Comments on: Decline in Swallows Returning http://birdtablenews.com/2009/06/decline-in-swallows-returning/ A place to chat about all types of birds and also exchange bird feeding and other wild bird advice Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:11:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Trish http://birdtablenews.com/2009/06/decline-in-swallows-returning/comment-page-1/#comment-269 Trish Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:40:53 +0000 http://birdtablenews.com/?p=3048#comment-269 Hi Maureen, Thank you for getting in touch with me. I have had other comments about the declline in swallows. I have recently started a forum. this is somewhere where people can get together and information can be kept under one heading. I have put a copy of your comment on the forum. It is so difficult with swallows as we cannot feed them as we can other birds. A lot of the time the problem could be caused in other parts of the world - maybe climate problems, lack of food etc. As the swallows cover such a vast area of the world when they are migrating it makes it difficult to give just one answer. I will look into it as much as I can and try and put info together on the forum as well as on birdtablenews. I have also read an article where it says that swifts could be extinct in 20 years. I don't know if the same reasons can be applied to swallows, but will look into it. If you click this link http://birdtablenews.com/2009/04/swift-tower-at-the-olympics/ You will see that a group of people are trying to help save the swift by building a swift tower at the Olympics and also doing other things. If you would like to go to the forum here is the link. It is new so do not expect a lot of members yet. http://birdtablenews.com/forums/ Thank you for your comment and for taking the time to contact me. Trisha from Bird Table News Hi Maureen, Thank you for getting in touch with me.

I have had other comments about the declline in swallows. I have recently started a forum. this is somewhere where people can get together and information can be kept under one heading. I have put a copy of your comment on the forum.

It is so difficult with swallows as we cannot feed them as we can other birds. A lot of the time the problem could be caused in other parts of the world – maybe climate problems, lack of food etc. As the swallows cover such a vast area of the world when they are migrating it makes it difficult to give just one answer. I will look into it as much as I can and try and put info together on the forum as well as on birdtablenews.

I have also read an article where it says that swifts could be extinct in 20 years. I don’t know if the same reasons can be applied to swallows, but will look into it. If you click this link http://birdtablenews.com/2009/04/swift-tower-at-the-olympics/ You will see that a group of people are trying to help save the swift by building a swift tower at the Olympics and also doing other things.

If you would like to go to the forum here is the link. It is new so do not expect a lot of members yet. http://birdtablenews.com/forums/

Thank you for your comment and for taking the time to contact me. Trisha from Bird Table News

]]> By: maureen http://birdtablenews.com/2009/06/decline-in-swallows-returning/comment-page-1/#comment-262 maureen Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:53:49 +0000 http://birdtablenews.com/?p=3048#comment-262 hi, i was wondering where all the swallows had gone and came across this site, i live in middle england and in the past years the swallows have been coming over in their droves to nest in the rafters of my sons old garage/barn building,often flying around in his house and perching outside on the telegraph pole wires in a long line chattering away but this year i've only noticed the odd one sitting there hi, i was wondering where all the swallows had gone and came across this site, i live in middle england and in the past years the swallows have been coming over in their droves to nest in the rafters of my sons old garage/barn building,often flying around in his house and perching outside on the telegraph pole wires in a long line chattering away but this year i’ve only noticed the odd one sitting there

]]> By: maureen http://birdtablenews.com/2009/06/decline-in-swallows-returning/comment-page-1/#comment-261 maureen Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:48:20 +0000 http://birdtablenews.com/?p=3048#comment-261 hi, i was just wondering why the swallows seemed to be in decline this year,they usually come over in their droves and nest in the rafters of my sons old garage/barn building next to his house,often flying around inside the house, they've been doing this for the past 10 years or so and they all used to sit in a line on the telegraph pole wires chattering away. i've noticed just the odd one sitting there this year and wondered where they had all gone hi, i was just wondering why the swallows seemed to be in decline this year,they usually come over in their droves and nest in the rafters of my sons old garage/barn building next to his house,often flying around inside the house, they’ve been doing this for the past 10 years or so and they all used to sit in a line on the telegraph pole wires chattering away. i’ve noticed just the odd one sitting there this year and wondered where they had all gone

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