- Swift Diary 2014
- left
- gable boxes, middle - under eave boxes, right - under eave back
- gable
nest boxes
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bird 2 |
egg 1 |
egg 2 |
egg 3 |
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2nd out |
3rd out |
1 fledged - time |
2 fledged - time |
3 fledged - time |
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6/5 |
11/5 |
20/5 |
22/5 |
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2/5 |
17/5 |
23/5 |
25/5 |
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28/7 - 10.40 |
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7/5 |
12/5 |
21/5 |
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20/7 |
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3/5 |
4/5 |
14/8 |
16/5 |
18/5 |
4/6 |
4/6 |
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12/7 - 13.30 |
14/7 - 12.28 |
16/7 - 13.07 |
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bird 1 |
bird 2 |
egg 1 |
egg 2 |
egg 3 |
1st out |
2nd out |
3rd out |
1 fledged - time |
2 fledged - time |
3 fledged - time |
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6/5 |
8/5 |
21/5 |
23/5 |
25/5 |
10/6 |
11/6 |
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21/7 - 08.43 |
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- under eave nest boxes - back of house
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bird 1 |
bird 2 |
egg 1 |
egg 2 |
egg 3 |
1st out |
2nd out |
3rd out |
1 fledged
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2 fledged
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3 fledged
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19/5 |
30/5 |
1/6 |
3/6 |
19/6 |
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31/7 -
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2014
Observations
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(bracketed dates are from
previous seasons)
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all videos can be seen here
https://www.youtube.com/user/sandersii/videos
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April 16th
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a swift arrives at a colony in
Crumlin, N Ireland
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April 19th
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2
swifts at Oxford Island nature reserve - James O'Neill (16/4/13)
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April 20th
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7
swifts at Oxford Island nature reserve.
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April 21st
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1 swift seen over a colony in
Stranmillis, Belfast
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April 27th
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c.20 swifts at Oxford Island nature reserve
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May
1st
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swifts seen in Maguirebridge, Cookstown and Armagh
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May
2nd
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two screamers fly by the gable boxes (27/4/13),
(3/5/12), (1/5/11),
(23/4/10)
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Box
5 first bird back at 20.50 (7/5/13), (10/5/12), (5/5/11),
(16/5/10)
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May
3rd
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0800
two screaming swifts at the gable
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Box 8 at 18.30 the first bird is back and stays for
15 minutes (12/5/13), (10/5/12),
(5/5/11), (16/5/10),
(8/6/09)
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Box 5 lone swift in again for the night at
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Box 8 a swift back at 19.55 and stays for approx 30 minutes
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Box 8 a swift back at 21.10
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May 4th
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Box 8 - second bird is back at 12.00 but doesn't
came back to roost over night (12/5/13),
(11/5/12), (10/5/11),
(16/5/10), (8/6/09)
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May 5th
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Box 8 - first feather brought in
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5 swifts present this evening
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May 6th
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Box 6 - a swift arrived at 19.50 to ?shelter from
heavy rain. It left at 20.15
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Box 5 - at 20.20 a swift arrived. Is this the one
that was just in box 6? Did it make a mistake during heavy rain and
high wind and enter the wrong box?
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Box 1 - at 21.12 the first bird has arrived back (7/5/13),
(10/5/12), (6/5/11),
(3/5/10)
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u-box 9 - the first bird is back 25 days earlier
than last year (31/5/13), (29/6/12)
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May 7th
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Box 7 - first swift is back at 21.00 (7/5/13),
(12/5/12), (3/5/11),
(3/5/10), (6/5/09)
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May 8th
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u-box 9 - the second bird arrived at 1310 (31/5/13)
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Box 9 - a swift arrives at 14.20 - previously unused
box - and stayed 10 minutes
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May 9th
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u-box7 - a swift arrives and stays for 20 minutes
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Box 1 - this box
hasn't been used for two days but at 19.20 a nervous swift arrives in the box
and stays until 20.25 It did come back in to roost over night
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May 10th
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people bring me a grounded swift. Its cold and weighs only
36g.
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u-box 3 - a swift enters to spend the night but
leaves again in the dark at 22.06
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Box 1 - a swift enters at 21.50 but does not go to
the nest. Its takes 1.5 hours for both birds to be comfortable with each other
(12/5/13), (10/5/12),
(6/5/11), (3/5/10)
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u-box 9 - only one swift came home tonight. The
grounded swift could be one of mine
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May 11th
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u-box 9 - at 0645 the swift left the nest but two
swifts arrive at 07.20 The grounded swift isn't one of mine
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Box 1 - no fighting. One left at 07.30 and the other
at 09.30
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Box 2 - at 17.00 a swift arrived but stayed under the
starling baffle before backing out
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Box 2 - at 21.40 a swift entered and stayed for 10
minutes before leaving and spending 15 minutes trying to enter other boxes. It
finally went in to box 1
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May 12th
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Box 7 - 2140 a swift arrives and about a minute
later another enters. They fight a little but by 2155 they are both on the
nest (10/5/13), (12/5/12),
(13/5/12), (6/5/10),
(9/5/09)
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May 13th
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u-box 5 - a swift arrived at 10.30 and stayed for 20
minutes
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u-box 4 - 13.02 a swift entered and stayed for 10
minutes
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u-box 5 - 13.14 a swift enters and leaves at 13.20
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u-box 1 - at 13.30 a swift enters and leaves at 13.32
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u-box 8 - at 20.50 a swift enters and leaves at 211.6
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May 14th
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Box 8 - first egg. 10 days back together
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u-box 4 - a swift arrived at 11.06 and left at 11.14
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u-box 9 - at 17.11 a swift arrives and
another arrives at 17.24. There is an immediate fight. At 17.29 a third swift
arrives and it is attacked by one of the first two. I separate them at 19.00
and mark one with tipex
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u-box 4 - at 19.47 the tipex marked
bird arrived and left at 20.40
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u-box 6 - at 21.40 tipex arrived and
stayed in the box over night
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May 15th
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u-box 6 - tipex left at 05.10
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u-box 5 - tipex arrived at 05.26 and
left at 06.34
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u-box 4 - tipex arrived at 07.43 and
left at 08.15
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u-box 5 - tipex arrived at 08.18 and
left at 08.22
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u-box 4 - tipex arrived at 16.02 and
left at 16.26
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Box 7 - at 16.15 an intruder tried to enter
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Box 7 - at 17.25 an intruder, not tipex,
tried to enter
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u-box 6 - tipex arrived at 20.19 and
left at 20.45
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u-box 4 - tipex arrived at 21.18 and
left at 21.28
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u-box 5 - tipex arrived at 21.48
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May 16th
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u-box 5 - tipex left at 05.20
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u-box 6 - tipex arrived at 05.37 and
left at 06.12
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u-box 4 - tipex arrived at 21.33
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May 17th
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u-box 5 - tipex arrived at 16.13 and
left at 17.03
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box 5 - second bird arrived at 17.45 (unknown
in '13), (15/5/12), (7/5/11), (21/5/10), (unknown '09)
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u-box 4 - tipex arrived at 21.04
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May 18th
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u-box 4 -
tipex arrived at 15.27 and left at 16.10
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u-box 4 -
tipex arrived at 18.34
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u-box 4 -
tipex arrived at 20.20
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May 19th
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u-box 1 -
tipex arrived at 15.51 and left at 16.17
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Since
arriving this swift has been in every under eave nest box except box 2. This
is the bird I marked after fighting in box 9
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RW3R4mDhRo
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u-box 2 -
tipex arrived and 16.57 and left at 16.59
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u-box back 1 - both
birds have just arrived back from Africa at 21.13 and 21.15 (5/6/13)
