Comments on: We are swifts – we are in trouble http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2015/04/03/we-are-swifts-we-are-in-trouble/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=we-are-swifts-we-are-in-trouble Saving coastal birds and habitats from extinction Sat, 21 Oct 2023 18:27:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.18 By: Stan Le Cornu http://www.birdsontheedge.org/2015/04/03/we-are-swifts-we-are-in-trouble/#comment-5766 Fri, 03 Apr 2015 10:41:24 +0000 http://www.birdsontheedge.org/?p=6044#comment-5766 I have had swifts nesting in a hole near a high part of a sea wall for as long as I can remember, near and overlooking my home. I am now over 70.
I believe I told you when I was on your course last spring.
They did not nest there last year for the 1st time.
I started to keep a record of their arrivals in 1981. Should have done it earlier !
Regardless of the weather at the time, their arrival were very regular. Between 5th May and 16th.
One could almost set the date on it !
Last year, and as I say , Ist time for 60 years, they did not nest here.
I did hear some make their distinctive, early evening, fly past 2 or 3 times, but they were obviously coming from some other ‘ home ‘. Not in the old nest and very infrequent.
Sad, really.
I always log the interesting birds that I see, so look forward to the 1st week or so of May and hope we get more luck this year.

Kindest regards,

Stan

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