URGENT UPDATE - COMPUTER FAILURE

• I'm sorry to say that like last year (when the motherboard on our processor decided to burn out a week before the swifts fledged) we have a computer problem this year also.
• Last night our c-drive became very heavily infected with viruses - and our computer has had to go to rehab to be fixed.
• I am not using our PC to post this and will not post again until our home PC is back up and running.
• We desperately hope we don't have to wipe our hard drive again (twice in less than a year), but I guess thats what we may have to do - time will tell.
• As I write this there are maybe 17 days before my swifts return, so we have a little time to get things working again, but as for how long any remedy may take - who knows? It could be fixed today, or could take two weeks.
• Please bear with me - I hope to be back on line and bringing you swift videos soon.
• Thanks, TBR.

Swift Half EMERGENCY news - 24th July 2010

• If you've wondered where I've been for the last 8 or so days, or for that matter, where the live web feed of our swifts have been during that time - well... our computer fried 8 days ago, and its taken the full 8 days to sort the issue.
• Both the motherboard and hard drive blew up and we've lost everything that wasn't backed up.
• Luckily that did not include my photos and our important files, which were all backed up externally. But all our programs, including the third "Black Rabbit" book, lightroom and photoshop were all lost. When I get a chance I'll reinstall everything and start work on the book again.
• As for the Swifts - well, I have big news on our beautiful birds - I will reveal all when I get a moment later this weekend.
• Many apologies for the lack of swifts on this site for the last 8 days - the most important 8 days of all over the last 3 months. Anna and I have been watching the family on our little tv and recorded some excellent footage, which in due course, I'll turn into a DVD and upload onto my youtube site, so you'll not have missed anything.
• Thanks for your patience - A proper "Swift Half" update (and general (county) update) will appear some time this weekend.