Hampshire Swifts7 days ago2 minUnexpected nest sites at the Hospital of St CrossWe got a surprise when we got reports of swifts nesting underneath some of the nest boxes we installed on the Hospital of St Cross.
Hampshire SwiftsJul 212 minNew swift bricks fitted in EmsworthLast September I received a call about a new Doctor’s Surgery that was being built in Emsworth. Malinda Griffin told me that the...
Hampshire SwiftsJul 151 minCalling all residents of Winchester City CouncilOur last blog https://bit.ly/3rc7eTQ examined exactly what Winchester City Council (WCC) are doing to conserve Swifts and other declining...
Hampshire SwiftsJul 158 minHow Swift-friendly is Winchester City Council? Introduction Previous Hampshire Swift blogs (https://bit.ly/2TdKx5c; https://bit.ly/3ra4A11; https://bit.ly/3fWavmD) have highlighted the...
Hampshire SwiftsMay 136 minCala Homes. An Opportunity for RedemptionA previous blog highlighted the absurdly low number of Swift nest sites planned for the Cala Homes development at the Kings Barton site,...
Hampshire SwiftsMay 94 minCala Homes – meaningless words, and still no commitment. Following the last blog about Cala Homes and the missing Swift bricks, Geraldine Buchanan wrote to Cala Homes expressing her concern...
Hampshire SwiftsApr 75 minCala Homes, the Kings Barton development and the case of the missing swift bricksThe 2000 home Cala development at Kings Barton in Winchester will include a derisory 20 Swift boxes (estimated), corresponding to a density
Hampshire SwiftsDec 1, 20203 minDear BTO, Yesterday I caught up with the Love Minsmere live event by Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin that was live-streamed on YouTube on Thursday...
Hampshire SwiftsNov 28, 20201 minFreshwater FieldsCaroline Dudley has done a nice write-up of the history and subsequent surveys of the Freshwater Fields development on the Isle of Wight...
Hampshire SwiftsNov 11, 20203 minA rosy future for Swifts at the Hospital of St CrossWhat a shame that the many events normally staged at the Hospital of St Cross to raise vital funds couldn't be held this year due to the...
Hampshire SwiftsOct 20, 20202 minMill House Business CentreAs a result of the review of a large number of planning applications by our team of enthusiastic Hampshire Swift-ers we became aware that...
Hampshire SwiftsOct 8, 20204 minWe know all about the "r" rate but what about the "occupation" or "o" rate..?In a previous blog (“COVID-19: opportunity knocks..”) we asked the million dollar question: “how many of the thousand or so Swift boxes...
Hampshire SwiftsOct 2, 20201 min10 years after?Most Swift groups focus on protecting existing nest sites and providing additional nest sites for Swifts. The nature of Swift...
Hampshire SwiftsSep 12, 20203 minA Tale of Swifts in WinchesterMy name is Mary and when I moved to Winchester in the early 2000s, I delighted in the swifts. They seemed to arrive in late April and...
Hampshire SwiftsSep 1, 20203 minWinchester CathedralFollowing a meeting last year between the Reverend Canon Roland Reim, Vice-Dean of Winchester Cathedral and Andy Broadhurst and Prof....
Hampshire SwiftsJul 5, 20206 minScreaming JoyTo conclude our series of blogs for Swifts Awareness Week... The first thing I should do is introduce myself, because I feel like I know...
Hampshire SwiftsJul 3, 20202 minSwifts are WeirdA blog for Swift Awareness Week By Jim Unwin I walk a lot, and I cycle a lot. I’m old enough now that I own shoes specific to each...
Hampshire SwiftsJun 30, 20203 minSwifts in my SanctuaryA blog for Swift Awareness Week by Jack Le Breton Since leaving university a couple of years ago, I rarely leave my home. It’s not...
Hampshire SwiftsJun 26, 20201 minSwift Awareness Week: Appeal for helpTomorrow marks the start of Swift Awareness Week and this coincides with the most active phase of the Swift breeding cycle. Breeding...
Hampshire SwiftsJun 19, 20201 minLymington Swift Walks 2020As part of Swift Awareness Week, Hampshire Swifts had scheduled to run 2 walks around Lymington to showcase the Swift colonies in the...
Hampshire Swifts 7 days ago 2 min Unexpected nest sites at the Hospital of St Cross We got a surprise when we got reports of swifts nesting underneath some of the nest boxes we installed on the Hospital of St Cross.
Hampshire Swifts Jul 21 2 min New swift bricks fitted in Emsworth Last September I received a call about a new Doctor’s Surgery that was being built in Emsworth. Malinda Griffin told me that the...
