amblecote, Stourbridge.....

    Hi Laurie, I guess it comes down to semantics, really. Calcium is an element so it cannot be chemically 'synthesized' because an element is the most fundamental chemical unit and synthesis is defined as the process of combining simple parts to make a more complex whole. Elements can only be...
  4. Woodchat

    Withymoor - Amblecote, Stourbridge.....

    Interesting stuff there, Laurie....... especially the 62 year Albatross that can synthesize a chemical element - if it can do that, it must truly be a STAR ;):-O - I think we all know what you mean, though. :t:
  5. Woodchat

    Withymoor - Amblecote, Stourbridge.....

    Glad you took it in good humour, Laurie - as was intended. Believe it or not, I actually quite enjoy reading some of your stuff on here. I'm pretty sure the apparent bile that you seem to aim squarely at the Upton thread at times is just a bit of fun and hides an underlying affection for the...
  6. Woodchat

    Withymoor - Amblecote, Stourbridge.....

    You def won't regret going to Israel, Laurie. If I had to pick one spot for sheer numbers and variety of birds within a smallish area I would go back to Kfar Ruppin in the Beit She'an valley. Watching hundreds of migrating raptors (particularly Lesser Spotted Eagles) plus Storks and Cranes while...
  7. Woodchat

    Withymoor - Amblecote, Stourbridge.....

    Laurie, Interesting re the Swallow in Sussex. BTW, Nadine Dorries is a Conservative (MP for mid-Beds) - or she was last time I looked;), which makes her stinging appraisal of her party leaders even more noteworthy.
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