(11/6/13)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YgtERQ3754
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u-box 4 - tipex
arrived at 21.45 with a possible mate following but it didn't follow in to the
box
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May 20th
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box 1 - first egg 9 days
back together (8/6/13)
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box 6 - 15.00 a swift
arrives and leaves at 15.20
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May 21st
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u-box 9 - first egg 13
days back together (8/6/13)
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box 7 - first egg 9 days
back together
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from 21.15 to 22.00 there were
as many swifts around the house as were in boxes. Multiple attempts to enter
occupied and unoccupied nest boxes on the gable.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9crIH12vis
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May 23rd
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box 7 - second egg
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u-box 9 - second egg
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May 27th
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box 5 - first egg
10 days back together
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u-box 4 - 10.37 tipex
arrives and leaves at 10.40
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u-box back 1 - 10.46
tipex arrives and leaves at 10.48. This box is occupied already
http://youtu.be/TENfc8BChw8
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box 9 - 10.50 tipex
arrives in gable box 9 and stays for 50 seconds
http://youtu.be/aJZr6nPqzP4
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u-box back 1 - nest
building has started
http://youtu.be/7yk67dQFrR0
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May 30th
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u-box back 1 - first egg
laid. Non breeders in 2013
http://youtu.be/-rQE76MjGNQ egg visible at 1 min 25 secs
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nervous swifts are slow to
move around the nest box and may climb the walls. Confident swifts go straight
to the nest hollow
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May 31st
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u-box 4 -
08.12
tipex has attracted a
mate. 22 days back in N Ireland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMnvWDELyfU
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u-box 5 - 09.24 a new
swift arrives and stays inside until 09.56
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYHZKO7rV7A
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u-box 4 - 09.59 tipex
arrives with a mate again. Tipex leaves at 10.51 and the mate at 10.55
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u-box 6 -
11.11 a swift enters and leaves at 11.21
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u-box 5 - 11.37 tipex
arrives and leaves at 11.40
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u-box 7 - a swift enters
at 13.53
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gable box 7 - 14.20
tipex enters an already occupied nest box
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7adKPuHyP8
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u-box 6 - 14.30 a
nervous swift enters and leaves at 14.57
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u-box 6 - 15.14 a swift
enters and leaves at 15.22
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u-box 7 - 15.27 a swift
enters and leaves at 15.34
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u-box 8 - 20.16 a
nervous swift enters and leaves at 20.27
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22.05 a lone swift tries to
enter many under eave nest boxes
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June 1st
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u-box 7 - 05.34 a
nervous swift enters and leaves at 07.06
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u-box 4 - 07.12 a swift
arrives and leaves at 07.15
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u-box 7 - 07.17 a
nervous swift enters and leaves at 07.18
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u-box 5 - 09.51 tipex
is followed in to the box by another swift. Tipex leaves at 10.47. The
other swift leaves at 12.11
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u-box 6 - 11.15 tipex
arrives and leaves at 12.07
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u-box back 1 - second
egg laid
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u-box 4 - 18.34 a
nervous swift arrives and leaves at 18.45
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u-box 4 - 20.45 a
nervous swift arrives and leaves at 18.45
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u-box 5 - 22.01 a
nervous swift arrives and leaves at 22.55 in the dark
http://youtu.be/SVPFzeWCnB4
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June 2nd
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u-box 4 - 08.58 a
confident swift arrives and leaves at 10.09
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u-box 5 - 11.05 a
nervous swift arrives and leaves at 11.10
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u-box 4 - 18.34 a
nervous swift arrives and leaves at 18.45
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u-box 4 - 11.12 tipex
and mate arrive together. Tipex leaves at 11.40 and the mate at 11.58
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u-box 1 - tipex
arrives at 12.00 and leaves at 12.11
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u-box 6 - 12.05 a swift
arrives and leaves at 12.08
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u-box 4 - 12.12 a swift
arrives and leaves at 12.13
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u-box 1 - 12.31 a
nervous swift arrives and leaves at 12.32
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u-box 2 - 12.39 a
swift arrives and leaves at 12.46
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u-box 3 - 13.53 a
swift arrives and leaves at 14.08
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u-box 1 - 14.11 tipex
arrives and leaves at 14.21
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u-box 1 - 14.39 a
nervous swift arrives. At 14.43 tipex arrives and leaves at 15.00 after
some fighting between the two. The mate leaves at 15.14
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u-box 2 - 16.52 a
swift arrives and leaves at 17.14
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u-box 1 - 20.58 a
swift arrives and leaves at 21.17
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u-box 5 - 20.59 tipex
arrives
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u-box 6 - 21.47 a
swift arrives and leaves at 22.06
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June 3rd
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u-box 1 - 06.41 a swift
arrives and leaves at 07.08
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u-box 1 - 07.25 a swift
arrives and leaves at 08.13
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u-box 5 - 07.28 tipex
arrives arrives and leaves at 07.54.25
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u-box 3 - 07.54.36
tipex arrives and leaves at 08.23
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u-box 1 - 08.39 a swift
arrives. At 08.40 tipex arrives. Both leave at 09.42
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u-box 1 - 10.29 a swift
arrives and leaves at 10.42
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u-box 1 - 10.47 a
nervous swift arrives and leaves at 10.55
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u-box 1 - 11.00 a
nervous swift arrives and leaves at 11.03
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u-box 1 - 11.45 tipex
arrives and leaves at 11.49
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u-box 1 - 13.08 tipex
arrives and leaves at 13.25
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u-box 4 - 13.09 a swift
arrives and leaves at 13.11
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u-box 6 - 13.12 a swift
arrives and leaves at 13.15
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u-box 4 - 13.17 a swift
arrives and leaves at 13.20
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u-box 4 - 13.21 a
nervous swift arrives and leaves at 13.22
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u-box 4 - 13.25 a
nervous swift arrives and leaves at 13.26.18
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u-box 4 - 13.26.42 a
nervous swift arrives and leaves at 13.27.44
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u-box 7 - 13.31 a
nervous swift arrives and leaves at 13.42
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u-box back 1 -
eggs unattended for 55 minutes from 18.40 to
19.34. This bird incubates by itself until 21.34
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u-box 4 - 22.05 tipex
and his mate arrive
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June 4th
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box 8
- two chicks
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u-box 1 -
06.31 a swift arrives and leaves at 09.13
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u-box 3 - 07.17 tipex
arrives and leaves at 09.03
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u-box 2 - 11.32 a swift
arrives and leaves at 11.42
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box 11
- 11.40 tipex arrives
and leaves at 11.42
http://youtu.be/wDxt4kvqO-M
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u-box 1 -
11.45 a swift arrives and leaves after 45
seconds
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u-box 1 -
11.46 tipex arrives and leaves at
12.02
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good activity from bangers at 11.45 with some
looking in to boxes but not entering gable and under eave nest boxes
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u-box 1 -
12.28 a swift arrives and leaves at 12.30
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box 8
- 12.35 an intruder enters and
stays for approximately 10 minutes
http://youtu.be/YP7xbUGFZv8
http://youtu.be/9xwTEr4L5oM
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u-box 1 -
14.34 a swift arrives and leaves at 14.46
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u-box back 1 -
eggs unattended for 57 minutes from 20.43 to
21.40.
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u-box 3 - 22.06 tipex
arrives
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u-box 6 - 22.10 a swift
arrives and leaves at 22.18
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u-box 1 -
22.18 a swift arrives. Just before entering
this nest box the swift attempted to enter a gable nest box
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June 5th
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06.47
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tipex is in
u-box 5. It leaves at
07.01
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a swift is in
u-box 1 and leaves at
08.14
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u-box 4 - 08.47 a swift
arrives and leaves at 09.00
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u-box 1 -
09.56 a swift arrives and leaves at 10.01
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u-box 1 -
10.24 a swift arrives and leaves at 10.27
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u-box 5 -
10.28 tipex and the mate arrive and
leave at 10.57.28
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u-box 1 -
10.57.38 tipex and the mate arrive.
