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Leeds
Swifts

Leeds Swifts is a group of friendly volunteers working to bring this red listed species back from the brink. The aerial screaming display of Swifts was once the sound of summer. This enigmatic bird has sadly all but disappeared from our skies. Find out how you can help us make Leeds the Swift capital of the UK.

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photo source: scyrene and piotr szczypa

Swift News

All the latest Leeds Swifts news

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Watch us on Hamza's Hidden Wild Isles!

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Watch Hamza visiting the Gledhow Swift colony on BBC2 (Summer episode, 43 mintues in).

Swift Events

Bird Race and donate for Leeds Swifts!

4/1/2026

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A year in the life of a swift 
7/1/2026, 1930
Harrogate and District Naturalists

 

Leeds Swifts 10th anniversary social

27/1/2026, 1900

Further North

A year in the life of a swift
4/3/2026, 1930
Shepley Bird and Wildlife Group

A year in the life of a swift 
10/3/2026, 1930
Harrogate U3A Naturalists 

Swift booklets for advocacy

Use our booklets to advocate for Swift conservation

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Saving the Swifts video from the RSPB, featuring Leeds Swifts

Become a Swift friendly business

Find out how your business can help Swifts and help us bring back the sound of summer.

Coming soon

Make a home for Swifts

Find out how you can make space for Swifts using Swift bricks or Swift nestboxes.

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photo: karen speight

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photo: peter christian

Learn more about our UK Swift Local Network

Leeds Swifts is part of the Swift Local Network, bringing together Swift groups around the country.

Report your sightings of breeding Swifts

Use Swift Mapper to report your sightings of breeding Swifts in the Leeds area.

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