Garden Wildlife UK

Kev wrote:Pretty sure it's them. She's got them nesting in several places up in the eves and they sit on the phone wires and have that characteristic shape. She's in a very rural area. They were swooping round in circles.

hmm.. might be mixing them up with swallows

Yep, I think so too. Swifts never sit on the telephone wires and only stop flying to enter and leave their nests.

Maybe they were copying the swallows, thinking, "We could do that - zoom around the gardens swooping round in circles and then rest on the telephone wires - looks a right bit of fun ... we've absolutely had it with all this non-stop flying, grandly sweeping through the heavens like God Almighty on a broomstick."

I am delighted to say my local Swifts have returned once again for their summer sojourn . They didn't pick the best of weather but came anyway.

Very pleased to hear that, Jacksparrow !!!

I have never seen any yet ,but i did see lots of swallows down at the river.

First Swift Wednesday 13 May 2015.

I am the proud owner of a house martin nest. If I look up out the window from my desk, there's a bit of an overhang and I have I think I've established) a house martin nest. I've seen her swooping up a few times, and can see the nest. If there's babies, I'll have a fab view. Work, what work

Congratulations JooMoo

Great news Joomoo. Just make sure some jobsworth doesn't take it into their head to knock it down on the grounds of `elf n Safety or whatever.

Oh, congratz, JooMoo . Now you're one of The Chosen Few !!