
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
Swifts over Barcelona - providing free Drama and Action!
Photo
© Laurent Godel
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
Read on, and have a go!
UK Power
Networks Albury Swift Nest Box Team - see our NEWS page
Photo ©
UK Power Networks
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
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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2003
to 2025
22
Years of Helping Swifts
They're here! Swifts have arrived over London!
They were spotted over Regents Park on the morning of April 23rd!

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 iin
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
Swift Awareness Week UK
28 June to 6 July
Click HERE to see the events!
World Swift Day 2025 - 7 June
Click HERE to see the events!
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We visit a Danish Swift colony
Painting by Bruno Lillefors
See Our Summer 2024 Guest Interview Here!
See our local London Swifts Here!
These are the Swifts that nest in our roof!
CONTENTS
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PROJECTS
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NEWS
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LOCAL HELP
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VIDEOS
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OUR LEAFLETS
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DIY NESTS
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SWIFT CALLS
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FIRST AID
& Carers List
If you find a fallen Swift click here
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SHOPPING
Calls, Books, Nestboxes & more!
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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
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
Need advice?
for casualties go to Swift First Aid & Care
anything else contact
Swift
Conservation
We provide support
throughout the UK & Europe
Teachers - Start a Swift Project!
Click on
the Swift to download our latest leaflet just for
Schools!
Wildbird Law
It is well worth while knowing the details- please click here
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Click on the underlined text to make contact with the organisers
For enquiries about
arranging a talk - click on the Swift!
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 it here
Support the
BTO
By
participating in the BTO Breeding Bird Survey
you contribute to our knowledge of Swifts in the UK

The Elizabeth Line workers who 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
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!
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We
have been
providing free
advice on how to help Swifts since 2003
Swift Conservation is grateful to for its support
We do not use "Cookies" -
we do not infringe your privacy - and you can download our GDPR
statement here
This is a Social Media-free website
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name site texts © Copyright Edward Mayer 2008 - 2025 Photographs &
illustrations © Copyright as indicated
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