This is Swift Awareness Week (SAW), aimed at raising awareness of these fantastic birds. Swifts are in decline with numbers 53% down over the last 50 years. There is no doubt that Swifts are in trouble.
These birds are on the UK red list of endangered birds and SAW aims to encourage interest from people to ultimately reverse the decline in numbers. Common Swifts are becoming less and less frequently seen and this initiative hopes that birds will be observed and reported by non birders. If these new observers improve conditions for the birds by putting up a swift box, installing a swift brick and/or gardening for swifts to provide more airborne insects it could make a difference.
Check out the Facebook page here for special events, nest cam feeds and more information.
https://www.facebook.com/swiftweek/
The following link has a great deal of useful information about providing for these fabulous birds, and a link for mapping sightings.
https://www.swift-conservation.org/