Where can I get a cheap swift nest box from?

[RKB]

Originally Posted by cara pace

Thanks RKB and Jonathan,
I think we will make one or more! I'm not against paying for one though if it works. I was wondering if anybody had any swifts nesting in an artificial box? I have read that they do not like them.
I'm currently reading Devil Birds by Derek Bromhall, and the swifts in the book are nesting in artificial boxes, so I think they will nest in them if the location is right. I presume it will have to be positioned facing a certain direction like you have to do with a bat box? I will check the link Jonathan and see what it says.
I have also tried to contact London Swifts in the past, but the link doesn't work for me

I think it depends on a lot of factors, most of which nobody has worked out yet. This guy has turned his house into a Swift hotel for years, yet he's still getting very low occupation rates: http://www.magikbirds.com/image.asp?title_id=1092

[cara pace]

That's interesting!
I think it's a case of, you don't know until you try.
And Pigeon feather, at least someone has approved the standard of your workmanship!