Swifts and monogamy

[Rowena Baxter]

For those who missed it, there was a most interesting piece on Springwatch last night about swifts and monogamy (or not!) - I thoroughly recommend a look.  I did wonder how he tells individuals apart.

Rowena Baxter

[emma....@icloud.com]

I had the exact same thought about telling them apart! I noticed some of them had rings on their legs but not all 

Emma Bungay (she/her)

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On 29 May 2026, at 09:17, 'Rowena Baxter' via swiftslocalnetwork <swiftsloc...@googlegroups.com> wrote:



For those who missed it, there was a most interesting piece on Springwatch last night about swifts and monogamy (or not!) - I thoroughly recommend a look.  I did wonder how he tells individuals apart.

Rowena Baxter

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[Tanya Hoare]

Colour ringing. Fascinating study, presented at the sln conference last November and again now at the international swift conference in county mayo.

Tanya 

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