First Swift

[sanderling]

Im looking forward to seeing the first swifts of the year...... they were very late here last year - May / June.

Its still quite early but have you seen any Swifts yet?..... where?

[richardkm]

I saw our first here on 3rd May last year, 2 days later than usual, but as I wasn't at home on the 1st & 2nd, they could have been here. So ours arrived as normal.

[Jez]

I actually don't think i have ever seen a Swift?

[The Black Rabbit]

Originally Posted by sanderling

Im looking forward to seeing the first swifts of the year...... they were very late here last year - May / June.

Its still quite early but have you seen any Swifts yet?..... where?

They must have bypassed the island then Sanderling, because over a lot of the country they were early last year - anyone remember the HOT SUNNY corresponding month last April?

I saw my first three swifts of the year on St.George's day here in Reading last year, a week earlier than normal, and after recently moving into this road (feb last year), I was overjoyed to say thatthe Swifts nested in our road and stayed for the er.... cough cough.... "summer".

I have a feeling those nesting later last year may have fared rather poorly with all the wet weather we had in the summer.

Lets hope for better weather this season, for my favourite bird of all.

TBR.

[sleipnerofasgard]

we have a colony of swifts that nest in the local village and i check every morning on my way to work but no sign of them yet.i suppose the time they arrive here would depend on the food supply in south africa and if they can get enough before making the journey