c.15 swifts above the house this
afternoon. Small groups flying by the gable
Gable box 5 21.02 first swift home with its geolocater (4/5/15), (2/5/14), (7/5/13),
(10/5/12), (5/5/11),
(16/5/10)
Gable box 2 21.26 first
swift home (13/5/15) non breeder from 2015
Gable box 6 21.30 first
swift home (3/5/15) non breeder from 2015
U
box 9 20.31 first swift home (8/5/15), (6/5/14),(31/5/13), (29/6/12)
U
box 9 21.11 second swift home (9/5/15), (8/5/14), (31/5/13),
(29/6/12)
May 5th
Gable box 5 17.30 geolocater swift arrives
Gable box 5 17.34 a second swift arrives (7/5/15), (17/5/14) (unknown
in '13), (15/5/12), (7/5/11),
(21/5/10), (unknown '09)
U box 9 21.07 a swift
arrives
U box 9 21.14 a swift
arrives
Gable box 7 21.30
first swift arrives
Gable box 11 21.34 a swift arrives
May 6th
Gable box 11 08.03 a swift arrives
Gable box 11 08.15 a second swift arrives
May 7th
u box 8 08.08 a swift
arrives and leaves at 09.43
u box 8 09.59 a swift
arrives and leaves at 10.22
Gable box 11 nest building
has started
Gable box 6 15.45 a swift
arrives and leaves at 15.55
May 8th
Gable box 7
14.27 a second swift arrives
Gable box 4
20.40 a swift arrives
May 7th to 12th
Not much to report.
Perfect swift weather. 9th 23c 12th 20c 13th 16c. Swifts that are here are
active mornings and evenings only. Eggs due from the 14th
May 13th
Gable box 5 first
egg. 8 days together
U
box 9 first egg. 9 days together
May 14th 15c, hot , no clouds
Gable box 11 first
egg at 08.23 after 8 days together
May 15th
Gable box 5 second
egg
U
box 9 second egg
May 16th
Gable box 11 second
egg
May 17th
Gable box 7 first egg
after 9 days together
May 18th
Gable box third
egg
May 19th
U eave back 1 first swift home but
couldn't get in the box due to a modification I made. All change tomorrow!
May 20th
u eave front 9 - 21.21 an intruder
arrives causing a fight
U eave back 1 22.40 first swift home
(14/5/15), (19/5/14)
(5/6/13)
(11/6/13)
May 21st
u eave front 9 eggs
replaced but how long will they stay there?
u eave front 9 The pair fighting
u eave front 9
eggs get dumped
under eave back 1 - second swift at
14.14 returned with the mate
May 22nd
Gable box 7 - 0630 an intruder arrives and causes a fight that lasts until
09.20
I stop
the fight at 18.30 because one is hanging out of the nest entrance and may
be predated. They are marked Tipex forehead and Tipex back of
head. The incubating swift leaves the nest 10 minutes later and 18.40
but it doesnt return until 19.55.
Tipex forehead returns at 22.05 and is accepted by the incubating
swift
00.10
the fight is over and Tipex Forehead leaves the nest. Tipex back
of Head is preened by the unmarked swift
May 23rd
Gable box 11 - 11.20 Tipex Back of Head
leaves the nest box
May 24th
Gable box 11 - 12.45 eggs are dumped
May 28th
- how often do incubating swifts change over?
