Cambridge college swift boxes used for first time
The endangered birds are nesting for the first time at the college, which delights its master.
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"We have actually got birds nesting in one of our boxes for the first time this year so we will watch this space with great excitement."
— Mike Rands , Academic
"It is fantastic to see them back here now, above Darwin College."
— Mike Rands , Academic
"One of the things the university is doing to try to help recover the swift population is to put nest boxes on buildings around the university to compensate for the fact that natural nest sites have disappeared as a result of new modern buildings."
— Mike Rands , Academic
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The endangered birds are nesting for the first time at the college, which delights its master.
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