LOGIN

Suffolk Swift Survey

Swifts

The Swift is one of Suffolk’s most spectacular summer visitors, arriving in May and departing by August after spending the entire rest of the year on the wing over Africa. Swift numbers in the UK have fallen by more than 60% since 1995, mainly due to the loss of nesting spaces in older buildings, and the species is now on the UK Red List. This survey, run in partnership with Suffolk Wildlife Trust and the Suffolk Bird Group, maps nest sites and sighting locations across the county to guide conservation action. You can record Swifts in flight, traditional nest sites, or nest boxes – each type of record tells us something different.

 

ID Help and links

RSPB - Swift Identification Page • Suffolk Wildlife Trust - Swift Page 
Suffolk Bird Group - Home Page • Swift Conservation - Home Page • Action for Swifts - Blogspot

Record Swifts in flightRecord a provided nest boxRecord a traditional nestSee all records

 

Swifts in flight

Please ONLY record Swifts flying around roof height. Nesting or prospecting Swifts form ‘Screaming Parties’ and fly fast, low and noisily around their nesting sites. Screaming Parties in May usually consist of experienced breeding adults, in June and July they will be joined by younger birds that are pairing up for the first time.

Please don’t report sightings of birds higher in the sky or feeding over water as they may be from some distance away. 

 

Your Details

Please provide your first name

Please provide your surname

*

Please provide your email. This will only be used to contact you if we require further information to verify the record.

 *

Enter the recorder's name

 *

Select the date of the record.


Please provide any other information about the record which you think will be useful.

Sighting Information
 

Provide an indication of the abundance

 

If anyone helped with the identification please enter their name here

 *

Please select yes or no

 

Please select a date from earlier this year

Please enter a Location & then a Grid Reference by Clicking on the Map
*

Provide the name of the site or parish. (All parishes & SWT Reserves are stored in the database). Do not enter a postal address as the information you provide will be visible to others (unless you make the record sensitive).

Sensitivity

This is the precision that the record will be shown at for public viewing

 *

Enter a grid reference. A 6 fig. grid reference is adequate e.g. TM123456


Join the Suffolk Wildlife Trust's mailing list.

Also If you’re interested in becoming more involved in the SOS Swifts campaign you could become a ‘swift searcher’. As a swift searcher, we will ask you to collect information from your local area to feed into the campaign. It may be that you have your own suggestions about nest box site location and local awareness initiatives. For more information about nest boxes please visit the Swift Conservation website and tick the box below if you’d like specific advice, so we can get in touch and ask for some more details.

Sign up to receive updates about the SOS Swifts campaign and the wider work of Suffolk Wildlife Trust