Keeping the skies alive!          incorporating "London's Swifts" & "Action for Swifts"

See our work at the Fulbourn Swift Project on You Tube     Click here to go to the video-clip
Last June we visited the Swift Towers of Northern Italy   Click here to download the slide show


Rescued Swift just prior to release photo © M. Martinsons
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Swifts are with us for just three months each Summer, bringing vital drama and excitement to our city streets and skies. These amazing birds have shared our buildings ever since the Romans came to Britain. They still breed in our eaves and gables, but not for much longer, as modern and renovated buildings exclude them. Unless we do something about it, Swifts will soon vanish from England and the UK. Find out all about Swifts, why they matter, and how you can help them survive and thrive.

Click on the Swifts to see our   Contents Page CONTENTS  &   Swift Conservation News NEWS

Biodiversity in Action Biodiversity feature      Swift Towers & Poles Tower & Pole Colonies feature      
Swift First Aid & Care Swift First Aid Advice   See Our Leaflets! Our Leaflets

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RSPB Swift Nest Site SurveyAdd your Swift sightings to the RSPB's Swift Nest Site Survey, which is generating excellent results with new and valuable information on Swift distribution

Architects, Developers & Builders
Install some Swift Bricks!  New Build? Click here to see cost-effective easily installed ready-made Swift nest places!

 NB When working with Swifts follow these rules
 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

See Swifts flying!
See Swifts Fly! Download this short video

See Swifts nesting!
See Swift Chicks being fed in the nest! See Swifts in the nest in Israel, where Swifts start breeding in February
Need help?
Contact Swift ConservationWe provide support throughout Europe - for further information contact Swift Conservation 

Thank you for your interest - Please help Swifts!
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