"The Dwarf" wrote in message
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Rupert Said
"I have given up looking for the exact speed of a tit but I think its
somewhere between 20-50mph.
However,
A Peregrine Falcon, chased by an airplane (unusual circumstances) - top
speed ever recorded at 145 mph "
and
Found this which you should read because you will be tested at a later
date
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/.../speedofbirds/
The Link Said
In 1938 an American newspaper published a report from a pilot who was
nose-diving at 170mph. The speed of his plane wasn't exceptional. What was
remarkable was that he was passed by a diving peregrine stooping on some
ducks "as though the plane was standing still". In 1955 another observer
used a stop-watch to record the speed of needletail swifts crossing a
valley in the Cahar Hills of Assam. The valley was two miles broad and the
birds took between 32.8 and 41.8 seconds to traverse it. Thus the fastest
speed was 219.5mph
How come you contridicted yourself in the space of two posts?
Different links sweetheart