Just
amazing!!! Hugh Pryor's brilliant photo of his local Swifts blasting
through the skies over Eynesham - taken one evening just last Summer! Photo © Hugh Pryor | 2003 to 2026
24 Years of Helping Swifts Our Swifts are now over East Africa
feasting on flying insects Soon they will fly to the Congo, stay there a while,
then in April start the long journey back to us They will be back here in May!
Don't Miss This!
Come to the The Biennial International Swift Conference County Mayo, Ireland, 27- 29 May 2026
Click HERE for details
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Fun! Fun! Fun! Nik Mitchell who works across Kent helping Swifts,
directs the fitting of new nest boxes in Ramsgate - they have already been visited! Photo © Nik Mitchell
Find out 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
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See us on the BBC!
&
We visit a Danish Swift colony
See Our Guest Interview Here!
Painting by Bruno Lillefors
See our local London Swifts Here!
These Swifts nest in our roof!
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UK Power Networks Albury Swift Nest Box Team
for more on this story and many oters see our NEWS Page
Photo © UK Power Networks
| Our 2026 talks
Book your place now!
3 March - Going Wild in Bishop's Castle
16 March - Aylesbury RSPB Group
17 March - Sonning Common
12 April - Derbyshire Swifts Project
25/26 April Caerwedros, Wales
9 May - Lewes Climate Hub
27- 29 May International Swift Conference
Castlebar, Co Mayo, Ireland
7 June World Swift Day - Segovia Swift Festival
7 July - Hemingford Grey
1 September - Medway RSPB Group (ZOOM)
2 October - EBWS Chelmsford
Click on the underlined text to make contact with the organisers
For enquiries about arranging a talk - click on the Swift!
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Architects, Developers, Builders Download our leaflet all about Swift Bricks The Universal Swift Brick ideal for Swifts & small birds
Urban Biodiversity Training
We provide training in practical Urban Biodiversity
techniques, in saving nest places, assessing sites for
biodiversity enhancements,
and in specifying improvements
Contact us for more details
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Pre-view our talks
See one of our Swifts Talks on You Tube - Click here
See our talk with David Lindo, The Urban Birder - Click here
Nest Site Assessment
We can check your building plans or photographs and advise
on optimal sites for Swift nest bricks and boxes
I am interested in Biodiversity training
Contact us for more details
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Niblock plc staff in Ealing being trained in Swift conservation techniques and applying
them to retain existing Swift nests in newly installed soffits Photos © Edward Mayer, Niblock plc and Ealing Residents Association | Web Site Index
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Pacific Swifts over Irkutsk
There are about 118 species of Swifts world-wide.
Ours is the "Common Swift", not nearly as common as it once was,
and
these are Pacific Swifts (note the white rump on the bird on the right)
photographed near Lake Baikal in Siberia by Igor Fefelov.
Breeding
in Siberia and Northern China, Pacific Swifts migrate to the South
Pacific, spending the winter over Indonesia, Borneo and Australia
Photo © Igor Fefelov
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Free Nest Site Assessment
We can check your building plans or photographs and
advise on optimal sites for Swift nest bricks and boxes
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
Contact us for more details
| Help with Swift Surveys
How to Survey Swifts - download our leaflet here
Click on the logos to participate
Add your Swift sightings to BirdTrack and see migration in action!
Use the new RSPB Swift Mapper App! Download it here
Support the BTO
By participating in the BTO Breeding Bird Survey
you contribute to our knowledge of Swifts in the UK |
Wildbird Law
It is well worth while knowing the details- please click here
Teachers - Start a Swift Project!
Click here to download our latest leaflet just for Schools!
| Donations? Thank You! We
are "not for profit" - We draw no salaries and our modest aim is to
cover our costs while helping Swifts to the best of our ability. If you
would like to support our work please click HERE to donate! |
