tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945598565554793023.comments2024-03-12T22:11:05.912+00:00Action for SwiftsAction for Swiftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07833205471411004146noreply@blogger.comBlogger215125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945598565554793023.post-63032735547525069862018-07-31T18:30:43.371+01:002018-07-31T18:30:43.371+01:00You could put boxes up as late as June or even ear...You could put boxes up as late as June or even early July in any year and still have a chance of attracting Swifts into them. For displaced breeders, they need to be up by the first week of May, for young birds looking for a new nest site, then the 3rd week of May is OK.Dick Newellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09568265822263921935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945598565554793023.post-970951340513177642018-07-17T16:57:43.027+01:002018-07-17T16:57:43.027+01:00Thank you Jemima, I enjoyed it too!
If you want a...Thank you Jemima, I enjoyed it too! <br />If you want advice, pop us an email.Dick Newellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09568265822263921935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945598565554793023.post-6524382591357700362018-07-17T16:54:25.237+01:002018-07-17T16:54:25.237+01:00Higher the better, but most eaves are high enoughHigher the better, but most eaves are high enoughDick Newellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09568265822263921935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945598565554793023.post-9741974882044122582018-07-17T16:45:05.946+01:002018-07-17T16:45:05.946+01:00Most triangles have a back, this particular one di...Most triangles have a back, this particular one did not.<br />It is fixed to the wall by screws through the sides into the eaves<br /><br />To install it, the front is removed, it is then pushed up and placed on a stand off at the top of the ladder, ready for screwing to the eaves. Then the front is replaced. Dick Newellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09568265822263921935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945598565554793023.post-65832688839026115232018-07-06T11:49:27.393+01:002018-07-06T11:49:27.393+01:00Could I ask a few questions please?
1) Did you pu...Could I ask a few questions please?<br /><br />1) Did you put a back on the box?<br />2) How did you fix it to the wall?<br /><br />I'm planning something similar myself so any tips would be appreciated. Trying to fit the box at the top of a ladder is the thing that I am most concerned about. I was thinking about constructing it in two pieces so that I can fix the back to the gable end and then attach the front separately. Would also make cleaning and maintenance easier.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371929378935146652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945598565554793023.post-55869103659714969952018-06-27T19:20:48.365+01:002018-06-27T19:20:48.365+01:00Some people are put off putting up boxes because t...Some people are put off putting up boxes because they think they have to get them up very high. A normal house, under the eaves will do.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02290204506522800224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945598565554793023.post-64111188778616097642018-06-27T12:37:36.568+01:002018-06-27T12:37:36.568+01:00Hi
I've got a breeding pair in a natural hole...Hi<br /><br />I've got a breeding pair in a natural hole in the eaves on the gable end of my Victorian terraced house.<br /><br />I've been advised to reduce the aperture size to deter starlings, and to install extra internal boxes on the gable end, which I'm very happy to do. However, I'm concerned that if I need scaffolding to do that, it'll cost over £1000<br /><br />Can you (or anyone else, who's installed boxes in gable ends) advise me as to whether they used scaffolding or ladders please ? Or even if they we able to install the boxes from the inside.<br /><br />Thanks a lot in advance<br /><br />Mike<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07318861343090435667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945598565554793023.post-21816915894556871392018-06-22T10:09:09.337+01:002018-06-22T10:09:09.337+01:00what time of year is best to put the boxes up...wh...what time of year is best to put the boxes up...when they are around or in the winter?<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09709061947635091038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945598565554793023.post-88227564116398292752018-06-17T11:55:26.548+01:002018-06-17T11:55:26.548+01:00Thoroughly enjoyed Dick's workshop with us at ...Thoroughly enjoyed Dick's workshop with us at Cley on Saturday. Learnt a huge amount and I'm hoping to get some nest boxes up in my new home. Thank you so much!Jemima Petthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17110647375899927233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945598565554793023.post-88516397203632848332018-05-13T14:57:00.226+01:002018-05-13T14:57:00.226+01:00Silences are intended to make the calls more accep...Silences are intended to make the calls more acceptable to neighbours. It is not known what effect it has on the Swifts. Louder may be better at attracting Swifts, but not at the risk of annoying neighbours. You can be successful with low volume calls.Action for Swiftshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07833205471411004146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945598565554793023.post-82576304422904471482018-05-13T13:39:27.749+01:002018-05-13T13:39:27.749+01:00I am playing the Dutch swift calls. They have inbu...I am playing the Dutch swift calls. They have inbuilt silences. Is this effective? Also, I don't know if I'm playing them loudly enough. Is there any way of knowing? I don't want to disturb my neighbours!Dartienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945598565554793023.post-87759605927467861982018-05-04T09:14:05.493+01:002018-05-04T09:14:05.493+01:00What a great job, creating so many neat homes for ...What a great job, creating so many neat homes for swifts. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15062938783777420608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945598565554793023.post-83039380462230098682018-04-29T17:10:55.765+01:002018-04-29T17:10:55.765+01:00Here in Wenhaston Suffolk as part of the Swift Awa...Here in Wenhaston Suffolk as part of the Swift Awareness Week, we are opening two gardens in houses which have both just installed nest boxes with the calling system ....... hopefully newly arrived swifts might have taken up residence. we are also doing walks and talks but not coinciding with that week.