[QUOTE=GeoffB;652459]Surprised to see that Swifts are still nesting in the Peak. Walking through Aston last night (on the way down from Win Hill) a Swift swooped over our heads and straight into a hole in the brickwork next to a bathroom waste pipe. It was quite amazing - it didn't appear to slow down at all!

I know of three swifts nest in Over Haddon all of them in small holes in walls. I agree it is amazing watching them just disappear into the wall. My neighbour has recently, after going on a "swift walk", put up some swift nestboxes up so it will be interesting to see whether they use them in preference to the walls.