Reasonable weather today. Out most of the day but when I have looked at the cameras little has changed. Short clips from both nests.

Overnight storm. Very windy day. Didn’t see any flying swifts today. Adults away from mid morning onwards. Clip of the whole bedroom nest family showing how difficult it is now to distinguish between the adults and the chicks. Second clip of the chimney nest chick preening with adult behind.

Cold breezy day today. Not too much time to monitor the cameras. No new things to add today but the chicks are getting very difficult to distinguish from the adults. Short clips from each nest.

Storm due over night and windy day tomorrow.

Much cooler today. More windy and a few light showers. Family staying so not much time to check cameras. Not seen the adults at all today. One of the bedroom nest swifts used the space in the attic to stretch his wings and almost a press-up. This is one of the signs of preparation for fledging. A clip showing this and a short clip of the chimney nest chick.

Cooler day but dry most of the day. I was able to spend some more time looking at the cameras. Almost thought I had got the loss of a chick wrong but decided in the end that an adult was staying with the chick most of the day. Now at 8.30pm it’s clear that the chimney nest has only one chick. The chick last thing tonight did some wing press-ups showing it is getting near fledging. The bedroom nest chicks wandering round the attic.

I think it’s a sad day today. I have only seen one chick in the bedroom nest all day. It’s a very hard to access part of the attic with a 5 foot wall very close to the nest. I have rescued a chick in a previous year successfully but a 20 minute scrabble lying below water pipes failed to find the chick. No evidence on the ground outside the nest site so I think we have lost a chick. In the bedroom nest one of the chicks has started stretching a wing one of the first indicators of preparation for fledging. Heavy rain over night and this morning.

Cooler day today. Had between 10 and 15 swifts screaming round the house then circling up high. They were so fast I counted up to 10 but know I missed some. The chicks are growing well and exploring their nest site. Especially the bedroom nest chicks in the first video clip.

Not quite so hot today. This morning had 9 swifts screaming round the house. Lovely to see. The chicks seem more comfortable today. Even cooler tomorrow with fain forecast for the weekend. A clip from each nest.

Forgot to say a young adult flew into our conservatory yesterday. Was very agitated but easily flew from my hand when released.

Very hot day again today. Uncomfortably hot for me and the nests are roasting under the roof. Lovely to see all four chicks are doing very well. At times hard to separate them from the adults. Short clip from the chimney nest showing the chicks looking out. Two clips from the bedroom nest showing all four family members and the chicks this evening.

Have been busy today with friends and grandchildren dropping in. I have only seen the single chick in the bedroom nest but just now 10pm looked at cameras and found 4 swifts in the bedroom nest. I have no idea what happened. Very relieved now. Clip showing the four in the bedroom nest.