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02287358543569460294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945598565554793023.post-9986174383997553762018-03-03T10:22:22.621+00:002018-03-03T10:22:22.621+00:00Hi.At the tail end of last summer built and erecte...Hi.At the tail end of last summer built and erected a swift tower with 15 nest boxes and a further 3 fitted to the cottage wall. Initiated calls created amazing results after only 1hr. Hopefully the birds will visit again soon! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13580944183487535209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945598565554793023.post-9891141802557633942018-01-25T06:40:22.528+00:002018-01-25T06:40:22.528+00:00Bravo ! Je vais essayer a Toulon. Bravo ! Je vais essayer a Toulon. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01375336112757834007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945598565554793023.post-30311231655829059392018-01-13T13:53:23.293+00:002018-01-13T13:53:23.293+00:00Fabulous cause, I hope Yusuph can make the confere...Fabulous cause, I hope Yusuph can make the conference, happy to support this and hopefully help protect Swifts and Swallows at their winter home.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15062938783777420608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945598565554793023.post-40253698858413046272018-01-05T22:37:22.230+00:002018-01-05T22:37:22.230+00:00You have done Well Mike - especially as you did no...You have done Well Mike - especially as you did not play attraction calls.Dick Newellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09568265822263921935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945598565554793023.post-86047086328955927612018-01-05T21:07:14.397+00:002018-01-05T21:07:14.397+00:00If you only do one thing this year put a swift box...If you only do one thing this year put a swift box up,we put two up in April one ocupied in May Swiflets left third week in August made our year. Mike (Sawston cambs)Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321618112699108644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945598565554793023.post-47709735360290258852018-01-04T20:43:53.022+00:002018-01-04T20:43:53.022+00:00Brilliant idea. We'll be meeting to think abou...Brilliant idea. We'll be meeting to think about ideas for Maidenhead, Marlow and Cookham!Jan Stannardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02290533528739787139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945598565554793023.post-84391721690157854012017-07-17T10:38:56.536+01:002017-07-17T10:38:56.536+01:00All Swift people I know would be most upset if the...All Swift people I know would be most upset if they thought they were annoying someone, and would certainly compromise a lot so that they can get their swifts without upsetting you - go and talk to them. They can turn the volume down and/or switch it off at times which bother you most. Dick Newellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09568265822263921935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945598565554793023.post-79539143011097061172017-07-16T11:29:12.467+01:002017-07-16T11:29:12.467+01:00I have the same problem. Neighbour plays this from...I have the same problem. Neighbour plays this from 8am til 8pm.we have to close all of our windows if we want to watch TV. It is like water torture after many days. <br />I do not want to confront the neighbour as I simply do not want the risk of a long going dispute. I am favouring writing an anonymous letter and if no improvement, a latter to the council. Any advice? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945598565554793023.post-6976068424229090882017-07-14T09:56:21.436+01:002017-07-14T09:56:21.436+01:00I believe the peak 2-week attraction season could ...I believe the peak 2-week attraction season could be one week either side of mid-summer's day. If you can keep going for 2 or 3 weeks after this, that can be good too.Dick Newellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09568265822263921935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945598565554793023.post-71006218643602060432017-07-14T09:38:46.858+01:002017-07-14T09:38:46.858+01:00Hi Dick,
Some advice please. I installed a two bo...Hi Dick,<br /><br />Some advice please. I installed a two box set up with speakers under my sofits in March and unfortunately I need to play the calls as infrequently as I can get away with. Not ideal I know but that's the situation.<br /><br />I determined that the best course of action would be approximately 10 days from 5th May and then the last two weeks of July. <br /><br />FROM RSPB :-You can play the Swift calls CD throughout the three-month long nesting season. In the UK this starts at<br />the end of April to about mid May, depending on the weather, and usually ends in August. If this is not<br />feasible, then play the CD from the beginning of May to the end of June, then again for the last two weeks<br />of July, to coincide with the peaks of nest seeking activity.<br /><br />Now the thing is, the RSPB advice states play for the last two weeks of July whereas Actionforswifts advice is 'until the second week of July'. <br /><br />Obviously for someone like me who has to keep the goodwill of neighbours in mind the timing here is crucial to maximise the potential for success. When do you think the busiest two week late season nest prospecting falls in central Essex? perhaps a tough question but any help is much appreciated.<br /><br />kind regards<br />James <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945598565554793023.post-88726543039747328732017-07-04T10:29:54.866+01:002017-07-04T10:29:54.866+01:00Attraction calls should never be played so that it...Attraction calls should never be played so that it irritates people. Have you tried talking to the people and suggesting times of day and a sound volume setting which would be acceptable to you. Attraction calls do not have to be very loud for successful attraction. Feel free to contact me on actionforswifts@gmail.comDick Newellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09568265822263921935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945598565554793023.post-28695930046900826502017-07-03T13:59:33.386+01:002017-07-03T13:59:33.386+01:00How do I complain to the council about this. I hav...How do I complain to the council about this. I have a neighbour who plays this constantly and the racket is driving us mad.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04682265026374767168noreply@blogger.com