Birds expected to arrive and breed in gable
boxes 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, under eave 6 and 9
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April 5th a swift was seen at Craigavon
Lakes
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April 19th swifts were seen in Antrim,
Belfast and Crumlin
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May 1st
sunrise 05.45 sunset 20.57
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May 7th
large arrival of swifts today
gable box 5 12.08 two swifts arrive causing
a short fight. The first bird stays until 12.26
(4/5/17), (4/5/16),
(4/5/15), (2/5/14),
(7/5/13), (10/5/12),
(5/5/11), (16/5/10)
gable box 6 12.59 a swift arrives and stays
until 13.13
gable box 5 18.35 a swift arrives and stays
over night
under eave 9 21.35 a swift arrives and stays
over night
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May 8th
gable box 5 13.08 pair back together
(7/5/17), (7/5/15), (17/5/14) (unknown
in �13), (15/5/12), (7/5/11),
(21/5/10), (unknown �09)
gable box 3 17.41 a swift enters and leaves
at 17.44
gable box 3 21.13 a swift arrives and stays
over night
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May 9th
gable box 3 the swift left at 05.24
gable box 4 13.00 a swift arrives and leaves
at 13.11
gable box 4 14.31 a swift arrives and leaves
at 15.14
gable box 2 21.03 a swift arrives and leaves
at 21.10
gable box 3 21.34 a swift arrives
gable box 7 21.42 a swift arrives
(4/5/17), (5/4/16),
(13/5/15), (7/5/14),
(7/5/13), (12/5/12),
(3/5/11), (3/5/10),
(6/5/09)
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May 10th
gable box3 04.02 the swift leaves
gable box 3 11.03 a nervous swift arrives
and leaves at 11.12
gable box 3 21.13 a swift arrives
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May 11th
gable box3 02.31 the swift leaves
gable box 3 09.53 a
swift arrives with a feather!
gable box 3 17.07 a swift arrives and leaves
in 30 seconds
gable box 2 17.44 a swift arrives 17.54
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May 12th
gable box4 10.16 a swift arrives and
leaves at 10.18
gable box 3 11.13 a
swift arrives with feathers and leaves at 11.31
gable box 3
11.45 a swift arrives with feathers and leaves at 11.54
gable box 3
12.21 a swift arrives and leaves at 12.25
gable box 3 13.03 a swift arrives with
feathers and leaves at 13.09
gable box 4 20.28 a swift arrives and leaves
at 20.46
gable box 4 21.27 a swift arrives
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May 13th
gable box3 04.00 the swift leaves
gable box 3 04.43 a swift arrives and leaves
at 04.58
gable box 6 04.58 a swift arrives and leaves
at 05.03
gable box 4 05.54 a swift arrives and leaves
at 06.02
under eave 9 10.19 the resident arrives
under eave 9 10.20 a nervous swift arrives
and stays very still. It climbs the walls. 10.27 it falls on the nest
concave causing a fight. Both leave
gable box 3 15.48 a swift arrives with
feathers
under eave 3 17.12 a nervous swift arrives
gable box 4 a swift stays over night
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May 15th
sunrise 05.19 sunset 21.25
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under eave 7 09.52 a nervous swift arrives and
leaves at 10.05
under eave 9 12.18 two swifts arrive but
do not act like a pair and don�t sit together. One has no rings but both
should
under eave 9 21.35 two swifts arrive but
do not act like a pair. 21.47 both are on the nest
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May 16th
under eave 9 05.32 both swifts leave
under eave 9 both back and stay over night
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May 17th
gable box 5� Late lie in �bed� today
21.36 last night to 10.52 this morning
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Europe wide shortage of swifts!?
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May 18th
gable box 4 19.13 a swift arrives
gable box 6 19.13 a swift arrives
gable box 2 19.23 a swift arrives
gable box 4 19.32 the swift leaves
gable box 6 19.42 two
swifts arrive together causing a fight with the lone swift. 19.44 two swifts
leave
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gable box 6 19.46 a
swift returns causing another fight.
gable box 9 20.12 a swift arrives
gable box 6 20.15 both fighting swifts fall
out of the entrance
gable box 6 20.23 a swift arrives
gable box 2 21.43 the swift leaves ( 2 hours
10 minutes)
gable box 7 21.53 a swift arrives
gable box 2 22.06 a swift arrives
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swifts over night in gable boxes 2, 6, 7, 9
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May 19th
gable box 5 first egg 11 days back
gable box 6 04.47 the mate arrives causing a
fight
gable box 2 04.57 the swift leaves
gable box 4 05.00 a swift arrives
gable box 6 10.01 a swift arrives
gable box 9 10.06 a swift arrives
gable box 6 10.36 2 arrive
gable box 9 10.40 a swift arrives and leaves
at 10.47
gable box 6 11.19 both leave
gable box 6 12.03 a swift arrives
gable box 6 12.25 a second arrives
gable box 7 12.25 a swift arrives
gable box 9 12.37 a swift arrives and leaves
at 12.48
gable box 6 13.16 both leave
gable box 7 13.18 the swift leaves
gable box 4 13.41 a swift arrives
gable box 6 13.51 a swift arrives
gable box 4 13.51 the swift leaves
gable box 9 14.04 a swift arrives
gable box 4 14.04 a swift arrives
gable box 7 14.04 a swift arrives
gable box 9 14.12 the swift leaves
gable box 7 14.24 the swift leaves
gable box 9 14.40 a swift arrives and leaves
at 15.00
gable box 7 15.12 a swift arrives and leaves
at 15.28
gable box 6 15. 28 a swift arrives and
leaves at 15.32
gable box 6 16.24 a swift arrives
gable box 6 16.36 a second swift arrives
gable box 2 16.49 a swift arrives
gable box 6
16.58 an intruder arrives causing a fight
gable box 9 17.16 a swift arrives and leaves
at 17.38
gable box 6 18.00
the fight ends
gable box 7 19.49 mate arrives
under eave 2 22.00 a swift arrives
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pairs in 5, 6 and 7 over night
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May 20th
22c the hottest day so far
under eave 2 the swift leaves at 05.25
gable box 9 04.34 a swift arrives
gable box 9 08.05 the mate arrives home
under eave 6 05.44 swift arrives and stays
until 07.00 first used by a pair on July 25th 2017. Where did they come
from?!
