Welcome to the uk-swifts project.

This is a place where anybody (you don't have to be a bird enthusiast), can join with other like-minded people to make a difference and reverse the decline in the Swift population of the UK.

But most important of all, this is the place for you to send in your details of probable breeding colony locations. Please read all the documents in the "Files" section on the left to find out why you are being asked to do this, and what the project is trying to achieve. Please feel free to use any of these documents to spread the word about the project. Further information about the group is contained in the message archives.

PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT ANY COLONY LOCATIONS UNTIL YOU HAVE READ THE GUIDANCE NOTES IN THE "FILES" SECTION.

Please use the "Messages" link on the left panel for ALL communication about Swifts and Swifts' colony locations.

Please do NOT send Swift messages to my Bigfoot email address. They will probably be missed.

Once again, welcome and thank you for your support.


Geoff Beale
Dorset UK

"Their flight is full of joy and their swiftness is breathtaking."
Poet, Shira Twersky-Cassel

Photo courtesy of Richard Bedford