Another cool and overcast day. Not much to add. No flying swifts seen. Two clips. First showing chick in bedroom nest stretching and flapping wings. Second clip just showing the pair in chimney nest.

Sorry I missed yesterday. Not much else has happened. Remains overcast cold windy with showers. Not much food to be had. All the chicks are staying in the nest cuddled up together. Adults out most of the day. Heavy rain forecast for tomorrow. If there is no food the chicks can go into torpor. a state of reduced metabolic rate until more food is available. Two clips. Another adult in the bedroom nest getting bombed by the chicks arriving with little or no food and the two quiet chicks in the chimney nest.

Much cooler today and rain on and off. Adults gone for long times and chicks snuggling up. Just one clip today showing what the adults with not much food have to put up with on returning to the nest. Bedroom nest tonight.

Not much happening today. 4 swifts flying round the house this morning. Just one clip today showing the whole family in the bedroom nest.

Busy day swift wise. Up to 6 swifts either screaming round the house or flying higher in the neighbourhood. Chicks in the bedroom nest have been wandering about in the attic. Last of the hot muggy days. Thunder forecast for tonight but we always seem to miss the rain and have to continue to water the plants. Rain water is so much better for them. A couple of clips from the bedroom nest showing the extent of their wandering.

Wonderful swift day. Hot sunny and humid. Perfect swift weather. Most of the day had up to 6 swifts screaming round the house. The chicks stayed still in the nest this morning but this afternoon were wandering all over the attic. Was expecting the need for a rescue but they now seem to be able to return to the nest by themselves. First clip shows the three in the bedroom nest with one staring out to the big world outside. The second clip shows a side view of one of the chicks in the chimney nest looking very much like a small adult swift. The third shows the two in the chimney nest behaving when mum or dad returns.

Very hot today and no wind as predicted. It’s 8.30pm and I am sat in our conservatory with 6 swifts screaming round the house with a few very low screaming passes. A joy to watch. Was a bit concerned earlier to find only the smallest chick in the bedroom nest. The other two had gone walk about. Was quite concerned but decided to wait til the end of the afternoon corona virus briefing to find they had found some of the way back. Now all three on the nest. I think it gets a bit too hot for them. A clip to show how far they had ventured then a clip of the pair in the chimney nest

So far a much quieter day. Been busy but yet again no flying swifts seen or heard. A moderate breeze but cloudless sky’s all day. Forecast until the weekend is very hot and humid. Should have some local flying swifts. Regular feeds. One chick in the bedroom nest is smaller than the other two as seen in first clip. Both still in bedroom nest and about the same size.

So much for a quiet day. Just before bed I noticed only one chick in the chimney nest. Went into the attic and found a chick on the floor of the attic at least a 3 foot vertical drop below the nest. It’s part of the attic that due to beams and pipes is practically inaccessible. Managed to pick it up, put it on a wire frame and put it near the nest. The nest is humanly inaccessible. It was below the nest in an area the adults visit occasionally. Was not sure if the chick knew where to go but 15 mins later it had returned to the nest. Short clip showing an adult and two chicks in the nest. Hope it’s learned it’s lesson.

Father’s Day today. A few brief showers during the afternoon. My daughter came for the day. We saw no swifts flying and occasional views of the cameras showed little change in the nests. No new clips today but it’s going to be a hot sunny week so hopefully more action in the next few days.