Earlier today, arborists working with Weymouth Town Council installed a number of swift nest boxes at Wey Valley Academy as part of the Weymouth Swift Town project.
The school has kindly agreed to host the boxes, supporting the local initiative led by the RSPB South Dorset Group to help reverse the decline of swift populations in Weymouth.
Later this spring, a small speaker system — known as a “swift caller” — is expected to be installed at the site. The device plays swift calls at dawn and dusk to help attract birds to the new nesting boxes, encouraging them to establish breeding colonies.
Swifts, once a common sight screaming through summer skies, have seen significant population declines in recent decades due to habitat loss and changes to traditional nesting sites. Community projects such as this aim to create safe urban nesting spaces and raise awareness of how residents can help protect these remarkable migratory birds.
Find Out More
Residents interested in supporting swifts locally can join the Weymouth Swift Town Project on Facebook or attend a free illustrated talk, The Secret Lives of Swifts, on Thursday 5th March at Wyke Regis Memorial Hall at 7.30pm.
For further information, email: rspb.southdorsetgroup@gmail.com
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