tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945598565554793023.post4883228912869985103..comments2024-03-24T15:38:45.970+00:00Comments on Action for Swifts: Watching SwiftsAction for Swiftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07833205471411004146noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945598565554793023.post-3100665299696969132012-07-24T14:41:38.282+01:002012-07-24T14:41:38.282+01:00This nice weather has given swifts the chance to s...This nice weather has given swifts the chance to spend some time enjoying themselves and for prospecting birds to look for new nest sites. During the long wet summer, the priority was finding food. DickDick Newellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09568265822263921935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945598565554793023.post-13057655811112163812012-07-24T09:02:30.439+01:002012-07-24T09:02:30.439+01:00Happily we've had 30-40 swifts screaming overh...Happily we've had 30-40 swifts screaming overhead for the last week. We live in the university area of Reading, and they seem to gather over straight over our garden maybe because it has some big trees and a pond. In the previous weeks when the weather wasn't so good, there seemed to be about ten around. Is this massing now preparation for migration since we are in the last week of July I wonder?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com