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YC Wee
on 1st December 2015

“Every morning, the resident population of Glossy Swiftlets (Collocalia esculenta) in Malaysia’s Fraser’s Hill greets the dawn by emerging from their communal roost and circling around the treetops to stretch […]

YC Wee
on 27th September 2015

Ling Kwee Chang’s two earlier posts on the Grey-rumped Treeswift (Hemiprocne longipennis) HERE and HERE established that incubation takes 21 day and the fledging 32 days. This compares favourably with […]

YC Wee
on 16th September 2015

Part 1 of this series on the nesting behavious of the Grey-rumped Treeswift (Hemiprocne longipennis) can be viewed HERE. “The above-left shows the 2-day old chick in the nest alone […]

YC Wee
on 20th September 2014

“I have always seen House Swift (Apus affinis subfurcatus) rushing through the air in the early morning as a group of 20-50, “screaming” away (a chorus of high pitched twittering). […]

YC Wee
on 27th July 2014

Samson Tan photographed Glossy Swiftlets (Collocalia esculenta) flying around the garden of a resort when holidaying in Tomohon, Sulawesi, Indonesia in June 2014. Only when he uploaded the images onto […]

YC Wee
on 26th May 2014

“Swiflet Breeding has grown out of control locally in recent years. The growth of the ‘industry’ in my city and region (Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia) has been phenomenal. They are scattered […]

YC Wee
on 22nd April 2014

“Many who have been to Fraser’s Hill, Peninsular Malaysia for nature appreciation and birdwatching would be familiar with the resident Glossy Swiftlets (Collocalia esculenta), with their healthy roost in a […]

YC Wee
on 8th January 2014

“The video clip above captures the moment when two of the Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena) chicks LINK produced faecal sacs seconds after being fed. “Immediately upon receiving food, each chick […]

YC Wee
on 24th December 2013

“In November 2013, we were having our lunch in a sheltered area of Eyre Gardens, Albany, West Australia when a pair of welcome swallows (Hirundo neoxena) kept swooping around us […]

YC Wee
on 11th June 2011

“Recently I posted my observations on the failed nesting of a pair of Pacific Swallows (Hirundo tahitica) LINK. “Almost immediately after the failed nesting, I noticed another one was being […]

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