under eave 6 08.06 a swift arrives and
leaves at 08.35
under eave 6 08.41 a swift arrives and
leaves at 09.00
under eave 6 10.20 a swift arrives and
leaves at 10.32
under eave 6 10.40 a swift arrives and
leaves at 10.48
gable box 6 11.56 an
intruder arrives resulting in another fight and both falling out of the
nest at 11.59
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gable box 6 12.00
a very brief appearance of an intruder
under eave 6 13.25 swift arrives
under eave 6 13.33 the swift leaves
gable box 6
14.25 an ?intruder arrives and leaves immediately
under eave 6 14.59 a swift arrives and
leaves at 15.30
under eave 6 16.14 a swift arrives and
leaves at 16.17
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May 21st
raining all day
under eave 9 pair have not been together for 5 days
gable box 3 the lone swift making a nest has not
been back for 8 days
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May 22nd
gable box 4 08.52 a swift arrives and leaves
at 08.54
gable box 5 11.56 2 days absent the mate
returns to a bad reception
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under eave 9 11.58 2 arrive. Are these
the 2017 pair, the returning mate from 5 days ago or a new mate? both
leave at 13.10
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gable box 3 16.01 a swift arrives and leaves
at 16.03
gable box 4 15.52 a swift arrives and leaves
at 16.06
gable box 4 18.14 a swift arrives and leaves
at 18.17
gable box 4 19.26 a swift arrives and leaves
at 19.33
under eave 6 19.35 a swift arrives and
leaves at 19.37
gable box 3 a swift arrives at 19.46 and
leaves at 19.50
gable box 3 19.59 a swift arrives and leaves
20.01
under eave 6 19.59 a swift arrives and
leaves at 20.11
gable box 5 only one in for the night
under eave 9 new pair didn�t return
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May 23rd
gable box 5 mate returns at 04.53
under eave 8 09.05 a
swift arrives and leaves at 09.23
under eave 6 10.24 a
pair arrive and no fighting. Both leave at 11.23. Together for the
first time on July 25th 2017
under eave 7 12.06 a
swift arrives and stays until 12.26
gable box 6
another fight! 11.53 until 14.12 end with both falling out of the box
under eave 9 new pair didn�t return
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looks like the under eave pair cant decide which
box to be in. They�ve been in 6, 7 and 8. All boxes except have been
closed now
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May 24th
under eave 6 10.32 a swift arrives and
leaves at 10.34
under eave 9 they haven�t been back
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May 25th
gable box 5 12.35 an intruder arrives and
leaves immediately
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May 27th
gable box 9 first egg 7 days back together
gable box 4 07.15 a swift arrives and leaves
at 07.23
gable box 4 15.31 a swift arrives and leaves
at 15.34
gable box 4 18.32 a swift arrives and leaves
at 18.44
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May 29th
gable box 9 second egg
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May 30th
gable box 6 first egg 12 days together
gable box 7 first egg 11 days together
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June 1st
sunrise 04.55 sunset 21.51
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May was the driest and hottest
May since records began in 1901. Little or no rain has fallen in a month
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under eave 6 first egg 8 days together
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June 3rd
under eave 6 second egg
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June 4th
not much to report. Gable boxes 3 and 4 are
visited infrequently despite a lone swift nest building in 3
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June 9th
under eave 4 2100 a swift arrives and stays
until 21.14
under eave 4 21.25 a swift arrives and
leaves at 21.29
under eave 4 21.30 a swift arrives and leaves at
21.37
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June 10th
gable box 5 first and only chick out
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June 13th
under eave 4 06.28 a swift arrives and
leaves at 06.33
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June 15th
sunrise 04.47 sunset 22.04
gable box 9 first chick has hatched
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June 17th
under eave 4 20.25 a swift arrives and
leaves at 21.50
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June 18th
under eave 4 06.20 a swift arrives and
leaves at 08.05
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Absolutely nothing to report. It�s been so quiet
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June 26th 22.50 bangers going crazy outside
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June 28th 32C today
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June 29th
gable box 4 20.36 a swift arrives
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June was the driest and hottest
June since records began in 1901. No rain now for 6 to 8 weeks! Is the
heat stopping bangers?
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Live feed from a pallid swift nest in Spain
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July 7th bangers until almost dark with
street and road lights on
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July 8th
07.20 bangers at the gable and under eave nest
boxes
under eave 3
09.20 a swift arrives and leaves at 09.25
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