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As I write this I have already welcomed back my first Swift of the year that arrived back on the 29th April. This will be my last post here as like the Swifts, I’m also migrating my Swift diary to a Facebook group. Facebook offers an easier platform to add pictures and videos without anyContinue reading “Migrating”

Far too late in posting this but I can be a little far too laid back at times and I’m far too old in the tooth now to ever change 😁. I’ve had empty boxes now since the 24th August, the first of two chicks fledged on the 22nd and was followed by the secondContinue reading “Bon Voyage”

I’m currently sitting here on my nightshift and I know I needed to update my blog so I thought I’d quickly check in on my cameras only to find each chick in box 17 and 22 had fledged last night on the evening of the 13th Aug. I did have them both down to fledgeContinue reading “It’s nearly all over”

Was meant to post this days ago but then forgot 🙄 oh well. Another box bites the dust, well actually another two, that’s one thing I’ve noticed with these birds in that two different pairs will lay their eggs at almost identical times which will then lead to both sets of young fledging on theContinue reading “1st August 2022”

As my title says, for some it’s been time to go and already I have two boxes devoid of chicks. Box 20a had the first chick fledge on the 21st July and a second on the 23rd with the last going on the 24th, box 3 was much the same, fledging on the 23rd andContinue reading “It’s time to go”

I’m currently sat in my garden enjoying the buzz of screaming birds while the evening brings about more tolerable temperature after what has been a painfully hot day and I can only imagine how it’s felt for the chicks inside my boxes. I have at times turned on my cameras briefly just to do aContinue reading “18th July 2022”

The weather just keeps getting hotter here and it is a worry that the young will be ok, as it is set to continue for the foreseeable future. So I do plan on turning my cameras off during the day now as they do run hot and I don’t want them to add to theContinue reading “11th July 2022”

Well it’s been an interesting week with both good and bad news, so starting with the bad, my birds in box 21a after having incubated for about a week managed to knock both eggs out the nest, one on the 30th June and the other a day later. Time is getting on now so I’mContinue reading “5th July 2022”

My pair in box 20 haven’t had the best of starts to breeding after having laid two clutches and knocking both clutches out of the nest. I honestly thought that would be their lot for this season however they have laid for a third time, with the first egg on 22nd June and second theContinue reading “28th June”

Well I can certainly say having more pairs of Swift brings with it more stress although I would be totally unaware if it wasn’t for my cameras so all my own doing 😂 Both pairs in boxes 17 and 22 finished laying their second eggs on the 16th June and both subsequently knocked out anContinue reading “20th June 2022”