A few years ago Graham Roberts offered nearly 100 Swift Boxes to members who could put them up either on their own houses or nearby.  We would now like reports of how these boxes have faired - did they get any Swifts taking up residence or did the local sparrow population take over? Did anyone play the tape of calling Swifts as well?  Maybe some of the boxes were not even put up and remain gathering dust in sheds or garages.

Please let us know if you have one of these boxes.  If you require help in putting the nest box up in a suitable location we can help as some members have volunteered to bring their ladders along.  Maybe if other birds have used these boxes they need cleaning out quickly before the Swifts return.  Some members may have decided not to put them up, and if so please can we have them back so they can be relocated to an area where there are colonies of Swifts.

Please let us know what happened to all these boxes as soon as possible - the Swifts are on their way back to Sussex now.    

Audrey Wende  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it