I've been seeing the odd one or two for a couple of weeks but this weekend they've been here in numbers. Like Hosta, while they're moving I can't tell swifts from swallows or house martins - we have all of them. But it's definitely swallows looking to nest in the garage.
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
I've been seeing the odd one or two for a couple of weeks but this weekend they've been here in numbers. Like Hosta, while they're moving I can't tell swifts from swallows or house martins - we have all of them. But it's definitely swallows looking to nest in the garage.
You'll hear the swifts before you see them i always do, Like a screaming sound. First ones in Birmingham yesterday
Still baffles me as to why swifts would fly through Spain and France to get to the UK. Surely those countries being warmer would mean there are more insects available
Still baffles me as to why swifts would fly through Spain and France to get to the UK. Surely those countries being warmer would mean there are more insects available
Perhaps all the other swifts think so too, and the ones we get are trying to find somewhere with less competition?
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“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”