They leave at 11.43
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u-box 3 - 13.03 a
tipex arrives and leaves at 14.23
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u-box 2 - 14.26 tipex
and mate
arrive and leaves at 15.00
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u-box 6 - 22.07 tipex
arrives and leaves at 04.54
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u-box 1 -
22.15 a swift arrives and leaves at 04.08
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u-box back 1 - one of
the pair
goes out at 22.29 and returns at 22.34
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June 6th
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u-box 3 - 04.48 tipex
and mate arrive and leave at 06.43
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u-box 1 -
07.26 a swift arrives and leaves at 07.42
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u-box 1 -
07.44 a swift arrives and leaves at 07.47
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u-box 1 -
08.56 a swift arrives and leaves at 09.01
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u-box 1 -
09.29 tipex arrives and leaves at
09.50
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u-box 4 - 09.55
tipex and mate arrive and leave at
10.06
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u-box 1 - 09.55
tipex and mate arrive and leave at
11.00
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u-box 2 - 11.05 a swift
arrives and leaves at 11.07
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u-box 4 - 11.26 a swift
arrives with a feather and leaves at 11.51
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u-box 1 -
11.43 a swift arrives and leaves at 11.46
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two unmarked swifts in
different under eave boxes at the same time
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box 3 - 11.20 tipex
arrives and leaves at 11.22
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box 3 - 11.40 tipex
arrives. Screams at bangers! Leaves at 11.45
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u-box 5 - 12.42 a swift
arrives
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u-box 5 - 12.48 tipex
arrives
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u-box 5 - both leave at
13.38
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u-box 4 - 22.14
tipex arrives and leaves at 22.22
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u-box 1 -
22.15 a swift arrives
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what time do swifts leave in
the morning after roosting in their nest boxes? Sunrise is 04.51
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04.08, 04.36, 04.49, 04.54
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how often do incubating
birds change over? June 6th sunrise is 04.51
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u-box 9 - 04.49 first
leaves, 05.37 but incubating bird doesn't get off until 06.03 and leaves at
06.11, 07.14, 08.07, 09.14, 09.36, 10.18, 12.40, 14.21 but doesn't leave to
14.41, 16.23, 18.54, 20.45, 21.34, 22.03 home for the night
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u-box back 1 - 04.36
first leaves, 07.07, 07.57, 09.05, 09.46, 11.04, 11.55, 12.49, 13.52, 15.29,
17.03, 20.13, 21.31, 22.03, 22.16 home for the night
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June 7th
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up to 2pm all quiet due to
heavy rain
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u-box 4 - 17.17 a swift
enters and leaves at 17.23
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u-box 5 - 18.19 a swift
arrives and leaves at 18.43
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bangers 22.29 to 22.35
http://youtu.be/05WxuMkxZ2g
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June 8th
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u-box 4 - 10.05 a swift
arrives and leaves at 10.13
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Box 2
- at 10.15 tipex arrived and stayed until 11.00
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June 9th
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box 7 - first chick out
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Box 2
- at 09.35 tipex arrived and left at 10.50
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u-box 2
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10.42 a swift arrives and left at 10.54
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Box 2
- at 10.55 tipex arrived and left at 11.04
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Box 2
- at 10.55 tipex arrived and left 11.43
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u-box 4 - 11.11 a swift
enters and left at 11.26
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Box 8
- have stopped brooding the chicks during the day
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Box
2 -
at 12.20 tipex arrived and left at 12.25
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Box
2 -
at 12.28 tipex arrived and left at 12.29
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u-box 3 - 12.03 a swift
arrives and leaves at 12.10
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u-box 2
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12.14 a swift arrives and left at 12.19
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u-box 2
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10.42 a swift arrives and left at
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June 10th
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u-box 9 - first chick
hatched
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Box
2 -
at 10.55 tipex arrived and left at 11.15
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Box
2 -
at 11.40 tipex arrived and left at 11.45
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u-box 3 - 11.42 a swift
arrives and leaves at 12.15
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June 11th
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u-box 9 - second chick
hatched
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u-box 2 - 09.37 a swift
arrives and leaves at 09.45
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box 2 - 13.15 tipex
arrives and leaves at 13.40
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box 2 - 14.45 tipex
arrives and leaves at 15.30
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June 12th
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box 2 - 07.00 tipex
arrives and leaves at 08.15
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u-box 1 - 08.14 a swift
arrives and leaves at 08.31
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u-box 1 - 08.51 a swift
arrives and leaves at 09.11
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box 3 - 08.55 tipex
arrives and leaves at 09.05
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box 6 - 09.06 a swift
makes a mistake due to feathers blocking its eyes
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box 2 - 09.28 a swift
arrives and leaves at 09.45
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u-box 2 - 10.26 a swift
arrives and leaves at 10.30
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u-box 2 - 10.34 a swift
arrives and leaves at 10.43
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u-box 1 - 10.49 a swift
arrives and leaves at 11.02
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box 3 - 12.10 tipex
arrives and leaves at 12.30
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box 2 - 12.55 tipex
arrives and leaves at 13.10
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u-box 1 - 14.25 a swift
arrives and leaves at 14.35
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box 6 - 14.40 tipex
arrives and leaves at 15.25
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u-box 1 - 16.41 a swift
arrives and leaves at 16.50
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box 6 - 14.40 tipex
arrives and leaves at 13.10
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box 2 - 16.40 tipex
arrives and leaves at 16.50
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box 6 - 17.50 tipex
arrives and leaves at 18.00
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box 3 - 19.15 tipex
arrives and leaves at 19.25
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box 2 - 22.35 tipex
arrives and leaves at 23.15!!
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June 13th
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box 2 - tipex and
a new mate http://youtu.be/WmmypEYPvp0
they were in the box from before 08.30 until 11.40
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u-box 9 - 3 and 2 day
old chicks being fed
http://youtu.be/iCcn0qSbnkQ
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box 6 - 13.10 tipex
arrives and leaves at 13.45
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box 2 - 15.15 a swift
enters and leaves at 15.25
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box 3 - 15.28 tipex
arrives and has a brief fight with a swift that arrives at 15.45. Tipex leaves
at 16.00 http://youtu.be/vIPvlsZuSiM
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box 6 - 16.50 tipex
arrives and leaves at 17.00
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box 2 - 19.15 a nervous
swift enters and leaves at 19.23
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box 2 - 19.40 tipex
arrives and leaves at 19.53
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box 2 - 22.28 a swift
arrives and leaves at 22.38
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June 14th
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box 2 - 09.15 a swift
enters and leaves at 09.55
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box 2 - 10.35 a swift
enters and leaves at 10.45
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box 2 - 12.10 swift
enters and leaves at 12.20
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box 6 - 12.10 tipex
enters and leaves at 12.20
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box 9 - 12.22 tipex
enters and leaves at 12.24
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box 6 - 12.10 a swift
enters and leaves at 12.42
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box 2 - 14.35 swift
enters and leaves at 14.40
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box 6 - 14.44 a nervous
swift enters and leaves at 14.54
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June 15th
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box 3 - 09.30 a swift
enters and leaves at 09.40
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box 6 - 09.45 tipex
arrives followed by another swift about a minute later. Tipex leaves at
10.10 and the other at 10.20
http://youtu.be/dVtqO3Fv4Ds
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box 6 - 11.25 a nervous
swift arrives and leaves at 11.39
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box 9 - 11.34 tipex
arrives and leaves at 11.36
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box 6 - 12.26 a swift
arrives and leaves at 12.45
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box 6 - 14.35 a swift
arrives. Tipex enters at 14.40. Both leave at 14.50
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June 16th
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box 6 - 08.15 a swift
arrives and leaves at 08.42
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box 6 - 09.07 a swift
arrives and leaves at 10.05
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box 6 - 10.55 a swift
arrives and leaves at 11.05
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box 6 - 12.10 tipex
enters and leaves at 12.15
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box 6 - 12.20 a swift
arrives and leaves at 12.25
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box 2 - 12.55 a swift
enters and leaves within 30 seconds
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box 6 - 14.55 a swift
arrives and leaves at 15.00
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box 6 - 16.31 a swift
arrives and leaves at 16.38
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bangers discovered the under
eave boxes at the back
http://youtu.be/09Zeje6wtBs
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box 6 - 16.45 a swift
arrives and leaves at 16.48
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box 3 - 17.05 a swift
arrives and leaves at 17.08
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June 17th
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box 4 - 11.50 a nervous
swift arrives and leaves at 12.45
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box 6 - 12.55 a swift
arrives. Tipex arrives at 13.00 but doesnt interact with the first
swift. Both leave at 13.32
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box 9 - 13.45 a swift
arrives and leaves at 13.50
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box 9 - 14.20 a swift
arrives and leaves at 14.30
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box 3 - 14.50 a swift
arrives and leaves at 14.54
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box 4 - 14.55 a swift
arrives and leaves at 15.02
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box 6 - 14.59 tipex
arrives and leaves at 15.02
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box 9 - 15.10 a swift
arrives and leaves at 15.40
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box 9 - 16.45 a swift
arrives and leaves at 16.50
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box 4 - 17.55 a swift
arrives and leaves at 18.01
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June 18th
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fight in box 5 going on
from before 08.30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDl1d1oO4ek separated at 10.45
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box 9 - 10.40 a nervous
swift arrives and leaves at 10.55
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box 2 - 10.50 tipex
arrives and leaves at 11.00
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box 9 - 12.28 a swift
arrives and leaves at 12.33
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box 5 - 14.15 another
fight
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box 2 - 15.03 tipex
arrives and leaves at 14.20
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tipex head lives in box 5 and
tipex rump lives in box 7
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June 19th
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box 9 - 08.10 a swift
arrives and leaves at 08.17
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box 9 - 09.07 a swift
arrives and leaves at 09.24
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box 2 - 09.25 tipex
arrives and leaves at 09.58
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box 4 - 09.25 a swift
arrives and leaves at 09.30
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box 6 - 11.02 tipex
and another swift
arrive. Both left at 12.28
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u-box back 1 - first
chicks are out
http://youtu.be/HBI-NcAFbqs
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June 20th
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box 9 -
a swift has been inside from before 07.00 to
08.43
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box 6 - 09.32 a swift
arrives and leaves at 09.44
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box 9 - 10.03 a nervous
swift arrives and leaves at 10.09
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box 9 - 10.40 a swift
arrives and leaves at 10.48
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box 2 - 10.45 tipex
arrives and leaves at 11.41
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box 6 - 11.02 a swift
arrives and leaves at 11.06
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activity at the gable and under
eave boxes http://youtu.be/e4eB77-s960,
http://youtu.be/PaLfIyhve1Q,
http://youtu.be/iX_FwH9j5Cw
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box 9 - 11.40 a swift
arrives and leaves at 11.55
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box 9 - 12.48 a swift
arrives and leaves at 12.50
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box 9 - 12.57 a swift
arrives followed by tipex. Both left at 13.22
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box 6 - 14.25 a swift
arrives and leaves very quickly
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box 6 - 14.26 a swift
arrives and leaves very quickly
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box 2 - 14.33 tipex
arrives and leaves at 14.49
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box 9 - 16.59 a swift
arrives followed by tipex. Both left at 17.21
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June 21st
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box 6 - 09.30 a swift
arrives and leaves at 09.33
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box 9 - 09.38 a swift
arrives followed by tipex. Tipex left at 11.25. The other left at 11.50
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box 2 - 11.48 tipex
arrives and left at 12.26
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box 9 - 13.48 a swift
arrives and leaves at 14.12
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June 22nd
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screaming swifts since around
05.30 http://youtu.be/lYAXrGRbaSg
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cameras on at 07.30 and single
swifts are in boxes 2, 4 and 9
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box 9 - leaves at 07.32
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box 2 - leaves at 08.00
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box 4 - 07.40 a nervous
swift arrives leaves at 08.52
http://youtu.be/kNuB0i3Il5o
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box 9 - 09.41 a swift
arrives followed by tipex. Tipex leaves at 10.58 and the other at 11.17
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box 2 - 11.17 a swift
arrives and leaves at 11.18
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box 9 - 22.33 a swift
arrives and sleeps in the box over night
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sunrise 04.48
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feeding rates under eave box
9 - 3 11-day old chicks
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1st leaves at 04.41 2nd 04.53.
