Come along to a talk about Swifts by Catharine Gale a trustee of Hampshire Swifts, a charity set up in 2016 to address the decline in Common Swifts in the county. In the first part of her talk she will tell us all about this iconic bird species covering its identification, how it differs from Swallows and Martins, feeding habits, migration, breeding behaviour, trends in population status in the UK, and potential reasons for its dramatic decline. In the rest of her talk she will describe what Hampshire Swifts has been doing to try to reverse Swifts’ decline, including some illustrations of the positive effect of providing swift nest boxes, and finishing with some recommendations for how we can all help Swifts.
All welcome, Froyle Wildlife members free, non-members £3, teas and coffees, doors open 7pm for talk to start 7.30pm, Friday 20th March at Froyle Village Hall.

Hampshire Swifts website says: These beautiful and charismatic birds have declined across Hampshire and the UK by approximately 65% over the past 25 years. They continue to decline at approximately 5% per annum. Hampshire Swifts was formed in 2016 in response to the on-going decline of this iconic bird across Hampshire. Our objective is to reverse the decline of Swifts in our county. This is best done by ensuring we provide an ever-increasing supply of suitable nest sites for our Swifts. We can achieve this by conserving existing nest sites and by providing nest sites on existing and new buildings.