Swifts - new colony started! (1 Viewer)

That Magic Moment I've been waiting for, has finally arrived!

Imagine my delight, when I ventured out into my garden today, the 22nd of July & looked up at my Swift Nest Boxes to see my first young Swift looking down at me! ��

My Swift Nest Boxes went up in 2015 so it's only taken 3 years to get this new colony up & running, from no Swifts in this very rural area to me now having up to 8 Swifts over my garden some mornings this year.

My boxes are actually on a South facing wall, so clearly they were suitable, despite the record extended heatwave we've enjoyed in recent weeks.
You can learn more by visiting my blog:

Blog: Swift breeding success on a South facing wall!

Video: Swifts breeding in my north Antrim garden!

Has anyone else here been trying to establish a colony of Swifts?

Cheers,
Dick

I read your blog post, great job!

Excellent !!, one of my favourite birds and well done for your patience in tempting them in, I would imagine this year has been a good one for Swifts

Mark

What an adorable little face he has! You're so lucky

Hi Dick,

Ptarmi said:

Imagine my delight, when I ventured out into my garden today, the 22nd of July & looked up at my Swift Nest Boxes to see my first young Swift looking down at me!

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Congratulations, that's a great success!

Do you happen to have drawings of your ingenious double-walled nest boxes? First time I've ever seen anything like this, and it's great to hear it works well in practice!

How high above the ground did you mount the boxes?

The four Swift nests in my immediate neighbourhood are at a height of 12 m above the ground. No nest boxes, but holes a woodpecker built into the external insulation layer of some old appartment houses.

I'd like to convince my father to mount some boxes on his house, but the most suitable wall is the south-facing one, which I thought was not a good choice due to the heat issue.

Regards,

Henning