05.19, 05.22, one broods, 06.12, one broods other leaves
06.21, other leaves 06.36, 06.54, 07.10, one broods leaves at
07.43, 07.55, 08.20 broods until 08.42, 09.03 stays to
brood, 09.48 broods,
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10.42 both leave 10.48,
11.26 broods, 11.39, 12.19, 12.26, 13.07
broods, 13.25, 14.34 broods, 14.45 broods until 15.01,
15.37 broods until 15.54, 16.07 broods until 16.18,
16.53 broods until 17.49, 17.51 broods until 18.06, 18.39
broods until 18.51, 19.49, 19.49 they stay until 19.56 and
19.59, 20.44 stays until 20.49, 21.22, 21.28, 22.00,
22.00, 22.20 both home for the night. 33 feeds in 17 hours
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feeding rates under eave box
1 back - 2 3-day old chicks. One adult always stays
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1st leaves
at 04.44. 05.22, 05.57, 06.38, 07.13, one broods
other leaves at 07.22, 07.57, 08.43, 09.26, 10.04,
10.30 one broods other leaves at 10.40, 11.20, 11.53,
12.30, 13.04, 14.40, 15.45, 16.48, 17.47,
18.43, 19.40, 20.18, 20.46, 21.43, 22.20,
22.40 home for the night 24 feeds in 17 hours
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June 23rd
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box 4 - 06.12 a swift
arrives and leaves at 07.55
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box 9 - 06.12 a swift
arrives and leaves at 07.10
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box 2 - 07.07 a swift
arrives and leaves at 07.45
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box 9 - 09.07 a swift
arrives followed by tipex Both left at 08.50
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box 6 - 09.05 a nervous swift
arrives and leaves very quickly
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box 9 - 09.11 a swift
arrives and leaves at 09.17
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box 9 - 09.18 a swift
arrives and leaves very quickly
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box 6 - 09.25 tipex
arrives and leaves at 09.45
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box 9 - 09.31 a swift
arrives and goes straight out again
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box 4 - 09.38 a swift
arrives and leaves at 10.15
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box 9 - 10.33 a swift
arrives and leaves at 10.47
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box 2 - 11.05 a swift
arrives and leaves at 11.11
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box 4 - 11.15 a swift
arrives and leaves at 11.28
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box 9 - 11.15 a swift
arrives and leaves at 11.28
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box 9 - 13.50 a swift
arrives and leaves at 13.51
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box 9 - 13.54 a swift
arrives and leaves at 14.49 1 hour 55 minutes
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box 6 - 13.55 a swift
arrives and leaves immediately
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box 9 - 13.58 tipex
arrives and leaves at 14.49
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box 9 - 22.32 a swift
arrives and spends the night in the box
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June 24th
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screamers and bangers at 04.37
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box 9 -
07.30 Tipex and mate from before the
cameras are turned on. Both left at 08.45
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box 2 - 09.07 a swift
arrives and leaves at 09.13
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box 9 - 09.07 a swift
arrives and leaves at 09.13
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box 9 - 09.22 a swift
arrives with nest material and leaves at 09.42
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box 9 - 12.33
Tipex
and mate arrive. Both leave at 13.10
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box 9 - 13.36 a swift
arrives with nest material and leaves at 13.40
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June 25th
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box 9 - 07.46 a swift
arrives and leaves at 08.07
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box 9 - 08.25 a swift
arrives and leaves at 08.46
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box 4 - 08.56 a swift
arrives and leaves at 09.38
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box 9 - 08.28 a swift
arrives and leaves at 09.02
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box 6 - 10.23 tipex
arrives and leaves at 11.08
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bangers at 11am
http://youtu.be/TDXySeb4Rw4
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box 9 - 12.30 a swift
arrives and leaves at 12.55
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box 6 - 12.43 tipex
arrives and leaves at 12.57
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box 9 - 13.03 a swift
arrives and leaves at 13.08
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box 9 - 13.08 a swift
arrives and leaves at 13.12
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box 9 - 13.18 a swift
arrives and leaves at 13.46
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box 6 - 13.27 tipex
arrives and leaves at 13.53
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box 9 - 13.56
Tipex and mate
arrive and leaves at
13.46. Both leave at 14.10
http://youtu.be/T3kRsW8mM9M
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box 6 - 13.27
tipex and ?mate
arrive. Both leave at 15.33
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box 9 - 15.34 a swift
arrives and leaves at 15.42
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box 9 - 21.27 a swift
arrives and leaves at 21.42 and returns within 10 seconds, leaves very quickly
and returns in under 60 seconds and leaves again
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box 2 - 22.20 Tipex
arrives and leaves at 22.27
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box 6 - 22.31 tipex
arrives and leaves at 22.50
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box 9 - 22.31 a swift
arrives and stays
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June 26th
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box 4 - 08.24 a swift
arrives and leaves at 09.28
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box 9 - 10.23
Tipex and mate
arrive. Tipex leaves at 11.17. The other leaves at 11.27
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box 6 - 11.27 tipex
arrives and leaves at 11.57
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box 2 - 12.42 Tipex
arrives and leaves at 13.53
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box 6 - 12.51 a swift
arrives and leaves 13.45
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box 9 - 13.06 a swift
arrives and leaves at 13.16
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box 6 - 13.26 tipex
arrives and a fight starts.
http://youtu.be/ieH01u-8j4Q Tipex leaves very quickly
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box 6 - 13.46 tipex
arrives and leaves at 14.28
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box 9 - 14.36 a swift
arrives and leaves at 14.38
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box 9 - 21.06 a swift
arrives and leaves at 21.20
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box 4 - 21.55 a swift
arrives and stays over night
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box 9 - 22.20 a swift
arrives and stays over night
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box 6 - 22.30 a swift
arrives and leaves at 22.34
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first time this year three
singles have been in boxes at the same time
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June 27th
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gable boxes
http://youtu.be/PtDw34Yoq68
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box 4 - 10.23 a swift
arrives. 10.49 another swift arrives. one left at 11.02 in a panic First
time a pair have been in this box
http://youtu.be/_hUnbkcVsL0 11.45 a second swift enters but leaves
immediately
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box 9 - 10.29 a swift
arrives and leaves at 10.53
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box 6 - 10.51 tipex
arrives and stays to 11.40
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box 9 - 11.41 one minute
after leaving box 6 Tipex arrives with the mate. They leave at 15.33
after almost 4 hours in the nest box
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box 4 - 11.45 a second
swift enters but leaves immediately
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box 4 - 11.47 a second
swift enters http://youtu.be/xIeY7n_mU74
Both leave at 12.40
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box 4 - 13.10 a swift
arrives. 13.19 a second swift arrives. One leaves after bangers cause a fight
between the two in the box. 13.34 the second swift leaves
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box 4 - 13.52 a swift
arrives. 14.12 a second swift arrives. 14.45 bangers cause a fight and one
leaves http://youtu.be/j6t8rBx_t7E
the other leaves at 15.37
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box 4 - 16.50 a swift
arrives and leaves at 16.59
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box 4 - 22.14 a swift
arrives. 22.26 a second swift arrives. Both stay over night
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box 9 - 22.34 a swift
arrives and leaves at 22.40
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box 9 - 22.44 a swift
arrives and stays over night
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22.50 bangers
at the gable
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June 28th
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box 4 -
two swifts have been inside from before 6am.
