Readers respond to Patrick Barkham's article about declining swift numbersReading Patrick Barkham's piece (Can our swifts fill summer's skies again? It's up to us to help, 19 June) reminded me of an experience that made me marvel at the swift's aeronautical prowess and makes me anticipate their screeching return each May.A few years ago I saw a small black bird fluttering on a roadside. I stopped and on closer inspection realised that the bird was a swift, which once grounded finds it hard to take to the air again. I cradled the bird in my hands and threw it upwards where it unfurled some six or eight feet above me, caught the air and shot away, out of sight in seconds. Continue reading...
A swift response to vanishing bird concerns | Letters
22. června 2018 18:00
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Celý článek: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jun/22/a-swift-response-to-vanishing-bird-woes
Zdroj: The Guardian