Volunteers monitoring the Swifts in Lewes, installing nest boxes, and encouraging everyone to take action to increase biodiversity and keep Lewes as a Swift-friendly town.https://bsky.app/profile/lewesswifts.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lewesswifts.bsky.social/post/3mly6sv4g622pThank you to everyone who joined us for Hedgehog Day at #Lewes Climate Hub today! Woodcraft Hedgehogs, #Hedgehog badges, and a brilliant talk from Trevor Weeks of East Sussex WRAS. He shared so many fascinating facts! Thank you to all the generous people who donated to ESWRAS!16 May 2026 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:2wwz5nnef4ofqnru5d5daq2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mly6sv4g622phttps://bsky.app/profile/lewesswifts.bsky.social/post/3mlxfkjjsts25We're all set up ready for #Hedgehog Day! Join us at #Lewes Climate Hub, 32 High Street, today between 11.00 a.m. and 3.00 p m. 🦔 Woodcraft Hedgehogs 🦔 Badge-making 🦔 1.30 p.m. Talk from Trevor Weeks, founder of East Sussex WRAS - Hedgehogs and their challenges16 May 2026 08:11 +0000at://did:plc:2wwz5nnef4ofqnru5d5daq2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlxfkjjsts25https://bsky.app/profile/lewesswifts.bsky.social/post/3mlwbbwm36c27Last night Loick recorded lots of #Swift activity and entries to three of the nest spaces at the top of St. Swithun's Terrace, making four nest spaces occupied now. With the second nest in Valence Road yesterday, that makes 20 nests in #Lewes so far.15 May 2026 21:22 +0000at://did:plc:2wwz5nnef4ofqnru5d5daq2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwbbwm36c27https://bsky.app/profile/lewesswifts.bsky.social/post/3mltorhglj222One #Swift flew out backwards from new nest 2 in Valence Road, #Lewes, and clung to the tiles for a second before flying off. At midday, at the top of St. Swithun's Terrace, one Swift went in, then two flew out. Fighting overhead before the victor returned to the nest space.14 May 2026 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:2wwz5nnef4ofqnru5d5daq2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltorhglj222https://bsky.app/profile/lewesswifts.bsky.social/post/3mlopa3g36c2eA lovely evening in #Lewes for watching five #Swifts swooping through the air with the sun reflecting gold and silver on their wings!12 May 2026 21:10 +0000at://did:plc:2wwz5nnef4ofqnru5d5daq2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlopa3g36c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/lewesswifts.bsky.social/post/3mlndjjydhc2sIf you haven't seen many #Swifts yet, Trektellen suggests that some are still on their way! They shared a record of 22,660 Swifts passing over the Devesa de l'Albufera nature reserve, where the temperature is 23+. Warmer than #Lewes!12 May 2026 08:08 +0000at://did:plc:2wwz5nnef4ofqnru5d5daq2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlndjjydhc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/lewesswifts.bsky.social/post/3mlm6twb4xc2qRecorded entries at two new nest spaces tonight! In De Montfort Road, one #Swift entered a third nest box, for the third year in a row. In Western Road, we saw one Swift enter nest 2, another Swift enter new nest 3, then one Swift entered nest 1. That's 17 nests in #Lewes now.11 May 2026 21:12 +0000at://did:plc:2wwz5nnef4ofqnru5d5daq2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlm6twb4xc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/lewesswifts.bsky.social/post/3mljsatl4tk2bThank you to Declan and everyone involved with the quiz at the Black Horse this evening - a magnificent £210 was raised for #Lewes #Swift Supporters! It was fun too!10 May 2026 22:21 +0000at://did:plc:2wwz5nnef4ofqnru5d5daq2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljsatl4tk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/lewesswifts.bsky.social/post/3mlingawfz22aAfter the wonderful Swift celebration Day yesterday organised by #Lewes Swift Supporters we are looking forward to the next event in our Nature Recovery season - #Hedgehog Day! Find out more about the day, and the rest of the season, on the Hub website: https://lewesclimatehub.org/a-month-of-nature-recovery10 May 2026 11:22 +0000at://did:plc:2wwz5nnef4ofqnru5d5daq2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlingawfz22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/lewesswifts.bsky.social/post/3mlineuu44s2aHere