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24-04-2010, 10:27 AM
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| | | First Swifts 2010
London Birders have been spotting Swifts for a few days now.
I've been scanning the skies, but to no avail.
Anyone spotted any yet?
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24-04-2010, 11:03 AM
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| | | Re: First Swifts 2010
In my area of Nottinghamshire we normally have a small local breeding population but no sign of any of those just yet but will be spending the afternoon looking for any if the cloud cover lifts fully and tomorrow if time and weather permits. Hopefully they will arrive soon  . |
25-04-2010, 10:46 AM
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| | | Re: First Swifts 2010
My first of the year this morning hawking insects around the house at 7am as I trimmed some Ivy. It appeared before a front of light rain. |
25-04-2010, 08:17 PM
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| | | Re: First Swifts 2010
We have swifts in Ilkley this evening. |
25-04-2010, 08:20 PM
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They arrived in Bewdley yesterday.
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25-04-2010, 09:19 PM
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kept going into the garden all day and scanning the sky but still no sign of any in this part of Nottinghamshire yet  but have heard rumours that they have been seen in small numbers from my old local patch but just passing through and still heading North.....hopefully i will still get my garden tick before i head off to the coast on Thursday |
25-04-2010, 09:24 PM
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The usual arrival time in Hull is the first week of May. I am counting down the days!
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25-04-2010, 09:48 PM
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| | | Re: First Swifts 2010
i saw a small flock of around 6 birds over barton-in-fabis on thursday, spotted from attenborough
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25-04-2010, 10:32 PM
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| | | Re: First Swifts 2010
I saw 3 Swifts around 7 this evening whilst out for a walk. Midlothian , Scotland.
I also saw 2 individual birds yesterday over the M9 in Linlithgow area. |
26-04-2010, 04:54 AM
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| | | Re: First Swifts 2010
I thought I saw one about a week ago here in Beverley,but not certain, however I had a confirmed sighting in the same place this weekened (saturday).
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