Action for Swifts

Welcome to Action for Swifts, a commentary on the activities, ideas and thoughts of people who care about Swifts. We welcome guest posts, case studies and reports, especially from Swifts Local Network (SLN) members. Please send to actionforswifts@gmail.com for publication. To find topics of interest, use the LABELS & LINKS sections, or use search, top left. Click on any image to see it enlarged.

Useful Swift websites

  • Silent Spring - excellent film about Swifts, Ospreys and Cuckoos
  • Gruenstifler GbR Useful German case studies
  • Useful paper on how to age Swifts
  • BBC Saving Species Episode Aug 2011 - advance to 5'27"
  • Children's Video about Cambridge Swift Tower
  • Swift Conservation - loads of useful stuff
  • RSPB Swift pages - things to do
  • Northern Ireland Swift Group
  • Common Swift - German site full of useful stuff
  • Protecting the Swift in the Netherlands
  • Another interesting Dutch website
  • SMS Worldwide - excellent chat group about Swifts, Swallows and Martins
  • Magikbirds - Swift nest box ideas
  • BBC Inside Out East - Swifts feature 2009-10-19
  • UK & Eire natural history blogs
  • Jaap Langenbach on surveying Swifts
  • Bristol Swifts - ideas and case studies from Bristol
  • Cambridge105 - an interview with Dick Newell - starts at 15minutes 10 seconds
  • Reports of some European Swift colonies
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Szczecin International Swift Seminars - April 6th-9th 2016

Szczecin International Swift Seminars - April 6th-9th 2016
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