are some of the photographs taken by Roz Bassford during our "Welcome back to the #Swifts parade" in #Lewes yesterday. Thank you very much to everyone who turned up to support our Swifts. and to make it such a wonderful day!10 May 2026 11:21 +0000at://did:plc:2wwz5nnef4ofqnru5d5daq2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlineuu44s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/lewesswifts.bsky.social/post/3mlh6ndjfxs2sA perfect end to our wonderful #Swift celebration day in #Lewes! At 8.00 p.m., we saw two entries to two new nest spaces, for this year, at St. Anne's Church! At 8.40 p.m. at the top of Western Road we saw one exit and entries to both of the nests there.09 May 2026 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:2wwz5nnef4ofqnru5d5daq2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlh6ndjfxs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/lewesswifts.bsky.social/post/3mlgtgesij227Our #Swifts celebration in #Lewes today - even bigger "Welcome back" parade than last year, 103 lovely visitors to our exhibition, a full room for the wonderful talk from Edward Mayer, and some very artistic Swift badges were made! Thank you to everyone who came!09 May 2026 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:2wwz5nnef4ofqnru5d5daq2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgtgesij227https://bsky.app/profile/lewesswifts.bsky.social/post/3mlgplnkbrc27Here we are, by the river, gathering for our "Welcome back to the #Swifts" parade. At least fifty people joined us to walk up to #Lewes Climate Hub for refreshments, making badges, and the talk about Swifts by Edward Mayer. It's been a fantastic day!09 May 2026 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:2wwz5nnef4ofqnru5d5daq2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgplnkbrc27https://bsky.app/profile/lewesswifts.bsky.social/post/3mlemiow7js2oSecond #Swift nest at the top of Western Road tonight - one Swift flew out at 8.35 p.m., and one flew in at 8.40 p.m. and up to five Swifts swooping and screaming around. Second nest recorded at the top of St. Swithun's Terrace. That makes 12 nests in #Lewes so far!08 May 2026 20:55 +0000at://did:plc:2wwz5nnef4ofqnru5d5daq2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlemiow7js2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/lewesswifts.bsky.social/post/3mle5da2ckc22We're all set up at #Lewes Climate Hub - ready for our #Swift celebration day tomorrow! Come and join us - we'll be there from 11-3 after our parade to welcome back the Swifts! https://e-voice.org.uk/lewesswiftsupporters/calendar/08 May 2026 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:2wwz5nnef4ofqnru5d5daq2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mle5da2ckc22https://bsky.app/profile/lewesswifts.bsky.social/post/3mld7ajh4k22nFirst #Swift back in one of the nests in an attic in King Henry's Road, #Lewes, at 4.57 this morning! Just in time for our Swift celebration day tomorrow! https://e-voice.org.uk/lewesswiftsupporters/calendar/08 May 2026 07:25 +0000at://did:plc:2wwz5nnef4ofqnru5d5daq2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mld7ajh4k22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/lewesswifts.bsky.social/post/3mlc3mxcoek2nA promising start to our survey in #Lewes tonight with one #Swift entering under the fascia board of the gable end of the house opposite Leicester Road Stores at 7.35 p.m. This is the place where we heard Swifts calling from inside the other night - great to see one enter!07 May 2026 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:2wwz5nnef4ofqnru5d5daq2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlc3mxcoek2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/lewesswifts.bsky.social/post/3ml7l6hfq7c2iA rather quiet evening but we were lucky at the junction of Spital Road and Western Road, #Lewes. Two #Swifts were screaming around and one entered nest 1, where we saw our first nest entry on 30th April. The second Swift flew past the nest 7 times and banged against it.06 May 2026 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:2wwz5nnef4ofqnru5d5daq2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7l6hfq7c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/lewesswifts.bsky.social/post/3ml7kujcgvk2iA