Bury St Edmunds Swift Group

New swift conservation group for Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

[Bury St Edmunds Swift Group @BSESwiftGroup]

Find out more tomorrow (6th) at 7pm, Old School Cafe beside the church. All welcome.

[Simon Evans @Spe24Simon]

St. John’s church, BSE, Suffolk.
Currently houses 60 swift boxes. Todays check shows 50 occupied. 75 chicks in 32 boxes. Eggs in 4 more + sitting adults in another 7. We’re going to need to install more this winter! @SoSSwifts @AfSwifts @BSESwiftGroup @SuffolkBirdGrp @swiftsweek

[Bury St Edmunds Swift Group @BSESwiftGroup]

Tomorrow (Weds 6th) at 7pm, Old School Cafe, St John's Centre, St John's St come and find out what Bury St Eds Swift Group is up to, and enjoy the swifts screaming around the church tower. Free, all welcome.

[Bury St Edmunds Swift Group @BSESwiftGroup]

@nsrestorations @Spe24Simon Thanks Nick. Is it emailable? [email protected] 👍

[Rendleshamdj @rendleshamdj]

Tonight on #TheEcoShow Eddie @limeypomme from @SoSSwifts joins us to celebrate the Swift and help us understand the problems it faces and what we can all do to help
AND
A Bird Identification Masterclass! Learn your local birds by sight & sound.
#ApusApus #SOSSwifts #SoundOfSummer

[Simon Evans @Spe24Simon]

We finally got permission to check the swift colony at St Mary’s in Ely yesterday. 49 breeding pairs with most youngsters fledged now. Some with very small chicks still and 1 pair on eggs. Young should fledge in Sept hopefully! @AfSwifts @BSESwiftGroup @SoSSwifts #Ely #Swifts

[Simon Evans @Spe24Simon]

Latest check up on the swifts of St John’s in Bury St Edmunds with @BlaenavonNature Most fledged but still a few developing. 48 chicks this year, it’s best so far. Then out to check more Hobby nests with ‘The Guvna’ One for you caterpillar experts! @BSESwiftGroup #swifts #hobby

[Bury St Edmunds Swift Group @BSESwiftGroup]

The great Dick Newell of @AfSwifts was in town today checking out the Norman Tower as a potential swift nesting site for @stedscath

[@NatureNerdTech #Wildcasting 🇨🇦 @NorfolkBea]

Shocking behaviour by scaffolders as swifts are denied access to active nests. Wildlife crime already reported to you @SurreyPolice https://t.co/2VK1jeaIHt @WildlifeRBLN @ChrisGPackham

[Bury St Edmunds Swift Group @BSESwiftGroup]

Tonight! Do join us for what will be a fascinating session.

[Bury St Edmunds Swift Group @BSESwiftGroup]

Join us for @Spe24Simon's Zoom talk about monitoring #Swifts in and around Bury St Edmunds, Weds 27th May, 7pm. All welcome. (Photo of Simon Evans by Nick Upton) https://t.co/gGPSVcJnDC

[Bury St Edmunds Swift Group @BSESwiftGroup]

Join us for @Spe24Simon's Zoom talk about monitoring #Swifts in and around Bury St Edmunds, Weds 27th May, 7pm. All welcome. (Photo of Simon Evans by Nick Upton) https://t.co/gGPSVcJnDC

[Bury St Edmunds Swift Group @BSESwiftGroup]

Very much looking forward to our next event, on Weds, 27th May at 7pm: a talk by @Spe24Simon about his work monitoring Swifts around Bury St Edmunds. All welcome https://t.co/B9nWfz0s6r

[Bury St Edmunds Swift Group @BSESwiftGroup]

@SoSSwifts @SuffolkBirdGrp @suffolkwildlife This was an excellent talk, much appreciated.

[Bury St Edmunds Swift Group @BSESwiftGroup]

@claydonswifts @HEYapus @BuryLung Here's Edward's talk https://t.co/j52aEWblcO

[Bury St Edmunds Swift Group @BSESwiftGroup]

Saving our Suffolk Swifts - a talk by Edward Jackson to launch #BuryStEdmunds Swift Group.

7pm Friday 24th April via Zoom, hosted by @burylung

All welcome - register here (free)
https://t.co/SvKVoxXmeJ

[Bury St Edmunds Swift Group @BSESwiftGroup]

@claydonswifts @HEYapus @BuryLung It was recorded, we'll post it asap

[Bury St Edmunds Swift Group @BSESwiftGroup]

Exciting news

[SaveOurSuffolkSwifts @SoSSwifts]

Swifts now reported from Holbrook, Ipswich, Woodbridge & Stowmarket. #SwiftsAreReturning #SOSSwifts

[Bury St Edmunds Swift Group @BSESwiftGroup]

@SoSSwifts #SOSSwifts Edward Jackson is talking about Swifts and what we can do to help them, at the launch of a new Suffolk Swift group in Bury St Edmunds this Friday, 24th April, 7pm. Everyone welcome https://t.co/SvKVoxFKQ9
#BuryStEdmunds
#Swifts

[SaveOurSuffolkSwifts @SoSSwifts]

Swifts weigh as little as a Cadbury’s Crème Egg and once fledged will not land for 2 years. Last year's brood migrated off to southern Africa and will return, joining their parents who will be arriving soon. Swifts feed, sleep and even mate on the wing, only ever landing to breed