Swifts as Sound Art

August 6, 2026 0 Comments 0 tags
It was last October when South Manchester Swifts received an email from Vivian Cheung, an MA student at Manchester University.  ...

Swift Summer 2026

July 22, 2026 0 Comments 0 tags
Maybe it’s because we are looking out for them but this summer there seem to be more swifts about than ...

Chorlton Swift Walk – Sunday July 5th 7.30pm

June 18, 2026 0 Comments 0 tags
To celebrate Swift Awareness Week our St Werburgh’s group are leading a Swift Walk. Sun 5 July  •  7:30 pm ...

SWIFT DAY at Fletcher Moss – Celebrating Swift Bricks Sunday June 28th

June 4, 2026 0 Comments 0 tags
In front of the Fletcher Moss Cafe on Sunday, June the 28th 10.30am – 4pm Walk round to the back ...

Atwood Rd, Didsbury – The making of a new Swift Street?

December 12, 2025 0 Comments 0 tags
There was great excitement in South Manchester Swifts when our Chorlton members created first one, and then a second Swift ...

Men in Sheds – Nest Box heroes

September 3, 2025 0 Comments 1 tag
All South Manchester Swifts’ nestboxes have been made by the members of Heatons’ Men in Sheds.  They deserve much more ...

More Chorlton Swift Enthusiasts

July 29, 2025 0 Comments 0 tags
(Chorlton swift enthusiasts have moved on a great deal since this article was published. You can contact them directly through ...

RSPB visits our Chorlton Swift Streets

Swift flying from a rooftop. Photo by Carl bovis.
May 26, 2025 0 Comments 0 tags
Written by Pam Siddons, SMS Chair Eight people from RSPB England’s Leadership Team visited Chorlton recently to see our Swift ...

Celebrating Manchester’s first Swift Street

Installing swift boxes on Chorlton's Swift Street.
May 17, 2025 0 Comments 5 tags
Chorlton resident Caroline Pinney shares an update from the neighbourhood where a group of local residents have created Manchester’s first ...

How to map your Swift nest boxes

February 15, 2025 0 Comments 0 tags
Mapping Swifts in South Manchester is vitally important to help us understand the local population numbers and distribution. The most ...