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How to identify swifts, swallows and martins
Get some top tips for identifying our summer visitors - swifts, swallows, house and sand martins.
Endangered Species Wildlife Conservation
Act swiftly! Public asked to help endangered high-flying birds
The Wildlife Trusts & RHS call on gardeners to help swifts, swallows, and martins.
Guest blog: celebrating swifts, masters of the skies
For Swift Awareness Week, swift expert Sarah Gibson explores the early life of these brilliant birds.
Swallow
Look out for the swallow performing great aerial feats as it catches its insect-prey on the wing. You may also see it perching on a wire, or roosting in a reedbed, as it makes its way back to…
Swift
Swifts spend most of their lives flying – even sleeping, eating and drinking – only ever landing to nest. They like to nest in older buildings in small holes in roof spaces.
Sand martin
The tiny, brown-and-white sand martin is a common summer visitor to the UK, nesting in colonies on rivers, lakes and flooded gravel pits. It returns to Africa in winter.
House martin
As its name suggests, the house martin can be spotted nesting in the eaves of houses in our towns and villages. Its intricate mud nests take days to build and are often returned to and used in…
Nightjar
The easiest way to find out if the nocturnal and well-camouflaged nightjar is about is to listen out for its distinctive 'churring' call at dusk. A summer visitor, it is most numerous in…
Species new to Britain found at Rushbeds Wood
Penny Cullington, of Bucks Fungus Group, writes about discovering two species of fungi new to Britain at BBOWT's Rushbeds Wood nature reserve
Countdown for Wildlife. Act swiftly to help reverse the decline of nature in England
The Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust is asking everyone who wants to see nature’s fortunes improve to act swiftly and respond to Government consultations on farming and planning, which end…