Where the Barn Swallows Cross the OceanBy Peter John
This is the direction south that is the Barn Swallows fly
en-route as they head back to Africa from Wales .
View of worms head rocks in the distance.
 
This one is a view
of the tower swallows nest under top canopy platform. With binoculars you can see the nests. One can see by eye
the Barn Swallows darting up underneath the steel frame. More photo's will give you some idea of the vast
expanse of the beach that runs for nine miles in total. No reed beds, only sandunes as a barrier from the
sea which has the second highest tide in the world. Caught on that beach in winter the tide races in faster
than a horse can run. But the Barn Swallows are plentiful surveying this area. They do like to be besides the
seaside. Must be the swallows that come up from the tip of South Africa by the sea. Reed beds are along the
estuary where the river meets the sea. It is also a famous cockle bed beach where river
meets the sea. It is the same river as the boating club members use.
 %20tower.jpg "Barn Swallow Tower nest") A wind swept beach hostile at times in bad weather. Notice that steel tower in the background. Under the top platform who else but swallows would build their nests. They make do with nests just clinging on to steel girders underneath, sheltered only by the open framework surround.
Picture right: View from the tower of birds on the beach
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