Monday 4th May 2020

Wonderful day. Was watching cameras this afternoon. At 3.45pm saw a swift entering the bedroom nest. It wandered round the whole nest site. I thought the behaviour was unusual and wondered if it was the second swift returning. 20 minutes later it flew off so I was hoping to see a pair in that nest later. At 6.40pm the second swift arrived in the chimney nest and quickly snuggled up with its partner. 15 minutes later there were 2 swifts in the bedroom nest. They have not seen each other for 9 months and flown safely to Southern Africa and back and found the nest. First clip shows what I think was the new swift returning to the bedroom nest. Second clip the pair together. Clip 3 shows the arrival of the second swift in the chimney nest. Clip 4 shows them getting reacquainted.

Second swift arriving in bedroom nest
The pair in the bedroom nest
Second swift arriving in chimney nest
Reacquainting in chimney nest

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