Hampshire SwiftsFeb 28, 20202 minPlanning. Can you help?Since mid-2018 our volunteers have reviewed and commented on 214 planning applications submitted by developers to the 15 planning authori...
Hampshire SwiftsFeb 21, 20201 minSwift Awareness Week 2020Takes place between the 27th June 2020 and 5th July 2020 and is actually a "week" of nine days, including both weekends. The essence of S...
Hampshire SwiftsFeb 17, 20205 minThe decline and fall of urban birdsOver the years we've seen a number of potential explanations for the decline in numbers of urban nesting bird species such as house sparr...
Hampshire SwiftsJan 30, 20201 minHow to create a swift colony...Ron Cooke has kindly submitted an update to the status of his Swift colony in Southampton. "In 2019, at the Regents Park Community Swift ...
Hampshire SwiftsJan 27, 20201 minSwift nest box installationsOver the past 4 years Hampshire Swifts has installed up to 1000 new Swift nest boxes across the county. The popularity of our offer to su...
Hampshire SwiftsJan 25, 20201 minAvon Valley Swifts?The map shows the locations of Swift nest sites in the Avon Valley using data submitted to the Hampshire Swift survey over the past few y...
Hampshire SwiftsJan 23, 20201 minHampshire Swifts need your help: we are recruiting..Why not come and talk to us at the New Forest National Park Volunteer Fair on Sunday 26 January 2020? We have a variety of trustee and no...
Hampshire SwiftsJan 17, 20201 minUpdated RSPB Swift LeafletContinuing their high profile involvement in Swift conservation the RSPB have published an updated version of their "How to Help Swifts" ...
Hampshire SwiftsJan 10, 20201 minWhen is an S brick an Eaves S brick?If 2019 was year of the "S" brick, developed by Dick Newell of Action for Swifts (see below), then what advances in nest site technology ...
Hampshire SwiftsJan 3, 20201 minDo you have time to help Swifts in 2020? ...then visit the Hampshire Swifts stand at the NFNP Volunteer Fair on January 26th and ask how you can help us help Swifts
Hampshire SwiftsDec 20, 20191 minSwift Awareness Week 2020 The first Swift Awareness Week (SAW) was in 2018 with Swift groups across the UK organising a remarkable 90+ local events. This year ther...
Hampshire SwiftsDec 13, 20192 minIs the article below the most important contribution yet to Swift conservation?A healthy, sustainable Swift population is reliant on any number of factors, some better understood than others. These can be distilled d...
Hampshire SwiftsDec 6, 20192 minLooking for that unique gift or stocking filler?Hampshire Swifts has a limited stock of the following branded items for sale. These Swift mugs were designed specially for us and are exc...
Hampshire SwiftsNov 29, 20193 minThe Hospital of St Cross: encouraging Swifts back to their ancient homeThe Hospital of St Cross in Winchester is thought to be one of England’s oldest charitable institutions and has been described by Simon J...
Hampshire SwiftsNov 25, 20191 min6th International Swift Conference 2020If you want to learn more about Swifts and mix with some of the Europe's foremost Swift experts in the warm, beautiful and Swift-filled c...
Hampshire SwiftsNov 21, 20191 minHampshire Swifts: call for photos and videosThis slow motion video was taken in the summer of 2019 at Ron Cooke's Regent's Park Swift colony in Southampton. The Hampshire Swifts web...
Hampshire SwiftsNov 15, 20191 minThe Hampshire Swifts video..video featuring 3 of Hampshire's swift champions
Hampshire SwiftsNov 7, 20192 minOur first blog: how to start?!Welcome to the Hampshire Swifts blog. This replaces the less than regular Hampshire Swifts newsletter and will provide a regular overview...
Hampshire Swifts Dec 1, 2020 3 min Dear 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 Swifts Nov 28, 2020 1 min Freshwater Fields Caroline Dudley has done a nice write-up of the history and subsequent surveys of the Freshwater Fields development on the Isle of Wight ...
