Big loss of nesting sites for the Swift so trying to do my bit.
Fingers crossed.
Waiting for the Swift
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Re: Waiting for the Swift
Good effort, saw my first ones this week, hope they like your boxes
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Re: Waiting for the Swift
Kev Berry wrote: βSun Apr 21 2019 20:36 -I wouldn't worry too much about being exact Kev, I made them to suit the wood I had, not far off though.
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Re: Waiting for the Swift
Freako wrote: βSun Apr 21 2019 22:19 -to be honest I only wanted the hole size as I know a lot of birds like a certain entrance size---Ive looked at Lumby's RSPB link for a swift box--- and it seems a very small entrance of 25mm x 65mm considering how fast they approach the nest.
Saying that I did see a yellow wagtail that had a nest in a steel piling on the Trent, its entrance hole was a 1inch /25mm ish bolt hole and it didn't even slow down on entering it, I kept expecting to see 2 unattached wings flutter down to the water
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Kev Berry wrote: βSun Apr 21 2019 23:24 -They have good eye's KevFreako wrote: βSun Apr 21 2019 22:19 -to be honest I only wanted the hole size as I know a lot of birds like a certain entrance size---Ive looked at Lumby's RSPB link for a swift box--- and it seems a very small entrance of 25mm x 65mm considering how fast they approach the nest.
Saying that I did see a yellow wagtail that had a nest in a steel piling on the Trent, its entrance hole was a 1inch /25mm ish bolt hole and it didn't even slow down on entering it, I kept expecting to see 2 unattached wings flutter down to the water
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Re: Waiting for the Swift
Freako wrote: βSun Apr 21 2019 17:06 -Are you playing the swift calls?Big loss of nesting sites for the Swift so trying to do my bit.
Fingers crossed.
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I put up two boxes under the eaves on my mid terrace house. Installed a tweeter speaker linked to an MP3 player to play the calls to attract breeding swifts. No joy yet.
However lots of screaming birds around so hopefully just a question of time...
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Re: Waiting for the Swift
Essex Lucius wrote: βFri May 24 2019 23:27 -No I actually did think about it. Mind you, to date we have no Swift here getting a bit worrying.Freako wrote: βSun Apr 21 2019 17:06 -Are you playing the swift calls?Big loss of nesting sites for the Swift so trying to do my bit.
Fingers crossed.
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I put up two boxes under the eaves on my mid terrace house. Installed a tweeter speaker linked to an MP3 player to play the calls to attract breeding swifts. No joy yet.
However lots of screaming birds around so hopefully just a question of time...
Mick.