I was in the Fishguard Co-op car-park about midday when I noticed several swifts hawking around the rooftops . My best count was about eight but may have been more. I have not managed to keep track of swift numbers this year so its possible they were local birds with young. I did see at least a couple of swifts a month ago or so, in the same area.
Two pairs potentially could raise between four and six young in a good season so maybe they were residents. Interestingly on our return home, we saw two more swifts fly over Mathry. The big dark cumulus clouds overhead and subsequent rain may have brought them all down if they were migrating, so i guess we will never really know!
