Our swifts are back! They have come every year since I moved here over 4 years ago. I have only counted five so far this week but the numbers will soon grow to around 20. I can spend hours watching them, soaring through the sky, sometimes fly low past my window, screeching as they shoot by. Amazing birds.
Unfortunately their numbers have dropped dramatically over the last 10 years, possibly due to lack of nesting sites. The RSPB have a survey online for you to fill in if you see them, it will help them to understand where the swifts go so they can provide and protect nesting sites. Follow this link -
http://www.rspb.org.uk/thingstodo/surveys/swifts/index.aspx
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