Both leave at 07.35
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box 9 -
Tipex and mate have been inside from before
6am. Both leave at 07.18
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box 6 - 07.27 a swift
arrives and leaves at 07.55
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box 4 - 08.26 a swift
arrives and leaves at 09.30
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box 9 - 08.59 a swift
arrives and leaves at 09.05
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box 6 - 08.59 tipex
arrives and leaves at 09.26
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box 4 - 10.03 a swift
arrives. A second arrives at 10.13. One leaves at 11.17 and comes straight in
again. one leaves at 12.02and the other at 12.05
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box 2 - 10.17 Tipex
arrives and leaves at 10.36
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box 9 - 10.43 a swift
arrives and leaves at 10.50
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box 2 - 10.49 Tipex
arrives and leaves at 10.50
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box 9 - 10.53 a swift
arrives and leaves at 10.57
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box 6 - 10.57 tipex
arrives and leaves at 10.59
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box 6 - 11.16 a swift
arrives. 11.30 Tipex arrives. Both leave at 12.02
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box 4 - 12.17 a swift
arrives A second arrives at 12.24. Both leave at 12.29
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box 6 - 12.17 tipex
arrives and leaves at 12.29
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box 4 - 12.33 a swift
arrives. At 12.43 a second arrives. One leaves at 12.50 and the other at 12.56
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box 4 - 13.10 two swifts
arrive and leave at 13.27
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box 4 - 13.28 a swift
arrives. 13.32 a second swift arrives. They leave at 14.02 and 14.05
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box 9 - 13.30 a swift
arrives and leaves at 13.38
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box 6 - 13.32 a
breeder from box 7 arrives. 13.42 another
swift arrives which causes a fight. The swift from box 7 wins and leaves 13.43
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box 4 - 14.06 a swift
arrives and leaves at 14.08
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box 4 - 22.40 a swift
arrives. 22.41 a second swift arrives
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box 9 - 22.40 a swift
arrives and leaves at 22.55
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June 29th
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box 8 - first
chick off the nest, exploring and looking out
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box 4 -
two swifts inside from before 06.45 Both
leave at 07.00
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box 9 -
two swifts inside from before 06.45. Both at
07.08
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box 4 - 07.03 a swift
arrives. 07.08 a second arrives. One leaves at 07.38. The other leaves at
08.23
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box 2 - 07.18 Tipex
arrives and leaves at 08.23
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screamers and bangers
http://youtu.be/jl9WIjPr-7s
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box 3 - 07.45 a nervous
swift enters and leaves at 08.25
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box 4 - 09.22 a swift
arrives and leaves at 09.26
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box 4 - 09.50 two swifts
arrive. Both leave at 10.20
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box 4 - 10.31 a swift
arrives. A second arrives at 10.37. Both leave at 11.14
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box 2 - 10.42 Tipex
arrives and leaves at 10.50
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box 9 - 11.09 a swift
arrives and leaves at 11.14
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box 4 - 11.50 two swifts
arrive. Both leave at 12.25
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box 9 - 12.20 a swift
arrives and leaves at 12.34
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box 6 - 12.28 tipex
arrives and leaves 12.34
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box 2 - 14.08 a nervous
swift arrives and leaves at 14.15
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box 4 - 20.27 a swift
arrives and leaves at 21.08
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box 4 - 21.50 a swift
arrives and leaves at 22.04
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box 4 - 22.30 a swift
arrives. 22.40 a second arrives.
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June 30th
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box 8 - two
chicks off the nest, exploring and looking out
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box 4 -
a swift has been in from before 06.15 06.17 a
second swift arrives. One leaves at 07.07 and returns at 07.77. One leaves at
08.20 and the other at 08.45
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box 6 -
Tipex has been in from before 06.15
and leaves at 07.07. Returns at 07.18. A second arrives at 07.28. Both leave
at 07.58
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box 9 - 07.59 a swift
arrives and leaves at 08.08
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box 9 - 08.14 a swift
arrives and leaves at 08.23
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box 6 - 08.16 Tipex
arrives and leaves at 08.58
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box 4 - 09.45 two swifts
arrive. One leaves at 10.24. The other leaves at 11.20
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box 9 - 09.56 a swift
arrives and leaves at 10.04
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box 9 - 10.08 a swift
arrives and leaves at 10.40
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box 2 - 10.40 a swift
arrives and leaves at 10.52
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box 9 - 10.55 Tipex
and mate arrive. Both leave at 11.03
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box 4 - 12.13 a swift
arrives. 12.25 a second arrives. Both leave at 12.43
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box 4 - 12.43 a swift
arrives. 13.03 a second arrives. Both leave at 13.21
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box 6 - 13.06 a swift
arrives and leaves at 13.10
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box 2 - 13.20 a nervous
swift arrives and leaves at 13.56
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box 4 - 13.20 a swift
arrives and leaves at 13.26
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box 4 - 13.36 a swift
arrives. A second arrives at 13.40. Both leave at 13.50
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box 6 - 13.46 Tipex
arrives and leaves at 13.50
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box 2 - 13.51 a swift
arrives and leaves at 13.58
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box 4 - 13.57 a swift
arrives and leaves at 13.58
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box 6 - 13.58 Tipex
arrives 13.59
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box 6 - 15.32 a swift
arrives and go back out again
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box 9 - 15.38 a swift
arrives and stays to 15.55
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box 4 - 22.20 a swift
arrives. A second arrives at 22.25. Both stay over night
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July 1st
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cameras on at 06.05
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box 4 - pair of swifts
inside. First leaves at 06.40. Returns at 07.00 Both leave at 07.40
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box 6 - single swift
inside. Leaves at 06.28
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box 9 - single swift
inside. Leaves at 06.50. Returns at 07.00, leaves at 07.50 returns at 08.05,
leaves at 08.10
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box 4 - 08.30 a swift
arrives and leaves at 08.33
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box 4 - 09.33
a swift arrives and leaves at 09.45, arrives
at 09.47, leaves 09.52
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box 6 - 09.33
a swift arrives and leaves at 09.35
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box 9 -
10.07 a swift arrives. 10.15 tipex
arrives and leaves at 10.38. The other leaves at 10.44
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box 4 - 10.15 a swift
arrives and leaves at 10.38
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box 4 - 12.38 a swift
arrives and leaves at 12.50
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box 6 -
13.12 Tipex arrives and leaves at
13.17
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box 9 -
13.12 a swift arrives and leaves at 13.14
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box 4 - 13.13 a swift
arrives and leaves at 13.17
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box 6 -
13.57 Tipex arrives and leaves at
14.08
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box 9 -
14.16 a swift arrives and leaves at 14.18
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box 4 - 21.10 a swift
arrives and leaves at 21.16
