The first swift has returned!

Yesterday the first swift returned to the colony on the roof of the Ecology Building! This swift is one of those that have been wearing a light logger during the migration season and now is ready to give us some answers about where it has been during the winter. To learn more about the swift migration research, click here.

If you want to have your own swift colony in your garden you can learn more about how to build swift-houses here (only in Swedish).

Today prof. Anders Hedenström has talked about how swifts can fly so fast, they can actually fly faster than 100 km/hour. This is possible due to their extreme wing construction. Click here to listen to the interview made by "Vetenskapsradion" (in Swedish).

Tomorrow prof. Susanne Åkesson will participate in "Kossornas planet" (also in Swedish) and talk more about swifts and their life style.