fine afternoon in #Lewes for installing three #Swift nest boxes and one artificial House Martin cup! Ready for our Swift Celebration Day on 9th May! There are still a few places left for the fantastic Edward Mayer talk! e-voice.org.uk/lewesswiftsupp…06 May 2026 20:42 +0000at://did:plc:2wwz5nnef4ofqnru5d5daq2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7kujcgvk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/lewesswifts.bsky.social/post/3ml57jjqtfk2cFirst nest entry at The Maltings,#Lewes, last night, in the same place as the first entry last year! Tonight we stood outside the house opposite Leicester Road Stores for 20 minutes, listening to at least one #Swift that had returned to the known nest spaces under the fascia.05 May 2026 22:14 +0000at://did:plc:2wwz5nnef4ofqnru5d5daq2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml57jjqtfk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/lewesswifts.bsky.social/post/3mkwpfvk5qc2yIt's next Saturday, 9th May - our #Swift parade and a talk about Swifts from the wonderful Edward Mayer, founder of Swift Conservation! 10.30 Parade from Linklater Pavilion to #Lewes Climate Hub 1.30 Talk: eventbrite.co.uk/e/keep-the-ski… Photograph of one of our Swifts fledging in 2025.03 May 2026 08:10 +0000at://did:plc:2wwz5nnef4ofqnru5d5daq2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwpfvk5qc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/lewesswifts.bsky.social/post/3mkvhyej43k2cA short survey tonight between the welcome showers of rain. Three #Swifts were screaming and flying below eave height in De Montfort Road, #Lewes, again for at least 5 minutes from 7.55 p.m. After "banging" twice to the left of the downpipe two Swifts entered the left nest box.02 May 2026 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:2wwz5nnef4ofqnru5d5daq2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvhyej43k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/lewesswifts.bsky.social/post/3mksyoafucc2nAt 7.50 p.m. this evening, three #Swifts were circling above these two nest boxes in De Montfort Road, #Lewes, and getting lower and lower. As we watched, one entered the box on the left. After two minutes of more circling low, another entered the box on the right.01 May 2026 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:2wwz5nnef4ofqnru5d5daq2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksyoafucc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/lewesswifts.bsky.social/post/3mkqhplh2ec2jProper #Swift sightings tonight in #Lewes! Up to six Swifts swooping over Valence Road and De Montfort Road - some of them well below the height of the eaves and some of them screaming too! At 8.35 p.m. we saw our first ever nest entry of 2026 at the top of Western Road!30 Apr 2026 20:36 +0000at://did:plc:2wwz5nnef4ofqnru5d5daq2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqhplh2ec2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/lewesswifts.bsky.social/post/3mkpkesvqos2jComing soon- a month of Nature Recovery events at #Lewes Climate Hub! Organised by LSS with other marvellous groups that support our #Swift-friendly Town and help wildlife Want to join in? See: lewesclimatehub.org/a-month-of-nature30 Apr 2026 11:51 +0000at://did:plc:2wwz5nnef4ofqnru5d5daq2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpkesvqos2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/lewesswifts.bsky.social/post/3mknwvxpzpc2aTwo pairs of #Swifts circling above the top of Abergavenny Road, #Lewes, and the Black Horse for about 15 minutes tonight. Our hopes were high at St. Anne's Church as two Swifts were circling ever nearer and diving low over Richard's the butcher's.29 Apr 2026 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:2wwz5nnef4ofqnru5d5daq2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknwvxpzpc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/lewesswifts.bsky.social/post/3mkk6zjvgrc2fIt's great to have this support from the Black Horse team! They have organised a quiz to support our #Lewes #Swifts - on Sunday 10th May at 7.30 p.m. Thank you! ☺️28 Apr 2026 08:44 +0000at://did:plc:2wwz5nnef4ofqnru5d5daq2c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkk6zjvgrc2f