From our foreign correspondent
“Volgograd - mid-summer 2019:
Temp throughout the days ranged from 20-32 degC. Large flights of swifts (up to 30) constantly whirling and screaming - such that, after a while, they became mildly intrusive.... - but such a joy to see after the comparative desert of Edinburgh. Older buildings here probably more receptive to potentially nesting birds but helped by an obvious abundance of food. (Also watched a very adroit swallow scooping insects off the water in a fountain pool. Fantastic!”
- Sandy Cullen 25/06/2019
Temp throughout the days ranged from 20-32 degC. Large flights of swifts (up to 30) constantly whirling and screaming - such that, after a while, they became mildly intrusive.... - but such a joy to see after the comparative desert of Edinburgh. Older buildings here probably more receptive to potentially nesting birds but helped by an obvious abundance of food. (Also watched a very adroit swallow scooping insects off the water in a fountain pool. Fantastic!”
- Sandy Cullen 25/06/2019