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box 4 - 21.40 a swift
arrives and leaves at 21.52
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box 4 - 22.31 a swift
arrives. 22.35 a second arrives. Both stay over night
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July 2nd
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box 4 - 08.28 a swift
arrives and leaves at 08.37
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box 4 - 08.42 a swift
arrives and leaves at 09.02
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box 4 - 09.40 a swift
arrives and leaves at 09.58
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box 4 - 10.00 a swift
arrives and leaves at 10.13
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box 4 - 10.38 a swift
arrives. 10.40 a second arrives. Both leave at 11.20
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box 9 -
10.42 a swift arrives and leaves at 11.16
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box 4 - 15.12 a swift
arrives. 15.17 a second arrives. Both leave at 16.28
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box 4 - 19.50 a swift
arrives with feathers. leaves at 20.20
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July 3rd
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box 9 -
10.17 a swift arrives and leaves at 11.04
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box 4 - 10.26 a swift
arrives with feathers. Leaves at 10.50
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box 9 -
12.18 a swift arrives and leaves at 12.40
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box 4 - 12.50 a swift
arrives. A second arrives at 13.06 Both leave at 14.10
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box 6 -
13.04 Tipex arrives and leaves at
13.10
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box 9 -
13.14 Tipex arrives and leaves at
13.17
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box 4 - 15.10 a swift
arrives and leave at 15.26
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box 4 - 15.40 a swift
arrives and leave at and leaves at 15.56
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box 9 -
17.53 Tipex and mate arrive. Both
leave at 18.30
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box 4 - 20.50 a swift
arrives and leaves at 21.05
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box 4 - 22.17 a swift
arrives. A second arrives at 22.20. They stay over night
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July 4th
-
feeding rates on a wet windy
day. Cameras on at 08.30
-
under eave box 9 - 09.03 stays
to brood, 10.10 both leave, 11.54, 12.36, 14.58, 15.45
-
under eave box 1 - back - 09.17
stays to brood leaves 11.15, 11.32 broods, 12.00, 14.21 broods, 14.48,
16.09, last checked 1600 when the sun came out
-
-
box 9 -
11.40 swift arrives with first feathers
and leaves at 12.20
-
box 4 - 11.45 a swift
arrives. 12.30 a second arrives. They leave at 13.00 and 13.04
-
box 4 - 15.35 a swift
arrives and leaves at 15.50
-
box 4 - 16.04 a swift
arrives. 16.20 a second arrives with feathers
-
box 9 -
16.43 swift arrives and leaves at 16.52. One
left at 17.35 and the other at 17.50
-
box 6 -
16.46 Tipex arrives and leaves at
16.47
-
box 9 -
16.55 Tipex and mate arrive. Both
leave at 18.10
-
box 4
- 21.25 a swift arrives and leaves at 22.05
-
box 4
- 22.29 a swift arrives. 22.35 a second arrives. Both stay over night
-
box 9 - 22.40 a swift
arrives and stays over night
-
-
July 5th
-
box 4
- 08.20 a swift arrives and leaves at 08.54
-
box 9 - 08.53 a swift
arrives and leaves at 09.20
-
box 9 - 09.25 a swift
arrives and leaves at 09.26
-
box 9 - 10.03 a swift
arrives and leaves at 10.06
-
box 6 -
10.23 Tipex arrives and leaves at
10.34
-
box 4
- 10.40 a swift arrives and leaves at 10.47
-
box 4
- 10.56 a swift arrives and leaves at 11.25
-
box 4
- 12.10 a swift arrives and leaves at 12.13 when another/same comes in again
and leaves at 12.20
-
box 9 - 12.16 a swift
arrives and leaves at 12.46
-
box 4
- 13.08 a swift arrives and leaves at 13.24
-
box 4
- 22.16 a swift arrives. A second arrives at 22.24. They stay over night
-
-
July 6th
-
box 4
- 10.26 a swift arrives and leaves at 10.33
-
box 9 - 10.35 a swift
arrives and leaves at 10.40
-
box 4
- 10.50 two swifts arrive. Both leave
at 12.25
-
box 9 -
10.50 two swifts arrive. Both leave at 12.40
-
box 4
- 14.20 a swift arrives and leaves at 14.37
-
box 4
- 14.45 a swift arrives with feathers and leaves at 14.50
-
box 9 -
22.33 a swift arrives and stays over night
-
box 4
- 22.33 a swift arrives. 22.34 a second arrived. They stay in the box over
night
-
-
June 7th
-
box 6 - 08.05 a swift is
inside and leaves at 08.06
-
box 9 - 08.05 a swift is
inside and leaves at 08.30
-
box 9 -
10.20 a swift arrives and leaves at 10.58
-
box 4
- 10.20 a swift arrives and leaves at
10.40
-
box 4
- 11.05 a swift arrives with feathers.
11.45 a second arrives. Both leave at 12.40
-
box 4
- 13.10 a swift arrives and leaves at
13.20
-
box 4
- 13.45 two swifts arrive and leave at
14.12
-
box 4
- 14.35 a swift arrives and leaves at
14.50
-
box 9 -
14.58 a swift arrives and leaves at 15.10
-
box 4 -
the pair stay over night
-
box 9 -
a lone swift stays over night
-
-
June 9th
-
cameras on late
-
box 9 - 0900 a swift is
inside and leaves at 09.25
-
box 9 - 09.26 a swift
arrives. Tipex arrives at 09.27. Both leave at 12.08
-
box 4
- 09.54 a swift arrives with feathers
and leaves at 10.04
-
box 4
- 10.08 a swift arrives with feathers.
10.23 second arrives with feathers. Both leave at 11.28
-
box 4
- 11.59 a swift arrives with feathers
and leaves at 12.15
-
box 4
- 13.20 a swift arrives with feathers
and leaves at 14.05
-
box 4 -
the pair stay over night
-
box 9 -
a lone swift stays over night
-
-
June 10th
-
cameras on late
-
box 4
- 08.37 a swift is inside and leaves at 09.15
-
box 9 - 09.17 Tipex
and mate arrive. Both leave at 10.25
-
box 4
- 09.00 a swift arrives with feathers. 09.20 a second arrives. Both leave at
10.20
-
box 4
- 11.05 a swift arrives and leaves at 11.31
-
box
2
- 11.37 a nervous swift arrives and leaves at 11.48
-
box 4
- 11.40 a swift and leaves at 11.48
-
box 4
- 11.50 a nervous swift arrives and leaves within a minute
-
box
2
- 11.57 a nervous swift arrives and leaves at 12.04
-
box
6
- 12.30 Tipex arrives
-
box
6
- 13.20 a nervous swift arrives and leaves at 13.29
-
box 4 -
the pair stay over night
-
box 9 -
a lone swift stays over night
-
-
-
nervous swifts entering nest boxes
http://youtu.be/NjUI8CUI2ZU
-
-
July 11th
-
cameras on late
-
box 4
- 08.20 a swift arrives. 08.30 a second arrives. Both leave at 09.04
-
under eave box 7 - 09.56
a nervous swift arrives and stays until 10.14
-
box 4
- 09.58 a swift arrives with feathers and leaves at 10.20
-
bangers this morning
http://youtu.be/MVjT89kk45g
http://youtu.be/rgVoANco7B8
-
box 9 - 10.00 Tipex
arrives and leaves at 10.26
-
box 4 - 11.10 a swift
arrives and leaves at 11.37
-
box 9 - 11.37 Tipex
arrives and leaves at 11.50
-
box 9 - 11.50 a swift
arrives and leaves at 11.58
-
box 4 - 22.02 a swift
arrives. 22.05 a second arrives. They stay over night
-
box 9 - 22.20 a swift
arrives and stays over night
-
-
July 12th
-
cameras on at 06.00
-
box 4
- two swifts inside. They leave at
06.15 and 06.30
-
box 4
- 09.25 a swift arrives and
leaves at 10.07
-
box 9 - 09.53 a swift
arrives and leaves at 11.05
-
box 9 -
11.40 Tipex and mate arrive. Both
leave at 13.05
-
box 4 - 12.05 a swift
arrives with feathers and leaves at 12.10
-
box 4 - 12.24 a swift
arrives with feathers and leaves at 12.50
-
box 8 - first
chick fledged at 13.30 aged 38 days
-
box 4 - 14.00 a swift
arrives. A second arrives at 14.10
with feathers
-
box
6
- 22.20 a nervous swift arrives and leaves at 22.23
-
box 4 - 22.22 two swifts
arrive and stay over night
-
box 9 - 22.21 a swift
arrives. 22.24 Tipex arrives. The stay in the box over night
-
-
July 13th
-
box 9 - 08.34 a swift
arrives with feathers and leaves at 11.20
-
box 9 - 13.18 a swift
arrives with feathers and leaves at 13.29
-
box 9 - 14.55 a swift
arrives with feathers and leaves at 15.28
-
box 9 - 22.24 a swift
arrives and stays over night
-
box 4 - 22.26 two swifts
arrive and stay over night
-
-
July 14th
-
box 8 - 2nd
chick fledged at 12.28 aged 40 days
http://youtu.be/QZFbJ5KLPrg
-
box 9 -
12.46 Tipex and mate arrive. Both
leave at 14.50
-
box 4 - 13.55 a swift
arrives with feathers and leaves at 14.12
-
box 4 - 15.10 a swift
arrives with feathers. 15.40 a second arrives with feathers
-
box 9 -
19.26 Tipex arrives and leaves at
19.40
-
box 9 -
22.07 a swift arrives. 22.10 Tipex
arrives. The stay in the box over night
-
box 4 - 22.12 and 22.17
swifts arrive. They stay in the box over night
-
-
July 15th
-
box 4 - 07.53 a swift
arrives and leaves at 08.25
-
box 3
- 08.28 a nervous Tipex arrives for the first
time this year and leaves at 08.50
-
box 4 - 10.18 a swift
arrives and leaves at 10.22
-
box 4 - 10.40 two swifts
arrive. The leave at 11.15 and 11.18
-
box
6
- 11.34 Tipex arrives and leaves at 11.38
-
box 9 -
21.35 a swift arrives with feathers. 22.18
Tipex arrives. They stay in the box over night
-
box 4 - 22.13 two
swifts arrive. They stay in the box over night
-
-
July 16th
-
box 4 - 08.03
a swift is inside and leaves at 08.32
-
box 8 - 3rd
chick fledged at 13.07 aged 40 days
-
box 4 - 13.32 a swift
arrives. 13.46 a second arrives. They leave at 14.43 and 14.45
-
box 8 -
13.45 an adult returns
with food and stays until 14.03 . 14.57 another adult returns but
without food and leaves at 15.07. 22.05 an adult returned with food.
