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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 view records

The table can be sorted by clicking on a header or filtered by using the text box below the headers (* can be used as a wildcard). For example to just see results from 2021 enter that in the filter box under the date header.

Clicking on an entry will highlight the record's location on the map. Clicking the view record icon on the right will show the full details of a record. Clicking on a thumbnail image will enlarge it.


ID Source Species Common name Taxon group Site name Grid ref Date Recorder Images Auto check
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    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.

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