Swifts in Woking

In 2018/19 Woking Borough Council ran a project to create nest boxes for Woking Borough. Over 80 people came forward as hosts and we would welcome news.

[Birds of The World: The Cornell Lab @birdsoftheworld]

Common Swift migrates south to wintering sites in Africa, but it rarely sets foot there - these extreme aerial insectivores stay airborne for the entirety of their migration and winter, rarely perching, and even sleeping on the wing! Read more: https://t.co/BDeEu09Jse #migration

[Swifts in Woking @SwiftsInWoking]

@williamsk1958 @SurreyWT @SurreyHillsPhot Great. Hopefully they'll be back next season🤞 ~Sarah

[Swifts in Woking @SwiftsInWoking]

@williamsk1958 @SurreyWT @SurreyHillsPhot Great news, you must be delighted 😃

[Kev Williams 💙 @williamsk1958]

@SurreyWT @SwiftsInWoking @SurreyHillsPhot It's taken 8 years, and finally this year one of my boxes was occupied.

[The Wildlife Trusts @WildlifeTrusts]

Sadly swifts, swallows and martins are in decline – which is why we need your help!

🐛 Encourage the insects they eat
🐣 Offer nest materials
🏠 Build a swift box

Make a pledge to help them out on day 14 of #30DaysWild! ⬇️
https://t.co/AxbyHZ90jr #WildAboutGardens

[BBO Wildlife Trust @BBOWT]

Do you know difference between swifts, swallows and martins?

https://t.co/nn1oPmw5pA

[BBO Wildlife Trust @BBOWT]

The skies are filling with our summer visitors. Here's how to tell them apart at a glance.

[Swifts in Woking @SwiftsInWoking]

@williamsk1958 Fabulous news Kevin 😀

[Swifts in Woking @SwiftsInWoking]

Who will be the first to see swifts above Woking in 2021?

[Swifts in Woking @SwiftsInWoking]

Calling all #SwiftsInWoking nest box hosts!

How did you get on with your new nest box? Did you get any interest or see swifts in the locality?

Do drop us a line with news to [email protected]

[Swifts in Woking @SwiftsInWoking]

Are our #SwiftsInWoking departing too? 🥲

[Daniel Greenwood @djgwild]

No #swifts for me today in West Sussex. Think the local residents have moved on. Going to miss them! Africa here we come 🌍 #NoPlanetB

[Swifts in Woking @SwiftsInWoking]

Something to catch this evening...

[Swift Awareness Week @swiftsweek]

Really hoping change in the weather will now bring our Swifts back and the Aviators will be back on display! Let us know what Swift activity you see this weekend, good to get a national flavour of what's happening...#Swifts

[Swifts in Woking @SwiftsInWoking]

Fingers crossed we'll have some of these little beauties in our #SwiftsInWoking #SwiftBoxes. If not this year, maybe soon 🤞

[Thames Basin Heaths Partnership @TBHPartnership]

Are you interested in protecting local wildlife and greenspace?

The biggest contribution you can possibly make is to help us spread the word! Read more at...
https://t.co/5TWsVnEq6V

#HeathlandInFocus on the #ThamesBasinHeaths!

[Swifts in Woking @SwiftsInWoking]

Wouldn't it be great if this was a regular sight over Woking? 😃

[Stephen Menzie @StephenMenzie]

Crazy numbers of swifts over my house in Falsterbo right now