Swifts 'displaced' after demolition - campaigners
Campaigners have raised concerns that nesting swifts may have been displaced due to the demolition of a building in Dorking. The demolition occurred during the migration season, leading to fears that an established colony of swifts could be lost. Local authorities are investigating the incident to determine if wildlife laws were violated.
- ▪A section of wall containing crevices used by swifts was removed during the demolition.
- ▪Photographer Amy Brewer documented swifts attempting to return to their nests after the wall was taken down.
- ▪Dorking Swift Conservation warned that losing their nests could prevent the swifts from breeding again.
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Swifts 'displaced' after demolition - campaignersJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GooglePaul Sawtell,in DorkingandTanya Gupta,South EastPiotr SzczypaSwifts were seen entering a gap in the brickworkCampaigners have said nesting swifts may have been displaced after part of a building was demolished in Dorking, after building work scheduled for autumn started during migration season.Swift groups said a section of wall containing crevices used by the birds was removed at the site in Station Approach in May.Photographer Amy Brewer said she saw birds attempting to return to nests which swifts use year after year, while Dorking Swift Conservation said an established colony could be lost.Clarion Housing Group said ecological checks were carried out before demolition began and further checks…
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