sunrise sunset
06.06 first swift
leaves, arrives 06.50 but both stay until 07.10, arrives 08.22 and stays
until 08.40, arrives 09.07 and stays to 09.40, arrives 10.06 and leaves at
10.17, arrives 10.18 and leaves 11.45, arrives 12.00 leaves at 12.20, ]
arrives 12.33 and
leaves at 12.40, arrives 13.46 and leaves at 14.00, arrives 14.36 and
leaves at 14.45, arrives 14.56 and leaves 15.00, arrives 16.14 leaves
and leaves 16.20, arrives 17.07 and leaves at 17.20, arrives 18.23 and
leaves 18.25, arrives 19.43 and leaves 20.15, arrives arrives 21.58 and
leaves at 22.00, home 22.14
May 29th
u eave front 9 -
1st egg of the second clutch 8 days
after dumping their eggs - see May 21st
U eave back 1 - 21.39 an intruder
arrives and stays until 21.45
May 31st
u eave front 9 - 2nd egg of the
second clutch 8 days after dumping their eggs - see May 21st
Gable box 3 - a swift arrives at 12.12
and leaves at 13.35
Gable box 3 - a swift arrives at 22.22
and leaves at 22.44
June 1st
Gable box 7 - 1st replacement egg 10
days after their eggs were dumped
bangers this morning at the gable and
under eave boxes
Gable box 2 - 10.17 a swift arrives
and leaves at 10.26
Gable box 3 - a swift arrives at
12.17 and stays until
June 2nd
Gable box 11 - 1st replacement egg 9
days after their eggs were dumped
June 3rd
Gable box 7 - 2nd replacement egg
June 4th
Gable box 11 - 2nd replacement egg
June 8th under eave back 3 - 11.34 a
swift arrives and leaves at 12.58
June 9th
under eave back 1 - 10.02 a swift
arrives followed by a second. One of this pair went
missing on May 22nd 18 days ago - the day after arriving back from Africa
Gable box 4 - 10.02 a swift arrives
under eave back 3 - one leaves at 12.36
and 13.05
under eave back 3 - both arrive at
15.00
June 14th
under eave front 2
- 13.05 a swift arrives and leaves at 13.37
under eave front 2
- 13.51 a swift arrives and leaves at 14.13
under eave front 1
- 14.23 a swift arrives and leaves at 15.00
under eave front 5
- 16.59 a swift arrives and leaves at 18.19
under eave front 2
- 22.25 a swift arrives and leaves at 22.45
June 15th
under eave front 2 - 06.47 a swift
arrives and leaves at 07.33
under eave front 1 - 08.06 a swift
arrives and leaves at 08.44
under eave front 2 - 09.44 a swift
arrives and leaves at 10.04
under eave front 4 - 12.43 a swift
arrives and leaves at 13.04
under eave front 4 - 13.37 a swift
arrives and leaves at 14.05
June 17th
under eave front 3 - 08.30 a swift
arrives and leaves at 08.55
under eave front 2 - 09.03 a swift
arrives and leaves at 09.06
under eave front 5 - 09.17 a swift
arrives and leaves at 10.07
under eave front 2 - 10.11 a swift
arrives doing the I have a nest follow me call. Leaves at 10.36
under eave front 4 - 10.44 a swift
arrives
under eave front 2 - 10.47 a swift
arrives and leaves at 11.20
under eave front 4 - 11.36 the
swift leaves
under eave front 4 - 11.37 a swift
arrives and leaves at 11.48
under eave front 3 - 11.46 a swift
arrives and leaves at 12.00
under eave front 4 - 12.48 a swift
arrives
under eave front 5 - 12.50 a swift
arrives and leaves at 13.15
under eave front 4 - 13.32 the
swift leaves
under eave front 5 - 22.32 a swift
arrives and stays over night
June 18th
under eave front 5 - 05.35 the
swift leaves
under eave front 5 - 05.48 two
swifts arrive but there is no fighting
under eave front 5 - they leave at
06.48
many bangers at the under eave boxes
under eave front 3 - 08.58 a swift
arrives and leaves at 09.21
under eave front 4 - 09.26 a swift
arrives and leaves at 09.45
under eave front 6 - 09.47 a swift
arrives and leaves at 10.00
under eave front 6 - 10.05 a swift
arrives and leaves at 10.19
under eave front 2 - 10.21 a swift
arrives and leaves at 10.25
under eave front 6 - 13.47 a swift
arrives and leaves at 13.58
under eave front 4 - 21.53 a swift
arrives and stays over night
June 19th
under eave front 4 - 04.36 the
swift leaves
under eave front 2 - 05.57 a swift
arrives
under eave front 4 - 06.39 a swift
arrives and leaves at 06.47
under eave front 4 - 06.57 a swift
arrives and leaves at 06.56
under eave front 2 - 06.58 the
swift leaves
under eave front 4 - 06.58 a swift
arrives and leaves at 07.22
under eave front 5 - 07.29 a swift
arrives and leaves at 07.58
under eave front 4 - 08.01 a swift
arrives
under eave front 7 - 08.10 a swift
arrives and leaves at 08.19
under eave front 4 - 08.21 the
swift leaves
under eave front 6 - 08.39 two
swifts arrive. No fighting. Both leave at 09.40
under eave front 2 - 10.17 a swift
arrives
under eave front 6 - 10.27 a swift
arrives and leaves at 10.30
under eave front 2 - 10.43 the
swift leaves
under eave front 6 - 21.40 a swift
arrives
June 20th
