Swift call players

 Coincidentally Edward Mayer, founder of Swift Conservation, posted this today. If you are using an attraction call player there is some good advice: 

 Some swifts are already back in their nests and they will
hopefully be back in numbers during the first couple of weeks of May,
then more, juveniles, will be arriving in June. The two best times to
attract Swifts are in May, when returning breeders may find their old
nest gone, and have to make a new one, and in July, when young Swifts,
yet to breed, try and find a nest place for the next breeding season, in
the next year. 

Call player in Trinity church, Penarth

Today we made running repairs to the call player that is used to try and attract Swifts to the church tower in Trinity Church, Penarth. 4 nest boxes have been installed inside the tower. Upon inspection, the old player was completely clogged up with Pigeon droppings. Howard came up with a clever ploy to place the new system downstairs and to run a speaker cable up to the boxes. Here is a photo of the new unit.

Swifts have already been seen over Cardiff Bay. Fingers crossed, we'll see them using some of our nesting boxes.