22.18 a swift arrives without food
-
box 6 - 15.56 Tipex
arrives and leaves at 16.04
-
box 9 -
19.28 Tipex arrives and leaves at 19.53
-
box 9 - 22.15 a swift
arrives. 22.17 Tipex arrives. Both stay over night
-
box 4 - 22.18 two
swifts arrive. Both stay over night
-
-
July 17th
-
box 8 -
09.14 a swift arrives and leaves at 09.35
-
box 4 -
09.23 a swift arrives and leaves at 09.35
-
box 8 -
09.42 a swift arrives with food and
leaves at 09.52
-
box 4 - 14.56 a swift
arrives and leaves at 15.10
-
box 9 -
14.57 a swift arrives. 14.58 Tipex arrives.
Both leave at 15.50
-
box 8 -
up to 16.45 no adults have returned
-
-
box 8 -
both adults in for the night
-
box 4 - both in for the
night
-
-
July 18th
-
box 8 -
09.14 a swift arrives with feathers and leaves at 09.26
-
box 4 -
09.52 a swift arrives
with feathers and leaves at 09.58
-
box 9 -
10.38
a swift arrives with feathers and leaves at 10.59
-
box 8 -
11.59 a swift arrives and leaves at 12.07
-
box 4 -
12.28 a swift arrives with feathers. 12.30 a second arrives. One leaves at
13.17 and the other at 13.40
-
box 9 -
14.38
a swift arrives with feathers and leaves at 15.42
-
box 9 -
17.55
a swift arrives with feathers and leaves at 18.22
-
box 8 -
19.46 a swift arrives with feathers and leaves at 19.58
-
box 9 -
21.20
a swift arrives with feathers and leaves at 21.40
-
box 8 -
21.40 a swift arrives with feathers and leaves at 21.52
-
box 8 -
21.55 two swifts arrive and stay over night
-
box 4 -
22.15 two swifts arrive
and stay over night
-
box 9 -
22.17 two swifts arrive and
stay over night
-
-
July 19th
-
box 1 - chick
fledged at 14.15 aged 40 days
-
box 9 -
14.22 a swift arrives and leaves at 14.36
-
u-box 3 - Tipex visits
this afternoon
-
box 1 -
16.14 a swift arrives with
food and leaves at 16.25
-
box 1 -
21.20
a swift arrives with food and leaves at 21.46
-
box 4 -
21.54 a swift arrives. 22.17 a second arrives. They stay over night
-
box 9 -
21.57 a swift arrives. 22.06
Tipex arrives. They stay over night
-
box 8 -
22.07 two swifts arrive and stay over night
-
box 1 -
22.20
a swift arrives and leaves at 23.20!
-
-
July 20th
-
under eave box 9 - 08.43
first chick fledged aged 43 days
-
box 8 -
08.55 and 08.57 two swifts arrive. One leaves at 10.20 and the other at 10.25
-
box 9 -
09.23
a swift arrives. 09.50 Tipex arrives
-
box 1 -
09.28
a nervous swift arrives and leaves at 10.10
-
box 1 -
22.20
a swift arrives and leaves at 22.40
-
box 4 -
two swifts stay over night
-
box 9 -
two swifts stay over night
-
box 8 -
two swifts stay over night
-
-
box 7
-
first chick fledged today aged 43 days
-
-
July 21st
-
cameras on at 06.38
-
box 1 -
1 swift inside and leaves at 07.10
-
box 2 -
Tipex inside and leaves at 07.23
-
box 4 -
2
swifts inside. One leaves at 07.10 and the
other at 07.20
-
box 8 -
2 swifts inside
-
box 9 -
1 swift inside and leaves at 07.10
-
box 1 -
07.50 a swift arrives and leaves at 08.24
-
box 8 -
11.28 a swift arrives with feathers and leaves at 11.47
-
box 7 -
13.04 chick fed for the first time since cameras went on at 06.38
-
box 9 -
14.06 a swift arrives with feathers and leaves at 14.20
-
box 7 -
16.50 chick fed for the second time since cameras went on at 06.38
-
-
box 1 -
no swifts over night
- 0 days roosting in the box post fledging
-
box 4 -
two swifts stay over night
-
box 9 -
one swift stays over night
-
box 8 -
two swifts stay over night
-
-
July 22nd
-
cameras on at 07.00
-
box 7
-
09.17 second chick fledged today aged 43 days
-
box 7 -
2 swifts inside. Both leave at 09.20
-
box 8 -
2 swifts inside. Both leave at 08.05
-
box 1 -
07.10 a swift arrives and leaves at 07.20
-
box 9 -
12.01 a swift arrives with feathers and leaves at 12.31
-
-
box 4 -
21.58 a swift arrives. 22.06 a second arrives. They stay in the box over night
-
box 7 -
22.10
a swift arrives. 22.16 a
second arrives. They stay over night
-
box 8 -
22.10 a swift arrives. 22.17
a second arrives. They stay over night
-
box 9 -
22.18 a swift arrives
-
box 1 -
no swifts over night
-
-
July 22nd
-
cameras on at 07.00
-
swifts present from dawn to c10.00 but no swift activity during the day until
after 9pm
-
under eave box 9 - second chick fledged aged 45 days
sometime between dawn and 7am
-
-
July 23rd
-
swifts present from dawn to c10.00 but no swift activity during the day until
after 9pm
-
under eave box 9 - 22.07
third chick fledged
-
-
box 1 -
no swifts over night
-
box 4 -
two swifts over night
-
box 7 -
two swifts over night
-
box 8 -
two swifts over night
-
box 9 -
no swifts over night
-
under eave box 9 -
no
swifts over night
-
-
July 24th
-
swifts present from dawn to c10.00 but no swift activity during the day until
after 9pm
-
-
box 1 -
no swifts over night
-
box 4 -
two swifts over night
-
box 7 -
two swifts over night
-
box 8 -
two swifts over night
-
box 9 -
no swifts over night
-
under eave box 9 -
no
swifts over night
-
-
July 25th
-
swifts present from dawn to c10.00 but no swift activity during the day until
after 9pm
-
-
box 1 -
no swifts over night
-
box 4 -
two swifts over night
-
box 7 -
two swifts over night
-
box 8 -
two swifts over night
-
box 9 -
no swifts over night
-
under eave box 9 -
no
swifts over night
-
-
July 26th
-
swifts present from dawn to c08.00 but no
swift activity during the day
-
-
box 7 -
late to rise this morning. They leave at 07.48
-
box 4 -
late to rise this morning. They leave at 08.10 and 08.15
-
box 8 -
late to rise this morning. They leave at 09.58
-
box 5 -
late to rise this morning. Adult doesn't leave until 10.40. Chicks fed at
11.45, 16.25 adult stays, 17.05, both leave at 17.15,
18.14, 20.25, 20.50
-
-
box 1 -
no swifts over night
-
box 4 -
one swift over night
-
box 7 - one swift over night
-
box 8 -
two swifts over night
-
box 9 -
no swifts over night
-
under eave box 9 -
no
swifts over night
-
-
July 27th
-
box 5 -
09.40 adult arrives with food
-
box 8 -
10.20 a swift arrives with
feathers
-
box 5 -
12.05 adult arrives with food
-
box 5 -
15.46 adult arrives with food
-
box 5 -
16.58 adult arrives with food
-
-
box 1 -
no swifts over night
-
box 4 -
no swifts over night
-
box 5 -
infra red not working leaving the box in darkness
-
box 7 -
one swift over night
-
box 8 -
two swifts over night
-
box 9 -
no swifts over night
-
under eave box 9 -
no
swifts over night
-
-
July 28th
-
box 8 -
08.45 a swift arrives with
feathers
-
box 5
- 10.40 first
chick fledges aged 41 days
-
box 5
- 11.20 second
chick fledges aged 41 days
-
box 5 -
13.10 adult arrives with food
-
-
box 1 -
no swifts over night
-
box 4 -
no swifts over night
-
box 5 -
two swifts over night
-
box 7 -
one swift over night
-
box 8 -
two swifts over night
-
box 9 -
no swifts over night
-
under eave box 9 -
no
swifts over night
-
-
July 29th
-
box 8 -
07.59 one leaves. The other
leaves at 08.02
-
-
box 1 -
no swifts over night
-
box 4 -
no swifts over night
-
box 5 -
two swifts over night
-
box 7 -
one swift over night
-
box 8 -
two swifts over night
-
box 9 -
no swifts over night
-
under eave box 9 -
no
swifts over night
-
-
July 30th
-
under eave box 1 back
- one adult over night
-
box 1 -
no swifts over night
-
box 4 -
no swifts over night
-
box 5 -
two swifts over night
-
box 7 -
one swift over night
-
box 8 -
two swifts over night
-
box 9 -
no swifts over night
-
under eave box 9 -
no
swifts over night
-
-
July 31st
-
under eave box 1 back
- first chick fledged 10.28
aged 42 days
-
under eave box 1 back
- second chick fledged 21.28
aged 42 days
-
-
all chicks fledged now
-
-
August 1st
-
under eave box 1 back
- no adults over night
-
box 1 -
no swifts over night
-
box 4 -
no swifts over night
-
box 5 -
two swifts over night
-
box 7 -
no swifts over night
-
box 8 -
two swifts over night
-
box 9 -
no swifts over night
-
under eave box 9 -
no
swifts over night
-
- August
2nd
-
box 8 –
late lie in
to 12.13 – 15 hours and 45 minutes
-
box 5 –
late lie in to 14.44 and 14.46 – 17 hours and 15 minutes
-
under eave box 1 back
- two swifts over night arriving at 21.36
and 21.41
-
box 1 -
no swifts over night
-
box 4 -
no swifts over night
-
box 5 -
two swifts over night
-
box 7 -
no swifts over night
-
box 8 -
two swifts over night
-
box 9 -
no swifts over night
-
under eave box 9 -
no
swifts over night
-
- August
3rd
-
under eave box 1 back
- two swifts over night
-
box 1 -
