tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post2987547544276103219..comments2023-11-05T09:37:36.840+01:00Comments on A View From Rural Wales: Feed the BirdsGlyn Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10442114752573417252noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post-32365181253077767602007-10-28T11:00:00.000+01:002007-10-28T11:00:00.000+01:00All we need to do is get rid of all these garage d...All we need to do is get rid of all these garage doors. Again its the obsession with tidyness that does the harm. Our swallows have open sheds to nest in. The only time you wll see 'swarms' here is when they are gathering on telephone wires in preparation for the flight to winter quarters. Swifts have the same trouble with nesting sites and depend on our churches. No problems for martins at all, because they just build under the eaves.Glyn Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17344589217554138315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34112832.post-84521465972439428552007-10-28T07:14:00.000+01:002007-10-28T07:14:00.000+01:00Pity UK houses aren't user-friendly for swallows a...Pity UK houses aren't user-friendly for swallows anymore. When I lived in the Spanish country side -which remains swallow-friendly in terms of architecture- there were fiew avian sights as impressive as a swarm of swallows twisting and writhing at incredible speeds. I'm surprised nobody here seems to have thought about building swallow-friendly facilities and positioning them at strategic locations. All you'd need is some simple form of framework of a certain height. I'm sure it could be done tastefully and at a low cost.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com