Here's a short video of one of the parent birds which has brought in some more nesting material.

 

 

As yet we have not seen any other swifts inspecting any of our spare boxes or flying around the immediate vicinity. There seem to be very few about and our pair are sadly on their own here on the edge of the village. Will our mini-colony ever expand?

On 7th June one egg was laid! And then on 10th June we saw two eggs and the adult starting to incubate on the 13th June. And so hatching is due about the 1st July.

 No eggs as  yet, but our pair seem settled together in Box 3. Here is a video from yesterday:

The second swift in Box 3 has at last started to roost with the other one, we were beginning to think maybe he'd decided that parenthood was not for him! They both went out together this morning and that gave us a chance to view the nest. It's looking a lot plusher now than when they first arrived, new feathers around the edge and some on the base of the nest as well, so it looks as though they might be getting down to business now. 

 

 

Here they are snuggling up together last night:

A second swift has arrived.

A second swift arrived on 13th May and is clearly the partner of the first one in Box 3. It entered Box 3 yesterday but so far they have not roosted together. Here they are together, video taken yesterday afternoon.

Back again!

Hooray, one of the swifts from Box 3 returned yesterday evening, and this morning it is out and about with what looks to be it's partner. So hopefully  both swifts will return to Box 3 this evening!

Our last remaining youngster departed on the 26th July. The lone parent roosted in Box 3 that night and then also departed. The prospector/intruder did not return either. So that’s the end of our season, we look forward to seeing them again next year, hopefully!