A Quick Response For the Swift

The Swift (Apus apus) is a fast-flying, insect-eating visitor to the UK. Swifts nest in the eaves of buildings, generally returning to their 'natal' sites. A woman, in the English city of Sheffield, got the local council to remove new scaffolding from their housing as it prevented the Swifts from entering their ancestral nests (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/15/room-at-the-top-woman-races-to-help-swifts-blocked-from-sheffield-roofs). These birds, along with the related House martins and Swallows, have precarious life styles. They migrate thousands of miles, are dependent on flying insect numbers and only have a short 'window of opportunity' (the 3 months they spend in this country) for breeding. Easy access to suitable nesting sites (especially, if they have been used before), is essential. Round of applause for that woman!