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Title: Swifts or Swallows? Post by: Audrey on Wednesday, July 5, 2017, 21:34:55 Got birds swooping down to pick up dead insects floating on the pool. I reckon they're swifts, wifey reckons swallows (no jokes, please).
How do you tell the difference? Title: Re: Swifts or Swallows? Post by: sonicyouth on Wednesday, July 5, 2017, 21:37:33 Swallows have long tail 'streamers' which are obvious in flight, swallows do not and have a shorter but pointed V shape tail:
(https://www.rspb.org.uk/Images/swallow_tcm9-18469.jpg) (https://www.rspb.org.uk/Images/swift_tcm9-16743.jpg) Title: Re: Swifts or Swallows? Post by: sonicyouth on Wednesday, July 5, 2017, 21:39:00 Although depending on where you are, they might also be martins - more likely house martins (not the band) than sand martins.
Title: Re: Swifts or Swallows? Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Wednesday, July 5, 2017, 21:39:27 Got any pictures? Could also be House Martin's or even Sand Martins at a push (probably not though)
Title: Re: Swifts or Swallows? Post by: Audrey on Wednesday, July 5, 2017, 21:42:37 Based on those pics they are definitely not swallows.
Wish they'd eat a few more of the fucking crickets, though. Title: Re: Swifts or Swallows? Post by: Flashheart on Wednesday, July 5, 2017, 21:43:57 You have a pool?
Posh cunt! Title: Re: Swifts or Swallows? Post by: Audrey on Wednesday, July 5, 2017, 21:44:36 On hols
Title: Re: Swifts or Swallows? Post by: Flashheart on Wednesday, July 5, 2017, 21:45:19 Where? The location might help.
Title: Re: Swifts or Swallows? Post by: Ginginho on Wednesday, July 5, 2017, 21:45:20 I imagine he's on holiday.
Title: Re: Swifts or Swallows? Post by: Audrey on Wednesday, July 5, 2017, 21:46:20 South of France
Title: Re: Swifts or Swallows? Post by: Reg Smeeton on Wednesday, July 5, 2017, 21:47:50 Swifts screech quite loudly... a bit like a pissed up hen party in your local. Swallows and martins tend to twitter, much quieter.
Swifts are much more urban, there's loads about tonight over Swindon :) Title: Re: Swifts or Swallows? Post by: 4D on Wednesday, July 5, 2017, 21:49:14 Seagulls?
Title: Re: Swifts or Swallows? Post by: Reg Smeeton on Wednesday, July 5, 2017, 21:51:54 Seagulls? There's actually no such specific bird as a seagull... Common Gull, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull these are the rubbish tip types. Title: Re: Swifts or Swallows? Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Wednesday, July 5, 2017, 22:34:54 As you're in Southern Europe they could possibly be Crag Martins...
(http://www.avibirds.com/platen/Rotszwaluwm.jpg) Sort of a cross between House Martins and Sand Martins without the 'V' shaped tail... Title: Re: Swifts or Swallows? Post by: Reg Smeeton on Thursday, July 6, 2017, 00:53:04 Sexy work OST. The French probably have a few exotic swifts that don't bother flying all the way to Blighty. Unlike the Italians, the French don't eat too many of their songbirds....
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