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things swiftish and some other things

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First Crieff Walk of 2022

27.05.2022 Filed in: swifts, nestboxes, education written by: drew

It has been a cold, windy and moist May in Strathearn

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Crieff Swift Project nestboxes

27.09.2021 Filed in: swifts, nestboxes, education written by: drew

After months and months of delay, we now have all two dozen nest boxes erected in and around Crieff.

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New nestboxes in Crieff - part 2

26.09.2021 Filed in: nestboxes written by: drew

Update on the the box installation

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Swift mapper

30.06.2021 Filed in: swifts, nest, box, mapping written by: drew

Crieff Swift Project has started to copy information over to the RSPB sponsored SwiftMapper site at: Linked Texthttps://www.swiftmapper.org.uk

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Swift attack

30.05.2021 Filed in: swifts, nest, box written by: drew

Near the end of May, following some pretty horrible cold weather, Hugh reported having seen renewed activity at the triple box; a party of three, two of which seem to be using the left box and possible use of the right box and a group of seven visited on the 30th.

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Apochrypha

22.02.2021 Filed in: science, swifts written by: drew

One of the persistent factoids told about swifts is their alleged ability to flap their wings independently.