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Recent Notable Sightings in the NarVOS area

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Notable sightings during the last 28 days:

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Date Species  Count Location By Notes
20 Jul 2025 Swift 12 Weasenham PM
19 Jul 2025 Swift 16 Downham Market NR 16+ over house, 3 circling low, fast and screaming very close to nest box/caller.
19 Jul 2025 Swift 40 Downham Market NR 40-50 over town centre, some flying very close to Town Hall tower caller (seen clinging to louvres by Dave McGough).
18 Jul 2025 Swift 22 Weasenham PM
18 Jul 2025 Swift 20 King's Lynn JF Biggest flock I see this year over my garden
17 Jul 2025 Swift 18 Weasenham PM
17 Jul 2025 Swift 15 Narborough JF
17 Jul 2025 Swift 9 West Acre JF
17 Jul 2025 Swift 20 Castle Acre JF
16 Jul 2025 Swift 6 Weasenham PM
16 Jul 2025 Swift 8 River Ouse, Stow Bridge SS
15 Jul 2025 Swift 40 Downham Market NR c40 over street that has the NarVOS nest boxes installed
15 Jul 2025 Swift 6 Sculthorpe Moor Community NR PM
15 Jul 2025 Swift 7 North Runcton RMo Our swifts appear to have already left (last seen 10th July). Screaming party of 7 last week suggesting they bred succssfully again - but they seem to reduce the length of their stay every year!
14 Jul 2025 Swift 18 Weasenham PM
13 Jul 2025 Swift 12 Weasenham PM
12 Jul 2025 Swift 9 Wormegay AEL Flying over the farmhouse
12 Jul 2025 Swift 15 Ivy Todd ASc Feeding over Wisteria Cottage including youngsters
12 Jul 2025 Swift 18 Weasenham PM
12 Jul 2025 Swift 35 Oxburgh Hall JP Up to 35 circling the village daily (late afternoon/early evening) and several nesting pairs (including in roof of village pub).
11 Jul 2025 Swift 15 Downham Market NR 15+ over town centre
11 Jul 2025 Swift 20 Downham Market NR 20+ screaming party over Barry Hawkins Auctioneers
09 Jul 2025 Swift 32 Blackborough End SS
09 Jul 2025 Swift 12 King's Lynn JF
08 Jul 2025 Swift 12 Weasenham PM

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