Landbeach Swifts

All Saints’ Landbeach Swifts

There have been nest boxes for Swifts in the belfry of All Saints’ since 2006. They first nested in 2013 and by 2024, 22 nest boxes were occupied. 4 boxes contain cameras.

The Swift is an endangered bird, on the Red List for birds in the UK. Between 1994 and 2023 we lost 73% of our Swifts. The main reason is loss of nest sites and fewer insects. But in Landbeach, Swifts have increased to about 70 pairs.

The Swifts return from Africa in early May, having been flying 24/7 since their departure in July/August the previous year. They will have been as far as Mozambique on their winter travels, a round trip of 14,000 miles.