no swifts over night
-
box 4 -
no swifts over night
-
box 5 -
two swifts over night
-
box 7 -
no swifts over night
-
box 8 -
two swifts over night
-
box 9 -
no swifts over night
-
under eave box 9 -
no
swifts over night
-
-
How many nights do adults
stay in their box post fledging
-
box 1 -
no swifts over night
- 0 nights
-
box 4 -
no swifts over night
- non breeders
-
box 5 -
two swifts over night - 9 nights
-
box 7 -
no swifts over night
- 4 nights one adult. 9 nights the other
-
box 8 -
two swifts over night - 18 nights
-
box 9 -
no swifts over night
- non breeders
-
under eave box 9 -
no
swifts over night
- 0 nights
-
under eave box 1 back
-
no
swifts over night
- 2 nights but didn't come home the first
night
-
- August
4th
-
under eave box 1 back
- two swifts over night
-
box 1 -
no swifts over night
-
box 4 -
no swifts over night
-
box 5 -
two swifts over night
-
box 7 -
no swifts over night
-
box 8 -
two swifts over night
-
box 9 -
no swifts over night
-
under eave box 9 -
no
swifts over night
-
-
How many nights do adults
stay in their box post fledging
-
box 1 -
no swifts over night
- 0 nights
-
box 4 -
no swifts over night
- non breeders
-
box 5 -
two swifts over night - 10 nights
-
box 7 -
no swifts over night
- 4 nights one adult. 9 nights the other
-
box 8 -
two swifts over night - 19 nights
-
box 9 -
no swifts over night
- non breeders
-
under eave box 9 -
no
swifts over night
- 0 nights
-
under eave box 1 back
-
no
swifts over night
- 3 nights but didn't come home the first
night
-
- August
5th
-
box 8 - lie in to 07.43
-
-
under eave box 1 back
- two swifts over night
-
box 1 -
no swifts over night
-
box 4 -
no swifts over night
-
box 5 -
two swifts over night
-
box 7 -
no swifts over night
-
box 8 -
two swifts over night
-
box 9 -
no swifts over night
-
under eave box 9 -
no
swifts over night
-
-
How many nights do adults
stay in their box post fledging
-
box 1 -
no swifts over night
- 0 nights
-
box 4 -
no swifts over night
- non breeders
-
box 5 -
entered the wrong box and left in the dark
- 10 nights
-
box 7 -
no swifts over night
- 4 nights one adult. 9 nights the other
-
box 8 -
two swifts over night - 20 nights
-
box 9 -
no swifts over night
- non breeders
-
under eave box 9 -
no
swifts over night
- 0 nights
-
under eave box 1 back
-
3 and 4 nights but didn't come home the first night
-
- August
6th
-
box 8 - lie in to 08.25
-
-
under eave box 1 back
-
no swifts over night
-
box 1 -
no swifts over night
-
box 4 -
no swifts over night
-
box 5 -
no swifts over night
-
box 7 -
no swifts over night
-
box 8 -
two swifts over night
-
box 9 -
no swifts over night
-
under eave box 9 -
no
swifts over night
-
- August
7th
-
box 8 - lie in to 07.50
-
-
under eave box 1 back
-
no swifts over night
-
box 1 -
no swifts over night
-
box 4 -
no swifts over night
-
box 5 -
no swifts over night
-
box 7 -
no swifts over night
-
box 8 -
two swifts over night
-
box 9 -
no swifts over night
-
under eave box 9 -
no
swifts over night
-
-
How many nights do adults
stay in their box post fledging
-
box 1
- 0 nights
-
box 5
- 10 nights
-
box 7 -
4 nights one adult. 9 nights the other
-
box 8 -
- 22 nights
-
under eave box 9
- 0 nights
-
under eave box 1 back
-
3 and 4 nights but didn't come home the first night after fledging
-
- August
8th
-
box 8 - lie in to 09.35
-
-
under eave box 1 back
-
no swifts over night
-
box 1 -
no swifts over night
-
box 4 -
no swifts over night
-
box 5 -
no swifts over night
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box 7 -
no swifts over night
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box 8 -
two swifts over night
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box 9 -
no swifts over night
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under eave box 9 -
no
swifts over night
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- August
9th
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box 8 - lie in to 08.10
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under eave box 1 back
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no swifts over night
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box 1 -
no swifts over night
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box 4 -
no swifts over night
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box 5 -
no swifts over night
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box 7 -
no swifts over night
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box 8 -
one swift over night
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box 9 -
no swifts over night
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under eave box 9 -
no
swifts over night
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- August
10th
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box 8 - lie in to 09.48
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under eave box 1 back
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no swifts over night
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box 1 -
no swifts over night
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box 4 -
no swifts over night
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box 5 -
no swifts over night
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box 7 -
no swifts over night
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box 8 -
one swift over night
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box 9 -
no swifts over night
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under eave box 9 -
no
swifts over night
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- August
11th
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box 8 - gone before 08.00
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under eave box 1 back
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no swifts over night
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box 1 -
no swifts over night
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box 4 -
no swifts over night
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box 5 -
no swifts over night
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box 7 -
no swifts over night
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box 8 -
one swift over night
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box 9 -
no swifts over night
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under eave box 9 -
no
swifts over night
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- August
12th
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box 8 - gone before 09.00
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under eave box 1 back
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no swifts over night
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box 1 -
no swifts over night
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box 4 -
no swifts over night
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box 5 -
no swifts over night
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box 7 -
no swifts over night
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box 8 -
no swifts over night
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box 9 -
no swifts over night
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under eave box 9 -
no
swifts over night
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How many nights do adults
stay in their box post fledging
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box 1
- 0 nights
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box 5
- 10 nights
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box 7
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4 nights one adult. 9 nights the other
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box 8
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23 and 26 nights
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under eave box 9
- 0 nights
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under eave box 1 back
- 3 and 4 nights but didn't come home the first night after fledging
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That's all for 2014. Thanks
for showing an interest in what's happening with colony. See you in late April
2015!
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