Since last week I have discovered that I was wrong last week. On Sunday I noticed that there were two chicks in the nest. I have tried very hard to get some good video showing both of them Not succeeded yet but here are three clips . The first shows one being fed with the other behind fed right at the end of the clip.

One being fed with the other one visible.

One either side of the adult.

Sorry. Its been a while since I posted. There has been little to say. Sometime last week another egg was ejected from the nest. I can’t find out why they do this. If the egg is not viable how do they know?

Since then there has been one bird on the nest constantly so I have not even been able to check if there was still one egg, but assumed there was to keep one bird so constantly on the nest.

Today just caught this. I think it has only just happened as the egg shell is still in the nest.

We have been away for a few days. Back home yesterday but was playing in a big band gig last night so not much swift watching until today. News of the nest is a little disappointing. One egg has been rejected and the remains can be seen on the conservatory roof. The swifts remain very attentive with one on the eggs most of the time. Briefly tonight they both went out together for an evening fly at 9.45 returning 5 minutes later. A short video just after they returned.

I spent a couple of hours outside this evening and counted 5 swifts screaming round the house but have only been able to locate one other nest site that unfortunately is not accessible to a camera. I will keep trying to find out if we have any more.

There has not been much to add over the last few days. The weather was good until today and there has been one swift on the nest most of the time. A couple of days ago I got a short clip of both birds in the nest showing both eggs.

Today the weather was not great. Rain fairly windy and cold. As it dried up after lunch both swifts left for a feed and I got a lovely view of three eggs.

If the weather remains okay they may start hatching 15th to 20th June.