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Permalink Reply by Stuart Harrington on June 1, 2015 at 16:32

Swifts are in trouble. Installing nest boxes and luring them with recordings is simple and well worth the effort it if your home is suitable. Some more info here: http://www.britishbirds.co.uk/article/bb-eye-may-2014/ and http://www.swift-conservation.org/

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Permalink Reply by Stuart Harrington on June 2, 2015 at 11:22

Caroline, the RSPB are running a swift survey to monitor numbers: http://www.rspb.org.uk/discoverandenjoynature/discoverandlearn/swifts/

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Permalink Reply by Caroline Simpson on July 26, 2015 at 10:32

Thank you, Stuart.

Will submit my viewings.

Have seen various small numbers from 2-5 over the last few weeks.  But....Last Monday morning, the 20th, there were 14/15 shrieking and diving over Myddleton road near the Garden.  I haven't seen them since, so perhaps they were saying goodbye.  I hope a lot of those were young ones who will come back next year. 

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Permalink Reply by Caroline Simpson on May 5, 2016 at 18:59

We are now one year on...... 2016

I saw the first swifts flying over Whittington Road, near the Thorold Rd junction, on May 2nd.  A whole month earlier than last year.  There were only two, but I hope more will come and join them.

Welcome back to Bowes Park again!

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Permalink Reply by Irena Rybinska on May 6, 2016 at 23:19

how fascinating! Thanks for the update. Love birds

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