Bird nesting in Stratford sub Castle

Swallows

Update 28 May. Five surviving chicks fledged today. It had been a difficult time for the hard-working adults who had to find food for...

May 28, 2024

Sadly it's goodbye to the swallows in the stables for this year. Following a mass gathering on the telephone wires in Shelley Drive on 6...

Sep 12, 2023

The Parsonage Farm swallows are still around. This morning some of them have been exploring the thatched roof of Old Sarum View, perhaps...

Aug 23, 2023

I started my last update on the swallows by saying "Really good news on this front." I can begin this one by saying "Even better news...

Aug 9, 2023

A short video of the 5 chicks from stable one at Parsonage Farm, exploring the world outside their nest-site with an adult alongside....

Jun 27, 2023

Janet Brownlie has provided an update on the Parsonage Farm Swallows. She writes: "Really good news on this front. We have three nests...

Jun 23, 2023

Blue tits in a Nesting Box May 2023

Seven eggs had been laid and all hatched.

Three fit and healthy chicks survived, pictured here on 24 May 2023. All fledged the following day.

Short video of the first chick to leave the nesting box. 25 May 2023

Images: Rosemary Winson