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We saw quite a few yesterday evening  while sitting in the garden (Ulverscroft Road) (plus a bird of prey which hopefully wasn't after the swifts).

The life of a swift is absolutely amazing, as is the distance they travel in a lifetime! I googled it last night!

https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/swift

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  On 17/06/2025 at 18:59, CPR Dave said:

Couldn't stop laughing at this from Mrs double barreled swift fancier:

"Loads of people have told me that they will never vote Labour again because of how the government have acted on swift bricks.”

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Of all the many possible reasons, too 🤣

  On 16/06/2025 at 21:30, TWB Cat Sitter said:

The swifts & bats are alive & well around Upland Road. A beautiful sight & sound in the evenings. Just be sure to leave plenty of water out for them, as they are at high risk of dehydration & struggle to take flight at ground level.

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Which part of Upland? I’m guessing nearer to the cemetery. 

I think there's the usual number this year -15-20 - screeching around high & low, zooming between the houses and generally being awesome. The back gardens between Colyton, Dovedale, Mundania & Shelbury always seem to have a colony in the summer - no idea where their nests are though.

There's also what appears to be a solitary bat that zooms back & forth along the front gardens of Colyton, unless it is several but you never see two at once!

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  On 20/06/2025 at 08:42, Sue said:

I keep hoping to see a bat in my garden  - I have done occasionally in previous years.

Maybe I am going inside  too early.

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Saw three little ones the other night, after around 10.15

Or possibly the same one three times!

❤️

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