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Swift flies past a nest box - our fastest bird in level
flight! Photo
© Jon Perry
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
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2003 to 2023 They've gone! They have left us for Equatorial Africa where they will spend the winter But they will be back next May! If you are lucky you may still see a few Swifts from Scandinavia and Russia, crossing the UK as they head South to Africa  Our latest Swift tower - it replicates nesting sites Swifts use in ancient trees in ancient forests in Scotland, Poland, Scandinavia and Germany Find out more on our NEWS page Worcester 6 industrial park Swift Column project 2022 © 51 architects
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Architects, Developers & 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
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Our 2023 talks -
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6 October - Warnham Swift Group, Sussex 24 October - Maida Vale Swifts, London 16 November - Penrith Swift Group, Cumbria Click on underlined text to make contact with the organisers For enquiries about arranging a talk - Click on the Swift! See one of our Swifts Talks on You Tube - Click here See our interview with 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 BirdTrackand see migration in action! Use the new RSPB Swift Mapper App!  Download hereSupport the BTO's  By participating in the BTO Breeding Bird Survey you contribute to our knowledge of Swifts in the UK Donations - Thank You! We are "not for profit" - Our modest aim is to cover our costs
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