under eave front 6 - 05.55 the
swift leaves
under eave front 5 - 05.57 a swift
arrives and leaves at 06.15
under eave front 4 - 07.29 a swift
arrives
under eave front 7 - 07.38 a swift
arrives at 07.48
under eave front 4 - 07.53 the
swift leaves
under eave front 6 - 08.45 a swift
arrives
under eave front 7 - 09.02 a swift
arrives at 09.19
under eave front 6 - 09.19 the
swift leaves
under eave front 7 - 11.13 a swift
arrives at 11.24
under eave front 4 - 12.56 a swift
arrives and leaves at 13.10
under eave front 4 - 13.18 two
swifts arrive and leave at 13.53
under eave front 4 - 18.01 two
swifts arrive and leave at 18.50
under eave front 4 - 21.35 a swift
arrives and leaves at 21.49
under eave front 3 - 22.22 a swift
arrives
June 21st
under eave front 3 - 05.33 the
swift leaves
under eave front 2 - 06.53 a swift
arrives and leaves at 07.00
under eave front 4 - 07.21 a swift
arrives and leaves at 08.04
under eave front 3 - 08.12 a swift
arrives and leaves at 08.26
under eave front 4 - 08.42 a swift
arrives and leaves at 09.00
under eave front 6 - 10.16 a swift
arrives and leaves at 10.29
under eave front 8 - 10.29 two
swifts arrive and stay until 11.42
under eave front 6
- 21.36 a swift arrives
June 22nd
under eave front 3 - 04.41 the
swift leaves
under eave front 2 - 05.47 a swift
arrives and leaves at 06.04
under eave front 2 - 06.34 a swift
arrives and leaves at 06.40
under eave front 2 - 07.08 a swift
arrives and leaves at 07.20
under eave front 4 - 07.23 a swift
arrives
under eave front 7 - 07.30 a swift
arrives and leaves at 07.35
under eave front 4 - 08.05 the
swift leaves
under eave front 3 - 08.14 a swift
arrives and leaves at 08.29
under eave front 6 - 09.02 a swift
arrives and leaves at 09.23
under eave front 6 - 09.25 a swift
arrives and leaves at 09.26
under eave front 8 - 09.27 a swift
arrives and leaves at 09.42
under eave front 6 - 09.48 a swift
arrives and leaves at 09.49
under eave front 8 - 09.49.52
a swift arrives and leaves at 09.50.22
under eave front 4 - 09.55 a swift
arrives and leaves at 09.57
under eave front 8 - 10.10 a swift
arrives
under eave front 8 - 10.13 a second
swift arrives
under eave front 8 - 10.34 and
10.37 the swifts leave
under eave front 8 - 10.57 a swift
arrives
under eave front 7 - 10.58 a swift
arrives and leaves at 11.05
under eave front 8 - 11.06 the
swift leaves
under eave front 9 - 11.17 fight
under eave front 6 - 11.21 a swift
arrives and leaves at 11.35
under
eave front 8 - 22.39 a swift arrives
June 23rd
under eave front 8 - 04.49 the
swift leaves
under eave front 6 - 04.50 a swift
arrives and leaves at 05.00
under eave front 4 - 05.00 a swift
arrives and leaves at 05.04
under eave front 6 - 05.31 a swift
arrives
under eave front 8 - 06.01 a swift
arrives and leaves at 06.10
under eave front 6 - 06.14 the
swift leaves
under eave front 2 - 06.26 a swift
arrives and leaves at 07.53
under eave front 6 - 08.53 a swift
arrives
under eave front 6 - 08.59 a second
swift arrives
under eave front 6 - 09.26 and
09.32 they leave
under
eave front 5 - 22.22 a swift arrives
June 24th
under eave front 5 - 04.54 the
swift leaves
under eave front 6 - 05.09 a swift
arrives and leaves at 05.23
under eave front 7 - 05.52 a swift
arrives and leaves at 06.10
under eave front 6 - 06.14 a swift
arrives and leaves at 06.31
under eave front 4 - 06.34 a swift
arrives and leaves at 06.50
under eave front 6 - 07.22 a swift
arrives and leaves at 07.48
under eave front 5 - 08.35 a swift
arrives and leaves at 08.37
under eave front 4 - 09.38 a swift
arrives and leaves at 09.41
under eave front 8 - 09.42 a swift
arrives and leaves at 09.47
under eave front 4 - 09.56 a swift
arrives
under eave front 2 - 10.00 a nervous
swift arrives and leaves at 10.03
under eave front 4 - 10.07 the
swift leaves
Gable box 9 - 22.33 a swift arrives
Gable box 7 and 11 - 22.54 two late
returning swifts
June 25th
gable box 9
- 05.06 the
swift leaves
Gable box 9 - 06.20 a swift arrives and
leaves at 07.54
Gable box 9 - 10.47 a swift arrives and
leaves at 12.00
Gable box 9 - 12.45 a swift arrives and
leaves at 12.52
Gable box 9 - 12.52 a swift arrives and
leaves at 13.02
Gable box 9 - 13.05 a swift arrives and
leaves at 13.10
Gable box 9 - 13.13 a swift arrives and
leaves at 13.22
Gable box 9 - 13.32 a swift arrives and
leaves at 13.35
Gable box 9 - 13.38 a swift arrives and
leaves at 13.50
Gable box 9 - 14.00 a swift arrives and
leaves at 14.15
Gable box 9 - 14.16 a swift arrives and
leaves at 14.24
Gable box 9 - 22.10 a swift arrives
Gable box 9 - 22.34 after many attempts
to get in a second swift arrives
Have the under eave
pair from the front of the house relocated or are these non breeders from
2015?
