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Monitoring Swifts in and around Bury St Edmunds
May 27, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Local ornithologist Simon Evans will talk about his work with Swifts including the St John’s Church tower project, which now boast 60 nesting boxes. This follows Edward Jackson’s talk on 24th April.
Photo: Simon Evans by Nick Upton, with permission
The recording of Simon’s talk is below.
Answers to the quiz:
1. Other species using the same size ring as a Swift – Kingfisher
2. Bird of Prey foot – Tawny Eagle caught one South Africa January 2019.
3. Two species of swift in the hand:
Apus apus (ours) & Apus pallida ( Pallid Swift)
4. Latin name for lousefly – Crataerina pallida