Continuation of 2012 Swifts from here ...... http://www.rspb.org.uk/community/wildlife/f/1916/t/79001.aspx?pi2132219858=1#945786
Greenbird posted this today .....
'Spotted my local swifts (Cardiff) at about 5.00pm today. As this is their usual date to show up, I've been keeping my eyes peeled for them. Nothing - hadn't seen a single one till 5.00pm.
Summer's here! Which of course means a couple of weeks of cold wet weather to come.....'
To which I replied .....
'Well that's good news GB about the return of your Swifts but not about the awful weather to come!!
I am going to start a new thread for sightings & general news updates for all our Swifts as this current thread is one that has been corrupted by removed posts & does not open when 'last post' is selected ... It involves starting from beginning of 10 pages & scrolling through to the end each & every time a post is made!
There will be a link from here to new thread & a similar one in new thread so that all this info does not sink without trace & I shall copy your post over!'
Now all I need is for some kind soul to make my links 'posh' ones!!
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr
Not seen one this far North (N.Yorkshire)for a few days now and presumed they had all headed South. There was a recent article saying that some Swifts had arrived very late and because of the weather and shortage of food they had not bred and set off back very early. On the edge of moors recently we noticed that the Swallows were looking like they were getting ready for the off whereas a nearby colony of House Martin were feeding their second brood.
Pete
Birding is for everyone no matter how good or bad we are at it,enjoy it while you can