June 26th
Gable box 9
- both leave at 06.50
Gable box 9 - 07.40 a swift arrives
and leaves at 08.55
Gable box 9 - 10.45 a swift arrives
and leaves at 11.11
Gable box 9 - 12.44 a swift arrives
and leaves at 12.58
Gable box 9 - 15.44 a swift arrives
and leaves at 16.22
Gable box 9 - 16.23 two swifts
arrive. They leave at 17.25 and 17.28
Gable box 9 - 21.29 a swift arrives
and leaves at 21.47
Gable box 9 - 21.50 two swifts
arrive
June 27th
Gable box 9 - both leave at 05.08
Gable box 9 - 06.50 a swift arrives
and leaves at 07.14
Gable box 9 - 07.41 a swift arrives
and leaves at 08.13
Gable box 9 - 08.18 a swift arrives
Gable box 9 - 08.19 a swift
arrives. Both leave at 10.12
Gable box 9 - 11.42 a swift arrives
Gable box 9 - 11.43 a second swift
arrives. Both leave at 12.46
Gable box 9 - 12.47 a swift arrives
Gable box 9 - 12.52 a swift arrives
Gable box 9 - they leave at 12.55
and 12.57
Gable box 9 - 13.06 a swift arrives
and leaves at 13.32
Gable box 9 - 22.12 a swift arrives
Gable box 9 - 22.32 a second
arrives
June 27th
Gable box 9 - visited many times
now
under eave back 3 - 11.24 a swift
arrives and leaves at 12.08
June 30th
The BBC came to do a piece on swifts
So quiet not much to report
July 14th
Gable box 5 - 13.54 first
chick fledges
July 16th
Gable box 5 - 11.29 second
chick fledges
July 29th
Gable box 6 - 07.20 a swift enters and
leaves at 07.25
Gable box 1 - 07.30 a swift arrives and
leaves at 07.35
Under eave front 9 - 07.46
fist chick fledges
July 30th
Gable box 2 - 07.14 swift arrives
Gable box 2 - 07.14 second swift arrives
but leaves quite quickly. No shouting or fighting
Gable box 2 - 07.18 first
swift leaves
under eave 9 pre fledge
work out
Under eave front 9 - 21.47 second chick
fledges
July 31st
Gable box 11 - 05.32 first
chick fledges
Gable box 6 - 06.58 a swift arrives and
leaves at 07.01
Gable box 2 - 07.15 swift arrives and
leaves at 08.29
August 1st
Gable box 6 - 05.30 a swift arrives and
leaves at 05.36
Gable box 6 - 06.40 a swift arrives and
leaves at 06.48
Gable box 1 - 08.46 a swift arrives and
leaves at 08.53
Gable box 7 - 08.54 first chick fledged
40 days old
Gable box 7 - 08.57 an intruder arrives and
leaves at 09.15
Gable box 11 - 09.16 both chicks fledged
Gable box 6 - 10.13 a swift arrives and
leaves at 10.17
Gable box 7 - only one adult over night
Gable box 9 - non breeders both in
Gable box 11 - both over night
under eave back 1 - non breeders 2 in
under eave front 9 - 0 over night
August 2nd
Gable box 6 - 07.39 a swift arrives with
nest material and leaves at 07.46
Gable box 5 - 2 over night
Gable box 7 - only one adult over night
Gable box 9 - non breeders both in
Gable box 11 - 2 over night
under eave back 1 - non breeders both in
under eave front 9 - 0 over night
August 3rd
Gable box 5 - 2 over night
Gable box 7 - only one adult over night
Gable box 9 - non breeders both in
Gable box 11 - 2 over night
under eave back 1 - non breeders 2 in
under eave front 9 - 0 over night
August 4th
Gable box 7 - 07.26 second
chick fledged aged 45 days
Gable box 5 - 2 over night
Gable box 7 - only one adult over night
Gable box 9 - non breeders both in
Gable box 11 - 2 over night
under eave back 1 - non breeders 2 in
under eave front 9 - 0 over night
August 5th
Under eave front 9 - GPS swift
arrived at 13.03 and leaves at 14.07.
