It’s estimated they fly more than 500 miles each day. Chimney swifts are small birds, only about 5 inches in length, that look somewhat like swallows and are sometimes mixed in with flocks of ...

Local bird experts are calling for the preservation of the swift population in Northern Ireland. Bird groups have recorded a 66% reduction in breeding swifts across the UK in the last 30 years.

Previously, scientists thought these birds and another bird species, known as swift birds, only remained aloft for many days at a time. SEE ALSO: 31 scientific societies just told Congress to take ...

Six new nest holes for endangered swifts have been fitted at the McGarrigle Architects’ property on Christian Road in Douglas ...