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anyone know about garden birds?

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nailpolish · 16/06/2005 17:06

hi!

every evening at dusk time 2 tiny little dark coloured birds dart around and around and around my back garden, like they are chasing each other. ive never seen birds fly so fast!

could anyone help me identify them please? thanks

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bossykate · 16/06/2005 17:09

wren?

WigWamBam · 16/06/2005 17:11

How small is tiny? Swifts do this in the evenings, they're very dark coloured and almost skim the ground sometimes.

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nailpolish · 16/06/2005 17:11

could be? ive never heard them singing, but then they are darting about like maniacs so maybe not

do you think it is?

i live in NE scotland btw

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nailpolish · 16/06/2005 17:11

actually wwb, thats what crossed my mind. they are very dark. but i thought swifts were very rare. if it is, i feel lucky

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bossykate · 16/06/2005 17:12

is it possible they could in fact be bats?

bossykate · 16/06/2005 17:13

swifts aren't tiny though, np, they're about 8 - 10" iirc.

assumedname · 16/06/2005 17:15

Bats?

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nailpolish · 16/06/2005 17:20

not swifts then.

bats? omg! maybe! oh i wish i could find out. would bats be in pairs?

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WigWamBam · 16/06/2005 17:21

How big are they, nailpolish?

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nailpolish · 16/06/2005 17:22

need to go make the tea. will try and watch them again tonight

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nailpolish · 16/06/2005 17:22

maybe 5" most

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nailpolish · 16/06/2005 17:23

its difficult cos they are so quick!

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ogri · 16/06/2005 17:28

nailpolish
it could weel be bats, i have them in my house and they come out at dusk, they are very very fast.
i live in scotland too

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nailpolish · 16/06/2005 17:29

i always thought bats were in groups of more than 2 though, and theres only 2

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bossykate · 16/06/2005 17:30

\www.birdguides.com/html/vidlib/species/Apus_apus.htm#id\swifts} the shape is very distinctive...

bossykate · 16/06/2005 17:30

swifts the shape is very distinctive...

ninah · 16/06/2005 17:30

I vote bats

bossykate · 16/06/2005 17:32

and here you go bats

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nailpolish · 16/06/2005 17:32

dont see any pale chin. but not sure. could be either. really must go, tea is ready, thanks folks, ill check them again tonight!

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ninah · 16/06/2005 17:33

don't let them get in your hair lol

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nailpolish · 16/06/2005 17:35

perish the thought. it says bats are out at this time of year collecting insects for the babies. i have a million insects flying around my garden

i think the tea is burnt...

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morningpaper · 16/06/2005 17:35

Sounds like bats.

If you have good hearing, you might hear a really high-pitched BEEEEP type noise which feels really ODD to listen to.

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nailpolish · 16/06/2005 17:35

would bats be in the attic of the house? or birds nesting? could i tell?

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ninah · 16/06/2005 17:36

I hope you mean their babies
Go and rescue tea!

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nailpolish · 16/06/2005 17:36

they are completely silent. or i have rubbish hearing, but i dont think so

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