Swift Nest Box (Camera Ready)

Product Description

This Swift Nest Box has been handcrafted in 21mm Redwood Cedar, built to last for many years! Ideally placed out of direct sunlight (facing North, NE or NW) at least 4-5 metres off the ground under eaves or on a wall, it can be put in a tree but swifts like a clear unobstructed flight path. Swift Box Dimensions Entrance hole: 55 x 32mm. Overall measurements are -Length: 460mm
Depth: 180mm
Width: 180mm Front panel can be completely removed for easy cleaning access, the roof has a slight incline to quickly disperse water & there are two drain holes in the nestbox floor. If your Swift Nest Box is successful, put up some more! Swifts like to nest in colonies & will automatically be attracted to existing sites. Optional Extras: This is a camera ready Swift Box (Camera NOT included). If you would like a Swift Nesting Box with a Camera kit already installed for you Click Here & scroll down to Swift Nest Box with Camera System. Also see our Swift Calls CD, you will have the option to add this to your basket with this Swift nestbox at the checkout stage. Swift Facts The swift is a medium-sized aerial bird, which is a superb flier that even sleeps on the wing! It is brown in colour, but in flight against the sky it appears to be black. It has long, scythe-like wings & a short forked tail. The swift is a summer visitor from April
- August. Breeding is across the UK but mostly in the South & East. Swifts can be seen very high up in the summer sky, but they never perch on wires like swallows. You might also see excited screaming parties of them careering madly at high speed around rooftops & houses especially towards dusk. Swifts tend to eat flying insects & airborne spiders. Young swifts remain in the nest for 37–56 days, depending on the weather conditions. If it gets too cold, they fall into a sleepy state called Torpor – a bit like hibernation – during which they dont feed until conditions improve. Youngsters are independent as soon as they leave the nest, & set out immediately on migration. Swifts start their return journey in mid July before nights become too cool. Swifts cannot roost overnight during the journey like swallows can, so they travel very quickly. One young swift that left its UK nest on 31 July, was found in Madrid (Spain) on 3 August. Most swifts have reached central Africa by mid-August. They do not spend the winter in one place, but travel around according to food supplies & weather conditions. Swifts can live up to 21 years, so one individual may fly over one million kilometres during its lifetime. Source: RSPB Find out all you need to know to help Swifts survive & thrive at www.swift-conservation.org