Swift Half SWIFTS update - 5th July 2011

• Almost a week since my last swift update here, but if you've not been following the video updates on my website - a little more detail for you...
• Both chicks are doing very well - growing like anything at 15 and 16 days old. Both have their eyes open a lot of the time - and both are starting to exercise their wings every so often - even though their wings are far from developed.
• Last year both chicks left the nest (fledged) separately, each exactly 42 days after hatching so we're still on for the last day of July / first day of August for our two youngsters to leave at present - but at the rate they're growing - who knows!
• I've just uploaded clip number forty onto the website which shows the younger of the two get fed.