Swift Half SWIFTS update -24th July 2011

• Just a week to go now, before our little swifts leave their nest and head down to the congo, followed by their parents a few days later....
• Both nestlings are very active, very big and very keen to sit near the front of the nest (out of shot of the camera) - they certainly do seem to like looking outside - and are getting a taste for the outside world now.
• Both are regularly carrying out their press-ups to strengthen their flight muscles and both are very quick to attack their parents coming in for food!
• We have had a lovely weekend here - warm and sunny and I hear a large part of the week ahead will provide good feeding conditions for the parents - meaning our nestlings will get the best start they can get by next weekend.
• I've just uploaded clip number fifty-one onto the website, which shows the sunday tea-time feed for our two nestlings...
• One week to go - I'm already getting sad!