They are back! Alison Ingram, well-known wildlife artist, sent us this photo of her first Swift back this year!  Photo © Alison Ingram Find out here all about these amazing birds, why they matter, and how you can help them Though Swifts only spend 3 or 4 months each Summer with us, while they are here they bring spectacular aerial action and excitement to our urban lives! Swifts breed from Ireland to Beijing, from the Mediterranean and the Middle East right up to the Arctic, and everywhere they are in decline But you can help them, and you can do it on your own, or with the help of friends and neighbours, or through your work, and it will give you great satisfaction and save a species from extinction too Read on, and have a go!   UK Power Networks Albury Swift Nest Box Team - see our NEWS page Photo © UK Power Networks

2003 to 2024 21 Years of Helping Swifts   It's May - Our Swifts are back! A stunning shot of a truly urban bird - our fastest bird in level flight Photo © Piotr Szczypa Note the Dates! Swift Awareness Week 2024 29 June - 7 July   List your activities now!  CONTENTS    PROJECTS  NEWS    LOCAL HELP VIDEOS   OUR LEAFLETS  DIY NESTS    SWIFT CALLS FIRST AID     SHOPPING      Nestboxes & more!

Architects, Developers & Builders   Download our leaflet all about Swift Bricks The Universal Swift Brick  ideal for Swifts & small birds Builders - are you working at a Swift nest site? Follow this guidance  1.  Leave existing nest places undisturbed  2.  If re-roofing, make new nest access holes to match the       old ones exactly   3.  New build - internal nest spaces are the best  4.  If you cannot do "3 " above, fit external nest boxes Teachers - Start a Swift Project!  Click on the Swift to download our latest leaflet just for Schools! The Elizabeth Line workers made and installed their own Wild Bee and Swift nestboxes at their Tottenham Court Road site photo © Crossrail plc Installing Swift Nest Boxes? See our Shopping Page or  Click on the Swift for a DIY Swift nestbox design Need advice? for casualties go to Swift First Aid & Care anything else contact Swift Conservation We provide support throughout the UK & Europe Wildbird Law - for the detail click here Donations - Thank You! We are "not for profit" - Our modest aim is to cover our costs while helping Swifts to the best of our ability Click HERE or here to donate!  If you would like to support our work, please donate via the link above to our secure payment site

Our 2024 talks - Book your placeS! 20 May - Bridport Swifts, Devon 29-31 May - International Swift Conference Trieste 11 June - CFGA Seminar (ZOOM) 25 July - Dorset Bird Club 30 Aug & 1 Sept - Falsterbö Bird Show - Sweden 3 October - Oxford RSPB Group 7 October - Normandy, Surrey, FONW 10 October - Gravesend Swift Group Click on underlined text to make contact with the organisers   For enquiries about arranging a talk click on the Swift!  Pre-view our talks See one of our Swifts Talks on You Tube - Click here See our interview with David Lindo, The Urban Birder  - Click here    Supporting & Enhancing Urban Biodiversity We provide training for professionals in practical Urban Biodiversity techniques contact us for more details Swift Surveys - Click on the logos to participate How to Survey Swifts - download our leaflet here Add your Swift sightings to BirdTrack and see migration in action! Use the new RSPB Swift Mapper App!   Download here Support the BTO's  By participating in the BTO Breeding Bird Survey you contribute to our knowledge of Swifts in the UK

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