Swift Calls CD

Swift Attraction Calls CD with full instructions

These calls of nesting Swifts recorded at Ulrich Tigges' Berlin Swift Colony should bring in Swifts to check out your nest places. "The Swift calls CD which we used 2 years ago has worked a treat. Last year the Swifts established their nest-territory; this year they took up residence in earnest. Thank you!"

Available with full instructions only from Swift Conservation - click here to buy!
NB: we do not supply this CD outside the breeding range of the Common Swift Apus apus 

John Stimpson's Swift Nest Box

Low cost UK-made plywood Swift Nest Box - 1700 sold so far

An exellent Christmas present! John Stimpson makes a well-proven plywood nestbox (similar to the Zeist nest-box used in Holland) for use under eaves and on walls. A single screw secures the lid which can be removed for installation and inspection.


Ready for immediate sale, ex-stock, they cost £13-00 each plus postage. Add a "nest mould" for another £1, it encourages Swifts to nest.
Contact John on 01353 740451 or by e-mail ( click here )
  

Filcris Ltd

A UK-made "Zeist" type Swift Nest Box made from long-lasting recycled plastic plank

Filcris Recycled Materials Ltd. make this recycled plastic nestbox, to the proven Dutch "Zeist" pattern, for use under eaves and on walls. It is intended to be maintenance free. The hole size should exclude Starlings.

The box costs £43.50 including VAT and can be obtained from
Filcris Ltd. The Old Fire Station, Broadway, Bourn, Cambridge CB23 2TA
tel: 01954 718327    e-mail: sales@filcris.co.uk   web: www.filcris.co.uk

 

RIBA Publishing - Bat Conservation Trust
Biodiversity for Low and Zero Carbon Buildings
A Technical Guide for New Build by Dr Carol Williams of the BCT

Practical authoritative guidance and professional architects' drawings form the basis of this new and invaluable work on how to accommodate the essential co-domestic species, Swifts included, in new buildings. In today's environment no architect or developer can afford to be without a copy.

Order your copy from Amazon  - click here

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Ibstock Brick
UK-made Swift Nest Brick "Eco Habitat for Swifts"

Discrete attractive terracotta box ideal for new and restored buildings
Insert under eaves or in high walls
Terracotta & recycled plastic plank construction
Available in smooth red, blue & cream Size 326mm x 140mm x 140mm
Product code UNQ.SWIFT01  £poa
Made to order - takes 10 to 14 days
www.ibstock.com
sales 0844 800 4575
design advice 0844 800 4576
technical services 0844 800 4577
literature and samples 0844 800 4578
Ibstock Brick Ltd. Cattybrook Sales Office
Almondsbury, Bristol BS32 4BX

Jacobi Jayne
Suppliers of Schwegler Swift Nest Boxes and Swift Bricks

Schwegler Swift Nest Boxes and Bricks

Download the concise Schwegler catalogue here  to see the wide range of types available

Freephone - 0800 072 0130  Fax - 01227 719235
e-mail - orders@livingwithbirds.com  Web - www.jacobijayne.com
mail - Living with Birds, Freepost 1155, Herne Bay, CT6 7BR

Concrete Swift Brick (No 25)

Ideal for new-build sites, also useful for replacing lost nest-places in existing buildings, they are fitted into brick, stone or block-work walls.
265mm wide x 220mm deep x 180mm high  £poa

Delta Box (No 604)

Designed for use inside eaves, on parapets or balconies, anywhere it will be undisturbed. Can be fitted internally with an anti-Starling entrance tunnel.
£poa

Single & Double Louvre boxes (Nos 16 & 1MF)

Designed to mimic bell-tower louvres, these are for fixing on or within exterior walls, towers and spires.
Single: 240mm high x 430mm wide x 225mm deep £poa
Double: 460mm high x 430mm wide x 225mm deep £poa

The photo shows the Double Chamber version model 1MF in use on Camden Town Hall at King's Cross.

Eaves Nest Boxes (Nos 17 & 18)

For fitting beneath eaves on domestic houses or any building with sufficiently high and wide eaves
No 17 (on the left) 152mm high x 340mm wide x 150mm deep £poa
No 18 (on the right) 210mm high x 552mm wide x 210mm deep £poa
The photo shows six Swift nest boxes in place on the Bugs House at London Zoo, Regent's Park.

Henry's CCTV

Suppliers of CCTV equipment

Swift Nest Box CCTV Cameras
Henry's CCTV Centre supplies a wide range of cameras and the associated equipment you need to observe and record views of the Swifts in your nest boxes. This way you can see the birds breeding without disturbing them. Very useful for research and educational projects, and you can of course choose either to keep the material private, or to publish it (e.g. on DVD), or to provide live views via a monitor or the Internet.
Henry's CCTV Centre, 404 Edgware Road, Paddington, London, W2 1ED
Web: website Telephone: 0207 258 1831 e-mail:cctv@henrys.co.uk

DogCamSport

 
Photograph and logo © Copyright DogCamSport 2006

Suppliers of specialised CCTV cameras
CCTV Cameras for Swift nest place inspection
The surest way of finding out if a site is being used by breeding Swifts is to inspect it visually for the presence of their nests and eggshells. This was usually done with a mirror on a stick and an electric torch, but now there is a much better way! Miniature CCTV cameras, mounted on wands and linked to a hand-held monitor provide an ideal method of viewing inside wall crevices and eaves apertures.

NB Such inspections can only be done outside the nesting season (end April to beginning of August) otherwise the birds may desert their nests and abandon their chicks. To do otherwise is an offence under UK and EU laws.

Click on the logo to view the DogCamSport web site.
DogCamSport, The Granary, Little Skewes, St Wenn, Cornwall, PL30 5PS
For advice and sales please call: 01726 891812

Livefoods Direct

Live insects and food supplements

Swift Foods
Suppliers of live insects and supplements useful for feeding abandoned or injured Swift chicks.
Click on the logo to place an order or you can use the following:
e-mail - sales@livefoodsdirect.co.uk  Web - www.livefoodsdirect.co.uk
mail - Livefoods Direct Ltd, Houghton Road, North Anston Trading Estate, Sheffield, S25 4JJ

Allergy Best Buys

Hygienic washable cotton gloves

Handle Swifts safely with these Cotton Gloves

Click on the picture to place an order or you can use the following:
Telephone: 08707 455002  Fax: 08707 442203
e-mail - Info@allergybestbuys.co.uk  Web - www.allergybestbuys.co.uk
mail - AllergyBestBuys, Hill Top Farm, Heights Lane, Bingley, BD16 3AF

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