Have been watching as much as I can over the last couple of days to always find a parent on the nest covering the chicks. Tonight at 9 pm (a favourite time for the parents to fly together got to see both nests clearly First good news is that there are 2 chicks in both nests. Here is the chimney nest with parent just arrived feeding 2 chicks. It was clearer live but definitely 2 chicks.

On the chimney nest a better clip of the 2 chicks.

The chicks are so much more active already.

Lovely news. We have at least 3 chicks. I know they hatched either last night or this morning as I had good views yesterday. I can confirm 2 chicks in the chimney nest. The short clip does show 2 but you will only see one moving. I watched them for some time and saw both moving at the same time but missed recording it. The parents have been on the nest for the rest of today.

On the bedroom nest managed to catch a short feed.

Will try to update more often now there is something to see.

Sorry its been so long since last update. Life has been a bit hectic getting the garden ready for the year after such a late spring. As far as the swifts are concerned life is a bit stable at the moment. Swifts take it in turns to incubate the eggs doing 1 to 2 hour shifts. Checking cameras  there is 1 swift sitting on the nest, occasionally catch the shift change, but not when I could record. They then both settle down together for the night. They are not early risers setting off about 10am.

Tonight one in the bedroom nest went for a little wander so managed to confirm that there are still 2 eggs.

The other highlight for me was 2 nights ago saw and heard swifts screaming round the house. Counted 7 and checked that 2 sitting still so total of 9 swifts round the house. A record number for here. I think there is another small colony just up the road so they may have joined up for the evening or some non breeders checking out future nest sites.

A beautiful sunny day with loads of insects about. Today is the first time I have been able to sit outside at around 9pm in short sleeves and was rewarded with 5 swifts screaming round the house. From the cameras I knew there was one swift on each of my nests so 3 extras. There might be more nests in the attic or they may be the late arrival of the non breeders. (the year or two year olds) A real treat. A couple of clips. First from the bedroom nest. When the first swift arrived the view of the nest was blocked by a sparrow nest. The sparrow was rapidly ejected so I moved the nest. Here we se one of the bedroom swifts looking at the feathers possibly for use in the nest. Shows, I think 2 eggs.

The other clip shows two swifts in the chimney nest possibly guarding the nest entrance from the non breeders then I paned across to the nest to give some orientation to the nest. Two clear eggs.