Highcliffe, Winchester – a Swift ‘Hot Spot’
The Highcliffe area of Winchester includes two areas of Council housing built primarily between the First and Second World Wars, and a...
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Hampshire Swifts
- Nov 7
- 3 min
Letter to Michael Gove
I have written the following letter to Michael Gove. I’m not optimistic that I will get a reply or even that he might actually read it...
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Hampshire Swifts
- Oct 20
- 3 min
Hospital of St Cross update
At the end of September Hampshire Swifts had a stand at the Michaelmas Fair held at the Hospital of St Cross in Winchester. The weather...
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Hampshire Swifts
- Sep 28
- 2 min
Winchester Cathedral – 13 pairs of Swifts in just 3 years
Roger Maynard, Rachel Hardy and I went to check the Swift boxes at Winchester Cathedral on 20 September. They are positioned in two...
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Hampshire Swifts
- Aug 1
- 2 min
Ropley Church – rising like a phoenix
St Peters Church at Ropley was originally built in Norman times, although little remains of its early structure except the south door....
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Hampshire Swifts
- Jul 26
- 4 min
The Right Way to Roof a House? The Case of the Upper Stanmore Swifts
In Hampshire traditional swift nest sites in our roofs and eaves have vanished in their thousands as houses are demolished or renovated...
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Hampshire Swifts
- Jul 21
- 6 min
Who needs Scientists?
Michelle Reeve is GBW Manager and the Editor of the BTO magazine Bird Table. Back on the 10 April this year I wrote to Michelle about an...
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Hampshire Swifts
- Jul 9
- 5 min
Chandlers Ford - Trying to Save a Swift Colony
Since Hampshire Swifts was set up in 2016, we have received very few survey reports of Swifts nesting in Chandler’s Ford. What records...
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Hampshire Swifts
- Jun 20
- 1 min
Six new Swift boxes at Christ Church, Winchester
We’ve been aware since 2020 that there were 8+ pairs of Swifts nesting in natural sites at Christ Church in Christchurch Road, Winchester...
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Hampshire Swifts
- Jun 14
- 2 min
House Martins using Model 30 Swift boxes
Graham used to live above the Community Shop at Abbotts Ann where we installed 16 new Swift boxes in May last year which you can read...
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Hampshire Swifts
- Jun 10
- 1 min
New Starling boxes in Lyndhurst
We were approached by Sarah Moss in Lyndhurst last year to install some Swift boxes on her housing estate where the number of urban birds...
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Hampshire Swifts
- Jun 6
- 1 min
Swift boxes installed at Andover War Memorial Hospital
Hampshire Swifts were contacted a while back by Gillian Brown who is Head of Sustainability at the HHFT (Hampshire Hospitals Foundation...
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Hampshire Swifts
- May 19
- 2 min
Lots more Swift boxes in Winchester
Trussell Crescent in Weeke, Winchester, is home to one of largest Swift colonies in the city. The Crescent, owned by Winchester City...
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Hampshire Swifts
- Apr 17
- 2 min
Thank you Chris Packham
We owe a huge debt of gratitude to Chris Packham for his recent videos publicising the e-petition requesting that the Government mandate...
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Hampshire Swifts
- Mar 25
- 4 min
Become a Life Member of the RSPB
I received a leaflet in the post this week from the RSPB asking me to become a Life Member, so I did. I’ve been a member for many years...
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Hampshire Swifts
- Mar 9
- 1 min
Increasing Swifts at Fulflood, Winchester
Further monitoring of the Swift boxes installed at Fulflood, Winchester by volunteer Fiona Hartley has shown how the colony continues to...
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Hampshire Swifts
- Mar 2
- 2 min
Latest Project in Alresford
Back in September of last year I gave a talk to the Alresford Society about Swifts and how we can help them. It was actually a joint...
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Hampshire Swifts
- Feb 14
- 1 min
A Southsea Colony
Back in 2004 just one pair of Swifts nested about 200 yards down the road from Dave Warner’s house (below) in Southsea, Portsmouth. That...
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Hampshire Swifts
- Jan 24
- 1 min
St Mary Magdalene Church, New Milton
We are now progressing with some of the Swift boxes in church towers that have been on the list for a while and have got delayed due to...
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Hampshire Swifts
- Jan 14
- 3 min
Regents Park, Southampton results 2022
Ron Cooke has even renamed his house! He put up his first Swift box in 2002 and it took till 2006 for the first box to be occupied. He...
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Hampshire Swifts
- Nov 15
- 3 min
Highcliffe, Winchester – a Swift ‘Hot Spot’
The Highcliffe area of Winchester includes two areas of Council housing built primarily between the First and Second World Wars, and a...
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Hampshire Swifts
- Nov 7
- 3 min
Letter to Michael Gove
I have written the following letter to Michael Gove. I’m not optimistic that I will get a reply or even that he might actually read it...
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