Away for 6 days
Gable box 5 - 2 over night
Gable box 7 - only one adult over night
Gable box 9 - non breeders both in
Gable box 11 - 2 over night
under eave back 1 - non breeders 2 in
under eave front 9 - 1 over night 2nd night
back post fledging
August 5th
under eave front 9 - 06.34 swift arrives and
leaves at 08.14
Gable box 7 - 06.42 mate
arrives after absent for 25 days They
leave at 09.25 and 09.27
Gable box 5 - 2 over night
Gable box 7 - 2 over night
Gable box 9 - non breeders both in
Gable box 11 - 2 over night
under eave back 1 - non breeders 1 over night
under eave front 9 - 1 over night
August 6th
Gable box 5 - 2 over night
Gable box 7 - 2 over night
Gable box 9 - non breeders both in
Gable box 11 - 2 over night
under eave back 1 - non breeders 1 over night
under eave front 9 - 1 over night
August 7th
Gable box 5 - 2 over night
Gable box 7 - 2 over night
Gable box 9 - non breeders both in
Gable box 11 - 2 over night
under eave back 1 - non breeders 1 over night
under eave front 9 - 1 over night
August 8th
Gable box 5 - 2 over night
Gable box 7 - 2 over night
Gable box 9 - non breeders both in
Gable box 11 - 2 over night
under eave back 1 - non breeders 1 over night
under eave front 9 - 1 over night
August 9th
Gable box 5 - 2 over night
Gable box 7 - 2 over night
Gable box 9 - non breeders both in
Gable box 11 - 2 over night
under eave back 1 - non breeders 1 over night
under eave front 9 - 1 over night
August 10th
Gable box 5 - 2 over night
Gable box 7 - 2 over night
Gable box 9 - non breeders both in
Gable box 11 - 2 over night
under eave back 1 - non breeders 1 over night
under eave front 9 - 1 over night
August 11th
Gable box 5 - 2 over night
Gable box 7 - 2 over night
Gable box 9 - non breeders both in
Gable box 11 - 2 over night
under eave back 1 - non breeders 1 over night
under eave front 9 - 1 over night
August 12th
Gable box 5 - 2 over night
Gable box 7 - 2 over night
Gable box 9 - non breeders both in
Gable box 11 - 2 over night
under eave back 1 - non breeders 1 over night
under eave front 9 - 1 over night
August 13th
Gable box 5 - 2 over night
Gable box 7 - 2 over night
Gable box 9 - non breeders 1 in
Gable box 11 - 2 over night
under eave back 1 - non breeders 0 over night
under eave front 9 - 0 over night
August 14th
Gable box 5 - 1 over night
Gable box 7 - 1 over night
Gable box 9 - non breeders 0
Gable box 11 - 2 over night
under eave back 1 - non breeders 0 over night
under eave front 9 - 0 over night
August 15th
Gable box 5 - 1 over night
Gable box 7 - 0 over night
Gable box 9 - non breeders 1
Gable box 11 - 1 over night
under eave back 1 - non breeders 0 over night
under eave front 9 - 0 over night
August 16th
Gable box 5 - 0 over night
Gable box 7 - 0 over night
Gable box 9 - non breeders 0
Gable box 11 - 1 over night
under eave back 1 - non breeders 0 over night
under eave front 9 - 0 over night
August 17th
Gable box 5 - 0 over night
Gable box 7 - 0 over night
Gable box 9 - 0 over night
Gable box 11 - 0 over night
under eave back 1 - 0 over night
under eave front 9 - 0 over night
and its all over for another 8 months. See you
in May 2017!
How many nights do adults return post
fledging?
Under eave front 9 - stayed the first
night, absent for 6 nights, back again for 8
