Common swift – Of mice and kestrels

Swift seasons

2015/05/05 – return of the swifts
2016/08/?? – – installation of the nestoxes above the window next to the kestrel balcony
2017/04/29 – return of the swifts
2018/05/04 – return of the swifts
2019/05/05 – return of the swifts
2020/05/07 – return of the swifts
2020/05/18 – Mr. Kestrel brings a swift to his chicks (first recorded case)
2020/07/12 – rescue a swift that failed his first flight
2021/05/09 – return of the swifts
2022/05/11 – return of the swifts
2023/05/07 – return of the swifts
2024/04/15 – a group of starlings decided to nest in the swift nestboxes
2024/05/29 – at least 2 pairs of swifts nesting next to starlings in the swift nestboxes

Our swift webcam ¦ AXIS Live view

Kestrels (common or european kestrels) stay with us in our flat in a housing estate in the suburb of Brno for a long time. Initially they used our balcony only as a shelter and dormitory, but since the fire in 2006, the situation changed. Starting with the 2007 season kestrels are nesting here. History of nesting can be found here. Photo and video archive here. Continue reading “Of Mice and Kestrels”