Bristol Oil Services Posted November 23, 2020 Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 Reports from the Levels of one juvenile swallow bird-on-a-wire still knocking around in Somerset, in late November. Quite remarkable. Can @Leveller confirm for us? Anyhow, it must be our year, I have concluded, although a top birder suggested the fly-eating dasher will not make it through the winter to next spring, which sounds like the same old same old, unfortunately. C'mon Deano! Hang on in there - don’t fizzle out in Feb. How can we keep Deano alive through these cold, dark, flying insect free winter months, until the green shoots of spring emerge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
054123 Posted November 23, 2020 Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 You’ve convinced me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Robin Posted November 23, 2020 Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 One swallow certainly makes me happy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marina's Rolls Royce Posted November 23, 2020 Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 40 minutes ago, Top Robin said: One swallow certainly makes me happy! Very brave of you to mention it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Simpson Posted November 23, 2020 Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 51 minutes ago, Top Robin said: One swallow certainly makes me happy! What does it taste like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Oil Services Posted November 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 3 hours ago, Homer Simpson said: What does it taste like? Bit chewy, I'd say. Mostly skin and bones. You need at least four and twenty to make a pie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted November 23, 2020 Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 5 hours ago, Top Robin said: One swallow certainly makes me happy! 5 hours ago, Marina's Rolls Royce said: Very brave of you to mention it. 4 hours ago, Homer Simpson said: What does it taste like? With credit to @bcfcfinker: Young fella walks into a pub and orders a triple whisky, bang down in one go. He orders anther triple and downs in one go. And again he orders another triple and it goes down in one. The barman looks at him in surprise and says: "What's happened?" Young fella says: "Just had my first BJ today" Barman says: "Congratulations, the next one is on the house" Young fellas says: "If that hasn't taken the taste away, nothing will" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted November 23, 2020 Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 African or European swallow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted November 23, 2020 Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 Social distancing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddoh Posted November 23, 2020 Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 2 hours ago, Lanterne Rouge said: African or European swallow? Genus Cecropis, Cecropis abyssinica Cecropis cucullata Cecropis daurica (range extends beyond Africa) Cecropis domicella Cecropis semirufa Cecropis senegalensis Genus Hirundo Hirundo aethiopica Hirundo albigularis Hirundo angolensis Hirundo atrocaerulea Hirundo dimidiata Hirundo leucosoma Hirundo lucida Hirundo megaensis Hirundo nigrita Hirundo nigrorufa Hirundo rustica (range extends beyond Africa, this is also the European swallow) Hirundo smithii smithii Genus Petrochelidon Petrochelidon fuliginosa Petrochelidon preussi Petrochelidon rufigula Petrochelidon spilodera Genus Pseudhirundo: Pseudhirundo griseopyga could you be a bit more precise? ps didn't learn this at school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted November 23, 2020 Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 10 minutes ago, reddoh said: Genus Cecropis, Cecropis abyssinica Cecropis cucullata Cecropis daurica (range extends beyond Africa) Cecropis domicella Cecropis semirufa Cecropis senegalensis Genus Hirundo Hirundo aethiopica Hirundo albigularis Hirundo angolensis Hirundo atrocaerulea Hirundo dimidiata Hirundo leucosoma Hirundo lucida Hirundo megaensis Hirundo nigrita Hirundo nigrorufa Hirundo rustica (range extends beyond Africa, this is also the European swallow) Hirundo smithii smithii Genus Petrochelidon Petrochelidon fuliginosa Petrochelidon preussi Petrochelidon rufigula Petrochelidon spilodera Genus Pseudhirundo: Pseudhirundo griseopyga could you be a bit more precise? ps didn't learn this at school. The Barn Swallow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leveller Posted November 23, 2020 Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 14 hours ago, Moments of Pleasure said: Reports from the Levels of one juvenile swallow bird-on-a-wire still knocking around in Somerset, in late November. Quite remarkable. Can @Leveller confirm for us? Anyhow, it must be our year, I have concluded, although a top birder suggested the fly-eating dasher will not make it through the winter to next spring, which sounds like the same old same old, unfortunately. C'mon Deano! Hang on in there - don’t fizzle out in Feb. How can we keep Deano alive through these cold, dark, flying insect free winter months, until the green shoots of spring emerge? Sorry, no swallows at the moment. We did have a great spotted woodpecker on the bird feeder today. Perhaps we'll have a Woody Winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddoh Posted November 23, 2020 Report Share Posted November 23, 2020 30 minutes ago, AppyDAZE said: The Barn Swallow. bar steward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 24, 2020 Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 9 hours ago, PHILINFRANCE said: With credit to @bcfcfinker: Young fella walks into a pub and orders a triple whisky, bang down in one go. He orders anther triple and downs in one go. And again he orders another triple and it goes down in one. The barman looks at him in surprise and says: "What's happened?" Young fella says: "Just had my first BJ today" Barman says: "Congratulations, the next one is on the house" Young fellas says: "If that hasn't taken the taste away, nothing will" https://www.thesaltyswallow.com And no, this isn't some porn site... it's a cider site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted November 24, 2020 Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Leveller said: Sorry, no swallows at the moment. We did have a great spotted woodpecker on the bird feeder today. Perhaps we'll have a Woody Winter. Should this be on the Darnell Fisher thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon bristol Posted November 24, 2020 Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 21 hours ago, Moments of Pleasure said: Bit chewy, I'd say. Mostly skin and bones. You need at least four and twenty to make a pie. Thats blackbirds.... and after the mocking, direct hit on me underpants, and frightening pheasants away, he bloody deserves to be in a gurt big blackbird pie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Oil Services Posted November 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 2 hours ago, Simon bristol said: Thats blackbirds.... and after the mocking, direct hit on me underpants, and frightening pheasants away, he bloody deserves to be in a gurt big blackbird pie. Yeah, you might want five and twenty - all that flying to and from sub-Saharan Africa leaves 'em a bit scrawny compared to yer common-garden, all-cuddly-and-fat blackbird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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