http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide/ Swallows, Martins & Swifts Worldwide Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:37:29 GMT Common Swift http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide/message/7300 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide/message/7300 Dear James, your description of the vespertine ascension is similar to the many we have from the breeding grounds here in Europe. Its the first time I ever Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:20:19 GMT James Wolstencroft http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide/message/7299 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide/message/7299 Hello there, A little more writing about today's observations of Swifts, Swallows and Martins in Arusha in Tanzania, equatorial East Africa, can be found here: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:20:11 GMT Common Swift http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide/message/7298 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide/message/7298 Hi Paul, very interesting. It looks like they were members of the non breeding reserve to me, which arrive abt mid June in Berlin. It is good to know that they Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:05:20 GMT Lyndon Kearsley http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide/message/7297 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide/message/7297 Just realised that I forgot to forward this information to the forum... On Saturday I had this report in from a colleague (BTO) in Ghana who knew I was Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:49:47 GMT Yousef Ali Alzaoby http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide/message/7296 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide/message/7296 Dear Ulrich A.apus breed in the Yarmouk valley, in the rocks cliffs very very difficult. R A project for Recording the birds in southern region of SYRIA Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:57:09 GMT noakespc http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide/message/7295 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide/message/7295 Hi, in early May 2007 I had several screaming parties of up to 20 European Swift Apus apus over rainforest at Dja southern Cameroon. I assumed they were birds Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:52:18 GMT Common Swift http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide/message/7294 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide/message/7294 Hi, pls read this short note abt the problem, whether or not A.apus is screaming in Africa: Brooke, R. K. (1975): Breeding behaviour of European Swifts in Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:44:25 GMT Common Swift http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide/message/7293 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide/message/7293 Dear Yousef, thanx for the info. Do you have any closer infos? Where does a.apus breed in the Yarmouk valley, in the rocks, in the rail way bridges? Regards Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:07:52 GMT Yousef Ali Alzaoby http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide/message/7292 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide/message/7292 Dear Ulrich Thanks for reply Apus breeding in southern region of Syria, Yarmouk valley. No any literature about it as my information. Thanks A project for Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:54:33 GMT Yousef Ali Alzaoby http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide/message/7291 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide/message/7291 Dear Louis- Philippe Arnhem &all Thank you very much for you kindest reply .Also I, am happy. Yes I ll do. Please open attachments and enjoy. Regards A Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:19:33 GMT Common Swift http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide/message/7290 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide/message/7290 Dear Yousef, very welcome to the group! I am happy that someone from the southern range of A.apus is in. This part of the range is very much underrepresented Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:15:52 GMT Louis-Philippe Arnhem http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide/message/7289 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide/message/7289 Dear Yousef, Welcome to this forum. I am very pleased to have somebody from your country, I am indeed pretty sure that we didn't have a Syrian correspondent Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:12:20 GMT Yousef Ali Alzaoby http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide/message/7288 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide/message/7288 Dear all Hello , my name is Yousef Alzaoby from Southern region of Syrian Arab republic. I work to survey the birds in my area. My area very fantastic because Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:31:11 GMT James Wolstencroft http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide/message/7287 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide/message/7287 http://birds.intanzania.com/tracking-the-movements-of-palearctic-breeding-birds-within-africa Dear Lyndon, Dick, Jochem, Porfirio, Mark et al. Many thanks for Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:51:37 GMT Lyndon Kearsley http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide/message/7286 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Swallows-Martins-Swifts-Worldwide/message/7286 Thanks for the heads up on that James. I don't know what the readership is of the blog but must say that it is a very nice layout. My own text and comment in