Boxes with 'landing strips'

[Amanda Randall]

Hi there,

I have had this question from someone "I wondered if anyone had any experience of the swift boxes with landing strips?"

Do swifts have a preference for one kind of box over another?  I said I would ask you people who are founts of all swift knowledge!

Thank you!

Amanda

Harbury Swift Project

[Dick Newell]

No one has done an objective test comparing boxes with and without landing strips. Maybe someone needs to do that.

But we all have opinions - my opinion is that most times a landing strip is not needed. The one exception may be an entrance facing vertically downwards. I prefer entrances that face obliquely downwards as they are aligned with the direction that the birds enter and leave. Certainly boxes like this are very successful and I doubt very much that they would be more successful with a landing strip.

Dick

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[Gill Stacey]

Hi Amanda

Peak Boxes have landing strips on their bottom entry boxes. Swifts certainly seems to like them – I’ve now got five pairs of swifts nesting after putting the boxes up six years ago. 

Gill

Stroud Swift Group

[Amanda Randall]

Thank you, Dick. I will pass on your comments. I don't think the boxes have been purchased yet, so they have time to sort that.

Best wishes 

Amanda 

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[Amanda Randall]

Thanks, Gill! That fits with Dick's comments too, so useful to know. I will pass on both your replies to the person who asked me.

Best wishes 

Amanda 

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[Alistair]

The other thing is too long a landing strip may give predators a chance to hang on while trying to get swifts….

Alistair

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