A project for this year. Can I get swifts in a vertical starling nest box that is a hollow log
#apusapus #commonswift #actionforswifts #swiftconservation

26 days to go to swift arrival and it's time to get cameras and cables installed again
#apusapus #commonswift #swiftconservation #actionforswifts

Afternoon chorus is a large garden near me. If I had a mist net licence I'd be ringing in there
#dawnchorus #birdsong

First chiffchaff of the year for me
#chiffchaff

35 days and swifts will be back in the UK. Are you ready to do your bit? Do you already have nest boxes on your house?
#apusapus #commonswift #actionforswifts #swiftconservation

a swift map I created

red - under threat from developments
orange - OK but could change to red
green - safe
yellow - nest box projects
pink - wild nesting swifts
black - lost nest sites

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I am concerned that Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council council is doing a litter lift in Reas Wood in mid April. Breeding birds will be disturbed. Mallard, other early nesters like blackbirds thrushes and dunnocks will be nesting.
What about people walking on bluebells and anemones?
Please cancel

Looking at my notes over the last 10 years, the first swifts seen in Northern Ireland range from April 14th to April 22nd. The average date for first sightings is April 18.9
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Setting up a caller system for RSPB RSPB NI to hopefully attract sand martins
Sand Martin Wall