Bolton & Bury Swifts have partnered with RSPB, to bring LIVE SWIFT CAM
Box taken by Mart & Martha since 2016 but last year Mart took a new partner, before Martha returned from her migration, she fought and lost to Martha II
AND NOW MART IS BACK !! youtube.com/live/n6ZSjt9PO…

Looks like good numbers of Swifts have arrived in East Herts - this morning I recorded 2 in Buntingford, 12 in Puckeridge and best of all 5 in Sawbridgeworth including my first nest record of the year. Follows Sawbridgeworth Swifts on Facebook for local updates #hertsbirds

Note to BirdGuides - this should be Widford, Oxfordshire, not Hertfordshire twitter.com/Hertsbirds/sta…

A stunning shot - you can see every feather!

Swift bricks: are there any residents of Radlett, Elstree, Borehamwood or Potters Bar that would like to help me persuade Hertsmere BC to include Swift bricks in the new Local Plan? If so please get in touch #hertsbirds

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We've had a little run of new birds which has largely filled up the Herts spring migrant tracker! First swifts and whinchats likely to appear over the next week or so.

Sawbridgeworth Swifts has now put up 26 Swift boxes in the Sawbridgeworth and Bishop's Stortford area in time for the return of the birds in a few weeks. A further installation day is planned soon for anyone in the area that is interested #hertsbirds

Herts Rooks part 4: over 2600 nests submitted for the 2024 rookery survey, but tough conditions for the birds in these persistent high winds. We have evidence of nest losses on a couple of stormy nights in the last two weeks #hertsbirds

First known occupation of Swift bricks in Herts - great to find 2 pairs of Blue Tits nesting in new build houses on the Taylor Wimpey development at Stevenage, showing the universal nature of these bricks. Just imagine if they were mandated for every house #hertsbirds #swifts

Herts Rooks part 2: over 1700 nests from 100 rookeries recorded so far in 2024. You can submit to the Bird Club website and now also see them and add your records on a Google Sheet I have created: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d… #hertsbirds

My favourite AI generated bird so far, which the FB page still tags as photography. Suggestions for a species name?

Great advice from Swifts Local Network. Please provide a copy to your local veterinary practice.

Herts Rooks 2024 part one: a request for nest counts. Please submit to the Herts Bird Club website, more details here: hnhs.org/herts-bird-clu… - extra help wanted this year as I am currently recovering from a broken ankle #hertsbirds

'Eco-friendly' plastic grass. I wonder if the Advertising Standards Agency would agree? Capability Charlotte - Horticulturist Shit Lawns

Overjoyed to attend Hertford TownCouncil meeting where krahertford's Baz Johns was recognised for his incredible work making swift (& other bird) boxes over the past two years with a joint award for #ecoheroism with Hertford Swift Group's Clive Fleming. Well deserved & well done!

By far the best way to help protect Swifts is to accurately record nest sites. Still time to add 2023 records for Hertfordshire #hertsbirds

#Swifts have nested here for yrs but roofs needed work. Thanks 2 local resident raising alarm & fab cooperation from Aaron at WRPS Ltd & Together Housing Soffit boxes have been installed! A 1st in the North West? Highest level mitigation 4 re-roofing. 1/2 per home & easy to do!

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Almost that time of year again for many tweets about Hertfordshire rookeries, but my main piece of advice after 10 years of surveying is to count nests later if you can. Subject to leafburst, best results are from the last week in March and throughout April #hertsbirds

As we're in March, we're kicking off the spring migrant tracker! This shows when we'd expect to first see 21 of the common spring migrants in Herts. The blue dots are from last year where the dates were quite predictable! Will update regularly as new birds appear. #hertsbirds