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‘The Amazing Swift’ talk by Lynda Huxley and Jarek Majkusiak

2 ‘WELCOMING THE SWIFTS’ event at ATU Mayo in Castlebar on 12 May at 4.30pm. All are welcome.

A new booklet has just been published with support from NPWS ‘Building nest boxes for the Swift into cement block, brick and externally insulated walls – guidance on best practice’ by Lynda Huxley – November 2021. Hard copies available on request if you email swiftconservationireland@gmail.com https://www.swiftconservation.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Booklet-Building-Next-Boxes-into-Walls-PDF.pdf

Final Heritage Week Swift talk 2021 – on SUNDAY 22 AUGUST AT 5PM. Live Zoom talk about the Heritage Council funded project “Swift Conservation at Schools in Co. Mayo …” with information and advice on the process of building swift nest boxes into new walls of school buildings. The Zoom link is on the Heritage … Read moreLive Zoom talk 22 August at 5pm for Heritage Week

Details of all talks on Swifts countrywide can be found on the www.heritageweek.ie On Tuesday 17th August at 7pm is an on-line talk about Swift Nest Boxes and Making your place Swift Friendly – a collaboration between SCI and Longford Heritage Office. You can sign-up via Event Brite and the link is on the Heritage … Read moreHeritage Week talks on Swifts by Lynda Huxley of SCI – 17, 18 and 22nd August

Thank you to Brian O’Reilly of BirdWatch Ireland in Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow for providing detailed advice on how he built swift nest boxes into the Bell Tower of St Joseph’s Convent building in Baltinglass. Click on this link to see the document.